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Mrz 11, 2026
New Zealand
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General practice guidelines updated


IPONZ has updated its General practice guidelines on Absolute grounds –

There are significant changes in the following sections:
• 2.7 – International Non-Proprietary Names (INNs)
• 2.8 – INN stems
• 4 – Offensive trade marks

View the updated trade mark practice guidelines here here.


Source: www.iponz.govt.nz