Intellectual Property Office of NZ

The IPONZ BusinessData services allow customers to renew and register IP information.

Current services include the ability to:

• Apply for a trade mark
• Apply for a design
• Apply for a PCT - Enter National Phase
• Renew a trade mark, design or patent
• Get lists for trade marks, designs and patents
• Get information for trade marks, designs and patents
• Get objects for trade marks, designs and patents
• Client lookup

For further details on the technical specifications of these services, please refer to IPONZ BusinessData Service. 

Who are we?

The Intellectual Property Office of New Zealand is the government agency responsible for the granting and registration of intellectual property rights. Specifically patent, trade mark, design and plant variety rights. Innovation and creativity are important elements in gaining a competitive edge in the marketplace and for many business ventures intellectual property is one of their most important assets. Through the provision of our services, the Office aims to ensure people realise the full economic potential of their intellectual property.

What do we do?

We have a long history of assisting innovative New Zealanders to benefit from their creativity; the New Zealand Patent Office was established in 1870.

Today, the Intellectual Property Office of New Zealand administers the Patents Act 1953, the Trade Marks Act 2002, the Designs Act 1953 and the Plant Variety Rights Act 1987. These Acts place statutory obligations on the Office and the Commissioner of Patents, Trade Marks, Designs and Plant Variety Rights in relation to the examination and registration or grant of intellectual property rights. The Office also maintains registers of these rights and interests

Visit the Intellectual Property Office of New Zealand
www.iponz.govt.nz