Share your feedback on the employment dispute system
The Government is seeking public feedback on the employment dispute system, including the role of employment advocates and where improvements could be made.
The Government is seeking public feedback on the employment dispute system, including the role of employment advocates and where improvements could be made.
Facilitating kaitiakitanga over taonga works and mātauranga Māori is proposed for future work in kete 1 of the whole-of-government approach to issues raised in Wai 262. This includes asking whether there should be a new legal framework to protect taonga works and mātauranga Māori and, if so, what that should look like.
New requirements for electric vehicle (EV) chargers supplied in New Zealand will help increase the uptake of smart EV charging across the country and reduce pressure on the electricity grid.
Intellectual property refers to new or original innovations and creations of the mind. This section also covers copyright, trade marks, patents and other forms of intellectual property protection.
We consulted on possible options to introduce a disclosure of origin requirement in the patents regime.
Analysis on requirements so EV chargers with a maximum charge rate above 2.4 kW can be supplied in NZ.
pdf, 705 KBIn New Zealand, the layout design of semi-conductors and integrated circuits is protected by the Layout Designs Act 1994.
Cabinet paper seeking agreement to introduce requirements so EV chargers with a maximum charge rate above 2.4 kW can be supplied in NZ.
pdf, 427 KBDesigns 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.
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