Intellectual property in New Zealand

Intellectual Property

National Organisations: For more information go to the web sites of the two regulation bodies: the Intellectual Property Office of New Zealand and the Copyright Council of New Zealand. You can also consult the Intellectual Property Policy on the Ministry of Economic Development website.
Regional Organisations: New Zealand is a member of the Intellectual Property Rights Experts Group (IPEG) of the APEC community.
International Membership: Member of the WIPO (World Intellectual Property Organization)
Signatory to the Paris Convention For the Protection of Intellectual Property
Membership to the TRIPS agreement - Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS)

Type of property and law	Validity	International Agreements Signed
Patent Patents Act 1953 No 64 (as at 01 August 2008) and Patents Regulations 1954 (SR 1954/211) (as at 03 September 2007). Decisions of the Commissioner since 1953 are published at www.iponz.govt.nz	20 years	Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT)
Trademark Trade Marks Act 2002	10 years renewable for 12 month
Design In New Zealand, the Designs Act 1953 governs the administration of rights to a design. It is accompanied by the Design Regulations 1954	15 years
Copyright https://gpacts.knowledge-basket.co.nz/gpacts/reprint/text/2005/an/060.html	10 years.	WIPO Copyright Treaty
Industrial Models Copyright Act 1994. For more information go to this website.	Over 50 Years

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