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International design applications
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Design applications in most foreign countries should be filed
within six months of filing an application in New Zealand.
However, in most cases, valid overseas applications may be filed
after this date if the design has not been publicly disclosed.
Licences/assignments
A registered design or pending application may be licensed or
assigned - refer to the General Information section on our
website.
Advantages of design registration over copyright
protection
For a discussion of the advantages of design registration over
the rights conferred by the Copyright Act, refer to the Copyright
information section on our website.
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