Patents (Trans-Tasman Patent Attorneys and Other Matters) Amendment Bill
Government bill
About this bill
This Bill proposes an amendment to the grounds on which a person can oppose the grant of a patent under the Patents Act 2013, a single patent application process and single patent examination process with Australia, and a joint registration regime with Australia for patent attorneys.
Act text: Patents (Trans-Tasman Patent Attorneys and Other Matters) Amendment Act 2016 (legislation.govt.nz)
Voting method
Party voting: Parties decided whether or not to support this bill and cast votes on behalf of all their MPs.Read the bill
Bill text: Patents (Trans-Tasman Patent Attorneys and Other Matters) Amendment Bill (legislation.govt.nz)Act text: Patents (Trans-Tasman Patent Attorneys and Other Matters) Amendment Act 2016 (legislation.govt.nz)
Member responsible
Progress
Enacted
This Bill has been passed by Parliament, and signed into law by the Governor-General in a step called Royal Assent. This doesn't mean that everything the Act implements has come into force yet, but it does mean that the Act is on the statute books.
Votes
1st reading
Passed
9 February 2016
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2nd reading
Passed
20 September 2016
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(23 March 2023 at 00:01 GMT+00:00)