Which is the competent authority for invention patent applications in New Zealand?

• via Paris Convention : 12 months from earliest priority date.
• via Nationalization of PCT : 31 months from earliest priority date.

no

Intellectual Property Office of New Zealand

English: Intellectual Property Office of New Zealand, abbreviation: IPONZ

Website: Intellectual Property Office of New Zealand (iponz.govt.nz)

New Zealand invention patent search: Search Patent case(s) (iponz.govt.nz)

Multiple designs are allowed in one design application only if the designs belong to the same set (usually used or sold at the same time).

no

no

Reinstatement of priority on grounds of "due care" and "unintentional/due care" is accepted.

via Paris Convention : 6 months from earliest priority date.

10 years

2-4 years