New Zealand Legislation: Acts

26F Treaty application void

• A Treaty application shall be deemed to be void for the purposes of this Act where—

  • (a) An applicant withdraws his or her international application, or withdraws the application in relation to New Zealand as a designated State; or

  • (b) Subject to Article 25 of the Patent Cooperation Treaty, an international application is considered to be withdrawn pursuant to Article 12(3) or Article 14(1)(b) or Article 14(3)(a) or Article 14(4) of the Patent Cooperation Treaty; or

  • (c) Subject to Article 25 of the Patent Cooperation Treaty, the designation of New Zealand as a designated State is considered to be withdrawn pursuant to Article 14(3)(b) of the Patent Cooperation Treaty; or

  • (d) The applicant fails to fulfil the applicant's obligations under Article 22(1) of the Patent Cooperation Treaty within the prescribed time limit; or

  • (e) The applicant fails to fulfil the applicant's obligations under Article 39(1)(a) of the Patent Cooperation Treaty within the prescribed time limit.

  Sections 26A to 26H and the preceding heading were inserted, as from 1 December 1992, by section 7 Patents Amendment Act 1992 (1992 No 81).