How to apply for a New Zealand invention patent

Although the patent application in New Zealand needs formal examination and substantive examination before the patent right can be granted, its application procedure is quite different from that in China. The applicant needs to submit a temporary invention specification or a complete invention specification. The temporary invention specification will not be reviewed, and the New Zealand Intellectual Property Office will not search or comment on it. However, 65,438+02 months (which can be extended to 65,438+05 months) after the submission of the temporary invention specification, the applicant still needs to submit the complete invention specification. If it is not submitted, it shall be deemed as giving up the application.

The temporary invention specification provides sufficient preparation time for the applicant and also helps the applicant to determine the priority date as soon as possible. Many applicants choose to submit instructions when applying. If the applicant is ready and hopes that the application will be approved as soon as possible, it is best to submit a complete description of the invention. After submitting a complete description of the invention, the application will be examined in form and substance. If it does not meet the requirements, the review report issued by the Intellectual Property Office will list the reasons and inform the applicant. If it meets the requirements, the applicant will receive a notice of accepting the application.

Applicants who do not meet the requirements still have 65,438+05 months (which can be extended for another 3 months) to make their applications meet the examination criteria or try to persuade the Intellectual Property Office to accept their applications. If the applicant thinks that the problem cannot be solved in this way, he can pay a certain fee and apply for a hearing. At the hearing, the hearing officer will directly make a decision to approve or reject the application. After the application is made public, the New Zealand Intellectual Property Office will inform the applicant of the objection of the third party. If no objection is raised within three months, the application shall be approved.

2. New Zealand Design

The examination committee of the Intellectual Property Office of New Zealand examines the application, and when it deems it necessary, it can search the novelty of the design. If the review does not meet the requirements, the review report will list the reasons, and the applicant can make amendments or request a hearing within 12 months (which can be extended for another 3 months). If the applicant meets the examination requirements, the applicant will be informed and the results will be made public by the New Zealand Intellectual Property Office.

New Zealand patent application channel

1. New Zealand invention patent

China can apply for a patent for invention in New Zealand in the following two ways:

(1) Paris convention.

(2) the country's PCT application.

2. New Zealand Design

The way for China to apply for a design patent in New Zealand is the Paris Convention.