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Amendments to Trademark Laws

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Apr 04, 2019
New Zealand
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IP Office Will Not Accept Division or Merger Requests of Intl. Registration


The Office of New Zealand has notified WIPO in accordance with new Rule 40(6) of the Common Regulations, which entered into force on February 1, 2019.

Accordingly, new Rules 27bis(1) and 27ter(2)(a) of the Common Regulations are not compatible with the laws of New Zealand and do not apply in respect of the Contracting Party. As a result, New Zealand will not present to the International Bureau of WIPO requests for the division of an international registration under new Rule 27bis(1) nor requests for the merger of international registrations resulting from division under new Rule 27ter(2)(a).

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Source: www.wipo.int