How long is the protection period of industrial design in New Zealand?

via Paris Convention : 6 months from earliest priority date.

The novelty grace period of the year preceding the filing date/priority right is granted if:

• The disclosure was caused by a third party illegally obtaining patent information
• The disclosure resulted from a breach of confidentiality by a person who obtained the patent information directly or indirectly from the applicant
• The disclosure was made by a government agency or a person authorized by a government in the investigation of an invention
• Disclosure results from a public exercise of reasonableness by the patentee or designee, the original owner of both, or a person with the consent of one of the foregoing
• A one-year novelty grace period if the evidence is submitted prior to review if the first disclosure was made after December 30, 2018, by:
  • patentee or designee
  • Original right holder of the patentee or designee
  • A person with the consent of the original right holder of the patentee or designee

A novelty grace period of 6 months is available if:

• With the consent of the inventor, the invention is exhibited at a specific exhibition or used for the exhibition
• Use or disclose inventions after the above exhibitions

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20 years

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).

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

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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)

Designs are entitled to a novelty grace period of 6 months from the filing date/priority date if:

• If a third party maliciously discloses the New Zealand application within 6 months of the filing date/priority date, making the design available to the public
• If a design application is made for a new or original textile product, the first confidential order does not affect the novelty of the application
• For example, when the design is disclosed to the government to assess the merits of the design
• If submitted within 6 months after the opening of the officially recognized exhibition