Tech Info
Technical Updates and Information
Council aims to keep members informed of recent major changes to the law and other relevant announcements where they consider members will be impacted.
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NZIPA representatives/reporters on IPONZ Technical Focus Groups |
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| Trade marks TFG (Representative) |
Tom Robertson - Pipers, Lower Hutt Office Email trobertson@piperpat.com |
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Hearings TFG(Representative) |
Elena Szentivanyi - Henry Hughes, Wellington Email elena@henryhughes.co.nz |
| Patents TFG (Representative) |
Duncan de Geest - AJ Park, Wellington |
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NZIPA representatives on IP Australia Consultation Groups |
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| Trade marks and Designs Consultation Group (Representative) |
Elena Szentivanyi - Henry Hughes, Wellington Email elena@henryhughes.co.nz |
| Patents Consultation Group (Representative) |
Britta Fromow - James & Wells, Wellington |
2023:
IP Australia Trade Marks & Designs Consultation Group meeting of 28 March 2023
IPONZ Hearings Technical Focus Group meeting of 4 May 2023
IPONZ Trade marks Technical Focus Group meeting of 7 June 2023
2022:
IP Australia Trade Marks & Designs Consultation Group meeting of 23 March 2022
IPONZ Patents Technical Focus Group meeting of 29 March 2022
IPONZ Hearings Technical Focus Group meeting of 5 May 2022
IPONZ Trade marks Technical Focus Group meeting of 8 June 2022
IPONZ Patents Technical Focus Group meeting of 28 June 2022
IPONZ Trade marks Technical Focus Group meeting of 15 September 2022
IPONZ Patents Technical Focus Group meeting of 21 September 2022
IPONZ Hearings Technical Focus Group meeting of 27 October 2022
2021:
IPONZ Trade marks Technical Focus Group meeting of 17 March 2021
IP Australia Trade Marks & Designs Consultation Group meeting of 30 March 2021
IPONZ Patents Technical Focus Group meeting of 28 April 2021
IPONZ Hearings Technical Focus Group meeting of 5 May 2021
IPONZ Trade marks Technical Focus Group meeting of 7 July 2021
IPONZ Patents Technical Focus Group meeting of 23 August 2021
IPONZ Hearings Technical Focus Group meeting of 20 October 2021
IP Australia Trade marks & Designs Consultation Group meeting of 21 October 2021
IPONZ Patents Technical Focus Group meeting on 6 December 2021
2020:
IPONZ Trade marks Technical Focus Group meeting of 17 March 2020
IPONZ Patents Technical Focus Group meeting of 25 June 2020
IPONZ Hearings Technical Focus Group meeting on 2 July 2020
IPONZ Trade marks Technical Focus Group meeting of 21 July 2020
IP Australia Trade Marks & Designs Consultation Group meeting of 2 Nov 2020
IPONZ Patents Technical Focus Group meeting of 12 November 2020
2019:
IPONZ Patents Technical Focus Group meeting of 27 February 2019
IPONZ Trade marks Technical Focus Group meeting of 28 March 2019
IPONZ Hearings Technical Focus Group meeting of 30 April 2019
IPONZ Patents Technical Focus Group meeting of 12 June 2019
IPONZ Trade marks Technical Focus Group meeting on 25 July 2019
IPONZ Hearings Technical Focus Group meeting of 16 October 2019
IPONZ Trade marks Technical Focus Group meeting on 21 November 2019
IP Australia Trade marks & Designs Consultation Group meeting on 28 November 2019
2018:
IPONZ Patents Technical Focus Group meeting of 28 March 2018
IPONZ Trade marks Technical Focus Group meeting of 12 April 2018
IP Australia Trade marks and Designs Consultation Group meeting of 17 April 2018
IPONZ Trade marks Technical Focus Group meeting of 24 August 2018
IP Australia Trade marks and Designs Consultation Group meeting of 25 October 2018
2017:
iponz hearings technical focus group meeting of 7 march 2017
A summary of matters discussed can be read here.
IP Australia Trade Marks and Designs Consultation Group Meeting of 20 April 2017
A summary of matters discussed can be read here.
IPONZ Trade Marks Technical Focus Group Meeting of 4 may 2017
A summary of matters discussed can be read here.
IPONZ Trade Marks Technical Focus Group Meeting of 24 August 2017
A summary of matters discussed can be read here.
iponz hearings technical focus group meeting of 29 August 2017
A summary of matters discussed can be read here.
IPONZ Patents Technical Focus Group Meeting of 20 October 2017
A summary of matters discussed can be read here.
IPONZ Trade Marks Technical Focus Group Meeting of 23 November 2017
A summary of matters discussed can be read here.
iponz hearings technical focus group meeting of 5 December 2017
A summary of matters discussed can be read here.
2016:
The impact of brexit on intellectual property
We received the attached document from CIPA in September 2016. We will continue to publish further BREXIT documents from CIPA on this page.
Trade Marks Technical Focus Group Meeting of 7 April 2016
A summary of matters discussed can be read here.
Hearings Technical Focus Group Meeting of 1 August 2016
A summary of matters discussed can be read here.
Trade Marks Technical Focus Group Meeting of 25 August 2016
A summary of matters discussed can be read here.
Patents Technical Focus group meeting of 6 October 2016
A summary of matters discussed can be read here.
Drafts of examination guides section 8, section 40, section 230
Trade Marks Technical Focus Group Meeting of 24 November 2016
A summary of matters discussed can be read here.
Hearings Technical Focus Group Meeting of 29 November 2016
A summary of matters discussed can be read here.
Minutes of NZIPA meeting with IPONZ 7 December 2016
A summary of matters discussed can be read here.