Patent breaches cause concern
The Commissioner of Patents (Mr C. W. Wadham) is concerned at the growing number of breaches of New Zealand laws governing the registration of patents, designs, and trademarks.
Under the Patents, Designs and Trademarks Acts, it was an offence for any New Zea- i land resident to apply for, or i cause application to be made ■ for, a patent or design regis- i tration outside New Zealand 11 without first obtaining the permission of the commissioner, said Mr Wadham. The reason for the regulation was to ensure that inventions relevant to defence purposes came to the notice of the commissioner, he said. The commissioner
could impose a secrecy order on the invention, and restrict the publication of details.
The initial decision on any invention’s relevance to defence rested solely with the commissioner. Offenders were liable to a $lOOO fine, two years imprisonment, or both.
It was also an offence falsely to claim that patent, design or trademark rights—or application for such rights —existed in New Zealand. The possession of overseas rights did not confer a similar right in New Zealand. New Zealand rights could
only be obtained through application in New Zealand, said Mr Wadham.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19740215.2.67
Bibliographic details
Press, Volume CXIV, Issue 33460, 15 February 1974, Page 8
Word Count
199Patent breaches cause concern Press, Volume CXIV, Issue 33460, 15 February 1974, Page 8
Using This Item
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Press. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 New Zealand licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Acknowledgements
This newspaper was digitised in partnership with Christchurch City Libraries.
Log in