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New Zealand (NZ)
Classification
Nice, 13th ed.
Filing
multi-class
Local Agent
No
postal address in NZ or AU required
POA
No
Official Examination
formal, absolute grounds, relative grounds
Opposition Period
3 months
from advertisment of trademark acceptance
Use Requirements
3 yrs
Priority
first-to-use
Duration
10 yrs
from application date
Maintenance
none
Non-Trad. TMs
3-D, colours, sounds, smells, animation or moving images
GRR
Yes
Remarks
common law
Agreements
Madrid System
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