NEW ZEALAND
Lysaght offers a complete IP service in this jurisdiction, assisting clients in the registration, renewal, recordal and enforcement of their IP rights.
trade mark information
Types of Trade Mark
Classification
International, Nice Classification;
Multi-class;
Goods and services can be registered.
International Arrangements
Convention priority can be claimed.
Renewal
10 years from the filing date and every 10 years thereafter.
Use Provisions
The registration of a trade mark may be revoked, inter alia, on the grounds that at no time during a continuous period of 3 years or more was the trade mark put to genuine use in the course of trade in New Zealand, by the owner for the time being, in relation to goods or services in respect of which it is registered. The “continuous period” referred to above means a period that commences from a date after the actual date of registration and continues uninterrupted up to the date 1 month before the application for revocation.
Patent information
Types of Patent
PCT national phase;
Substantive with or without priority claim.
International Arrangements
Convention priority can be claimed.
Duration
20 years from the effective filing date.
Renewal
Renewal fees are payable annually, on the fourth and each subsequent anniversary of the effective filing date. Annuities can be paid no more than 3 months prior to their due dates.
design information
Types of Design
International Arrangements
Convention priority can be claimed.
Duration
5 years from the earliest priority date, renewable for a further two 5-year periods up to 15 years on total.
Renewal
Renewal fees are payable on the 5th and 10th anniversaries of the earliest priority date.
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