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* http://www.iponz.govt.nz/cms/patents/banner_template/IPPATENT
 
* http://www.iponz.govt.nz/cms/patents/banner_template/IPPATENT
 
Then fill in one or more fields and go back to the top of the page and click "Submit query".
 
Then fill in one or more fields and go back to the top of the page and click "Submit query".
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==Legislative process==
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* [http://www.parliament.nz/en-NZ/AboutParl/HowPWorks/Laws/ The legislative process]
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A "SOP" is a Supplementary Order Paper, which is an amendment.
  
 
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===Government institutions===
 
===Government institutions===
 
* [http://www.parliament.govt.nz parliament.govt.nz] - the official government website where legislative procedures can be followed
 
* [http://www.parliament.govt.nz parliament.govt.nz] - the official government website where legislative procedures can be followed
** [http://www.legislation.govt.nz/bill/government/2008/0235-1/latest/DLM1419043.html Proposed text of Patents Bill]
 
** [http://www.parliament.nz/en-NZ/PB/Legislation/Bills/BillsDigests/a/3/2/49PLLawBD16741-Patents-Bill-2008-Bills-Digest-No-1674.htm Summary of the bill]
 
** [http://www.parliament.nz/en-NZ/PB/SC/MakeSub/e/c/4/49SCCOpatentsbill200907021-Patents-Bill.htm Invite for submissions regarding Patents Bill before July 2nd]
 
 
* [http://www.iponz.govt.nz/ Intellectual Property Office of New Zealand], the national patent office
 
* [http://www.iponz.govt.nz/ Intellectual Property Office of New Zealand], the national patent office
 
===Third-party pages about The Patents Bill===
 
* http://theyworkforyou.co.nz/bills/patents
 
* [http://lists.ethernal.org/pipermail/dunlug/2009-June/thread.html#4604 Archives of Dunlug mailing list where this was also discussed, June 2009]
 
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The big hot topic is New Zealand Patents Bill 235. May 2013: new text might block software patents.

Patents Bill 2009 (as of 2012, still ongoing)

See also: New Zealand Patents Bill 235

Unifying examination with Australia 2012

In 2012, the government published a the Building Innovation[1] report. The only relevant mention of patents was one general statement:

Passing the Patents Bill will align our patent laws more closely with those of our trading partners and international best practice.

"aligning with trading partners" could be a euphemism for taking orders from the USA, or it could be innocuous.

Patent office decisions

The Intellectual Property Office of New Zealand (IPONZ) is responsible for examining patent applications.

In 2005, they approved an application for using a computer with an XML word-processor document, displayed with an XML Schema Definition, using software with the functionality of "parsing, modifying, reading, and creating the word-processor document".[2] [3]

To search for patents on the NZIPO website, go to their search page:

Then fill in one or more fields and go back to the top of the page and click "Submit query".

Legislative process

A "SOP" is a Supplementary Order Paper, which is an amendment.

Related pages on ESP Wiki

External links

Government institutions

Other

References