This page provides information about copyright protection in New Zealand including what works qualify, how to protect your copyright and exclusive rights given by copyright.

In September 2018 MBIE released a discussion document on possible options to introduce a disclosure of origin requirement in the patents regime, along with a number of design features that need to be considered if such a requirement is implemented.

Designs protection gives the design’s owner the exclusive right to make, import, sell or license an article to which their design has been industrially applied.

The Copyright Act 1994 gives performers limited rights to control the exploitation of their performances where they haven’t given consent.

During September-December 2018 we consulted on an Issues Paper as part of our review of the Plant Variety Rights Act 1987

New Zealand is party to various international copyright agreements that set out minimum standards of protection for copyright.