New Zealand

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Intellectual property protection in New Zealand
New Zealand general info
New Zealand is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. The country geographically comprises two main landmasses ‒ that of the North and the South Islands ‒ and numerous smaller islands. New Zealand is located some 1,500 kilometres (900 mi) east of Australia across the Tasman Sea and roughly 1,000 kilometres (600 mi) south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga.
IP Legal Base in New Zealand
	Trade Marks Act
	Trade Marks Regulations
	Copyright Act
	Copyright Regulations
	Designs Act
	Designs Regulations
	Patents Act
	Patents Regulations
	Plant Variety Rights Act
International organizations/agreements
	Nice Agreement Concerning the International Classification of Goods and Services for the Purposes of the Registration of Marks
	Protocol Relating to the Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks
	Singapore Treaty on the Law of Trademarks
	Patent Cooperation Treaty
	Convention Establishing the World Intellectual Property Organization
	Convention for the Protection of Producers of Phonograms Against Unauthorized Duplication of Their Phonograms
	Madrid Agreement for the Repression of False or Deceptive Indications of Source on Goods
	Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property
	Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works
Patent Office Contact Details
	Intellectual Property Office of New Zealand
	P.O. Box 9241
	Marion Square
	Wellington 6141
	Phone: +64 3 962 2607
	Email: info@iponz.govt.nz
	www.iponz.govt.nz
IP registration costs
Fees associated with registration of IP rights in New Zealand are available in the fee calculator.
	Brief summary is based on the information provided by PIPERS on 28.01.2025
	Please contact us if the above information is not in conformity with New Zealand IP Laws