Guide to protecting your trade mark in New Zealand
This resource outlines the process you follow to get a trade mark registered in New Zealand
Guide \ 27 Sep 2017
A registered trade mark in New Zealand:
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must be distinctive of your goods or services
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can include words, symbols, logos, images, sounds or smells
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gives the owner the right to be the only person (or organisation) to use it
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can be bought or sold as an asset
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must be used so legal rights are not lost.
This information sheet sets out the process you follow to get a trade mark registered in New Zealand, and includes information about what makes a trade mark registrable and how long registration of a trade mark lasts.
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