New Zealand Legislation: Regulations
Regulations are laws made under Acts
(SR 1954/211)
These regulations are administered in the Department of Justice.
PURSUANT to the Patents Act 1953, His Excellency the Governor-General, acting by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council, hereby makes the following regulations.
Title, commencement, and arrangement
Fees payable according to Schedule 1
Payments from beyond New Zealand
Forms prescribed in Schedule 2
Revocation of agent's authority
Address for service required in all cases
Appropriate application forms to be used
Personal representative to establish right to act
Declaration of inventorship in certain cases
Date of divisional application
Division of applications if not cognate
Evidence in support of convention applications
Division of convention application
Extension of period for filing complete specification
Request for post-dating an application
When supplied, drawings to accompany specification
Drawings filed with provisional specification
Examination procedure under section 13 of the Act
Procedure under section 14 of the Act
Periods in regulation 40 hereof may be extended
Application for result of search
Reference to prior specification
Reference to applicant includes patentee
Extension of time under section 19(2) of the Act
Extension of time under section 20(1) of the Act
Filing of evidence by opponent
Filing of evidence by applicant
Supply of documents, etc, for use of Commissioner
Application under section 23(3) of the Act
Application under section 23(4) of the Act
Application for certificate under section 23(8) of the Act
Procedure under section 24(1) of the Act
Procedure under section 24(5) of the Act
Time for sealing under section 27(2) of the Act
Time for sealing under section 27(3) of the Act
Time for sealing under section 27(4) of the Act
Renewal fees may be paid in advance
Inventions relating to defence or atomic energy
Reference of application to the Court
Preliminary consideration by Commissioner
Action on decision in favour of applicant
Order of Commissioner restoring patent to be subject to provisions
Preliminary consideration by Commissioner
Action on decision in favour of applicant
Order of Commissioner for sealing patent to be subject to provision
Preliminary consideration by Commissioner
Order of Commissioner restoring application to be subject to provisions
Application to amend accepted complete specification
Application to amend unaccepted complete specification
Application to amend application for patent
New specification and drawings as amended may be required
Form of offer to surrender a patent
Application under section 44(1) of the Act
Applications under section 44(2)(a) and (b) of the Act
Cancellation of endorsement under section 45(1) of the Act
Cancellation of endorsement under section 45(2) of the Act
Balance of renewal fees payable on cancellation
Application under section 46 of the Act
Application under section 49(1) of the Act
Application under section 50 of the Act
Preliminary consideration by Commissioner
Application under section 51 of the Act
Application under section 64(1) of the Act
Application under section 64(2) of the Act
Application under section 65(1) of the Act
Register to record grant of patents
Registration of assignments, etc
Public inspection of register, etc.
Payment of renewal fees to be entered
Entry of claim arising from special provision in order for extension of term of patent
Application for dispensing with probate or letters of administration
Certified copies of entries, etc.
Manner of making declarations, etc.
Recognition of signatures on documents
Penalty for non-compliance with summons
Service of copy of application on Commissioner
Action consequent upon Court order
Qualification for registration
Persons entitled to sit examination
Entries for examination and appointment of examiners
Amendment of entries in register of patent attorneys
Particulars of patent applications which may be published
Exercise of discretionary power by Commissioner
Power of Commissioner to extend times