Filing Requirements | Australia | New Zealand
Australia and New Zealand each have several types of patent, trade mark and design applications that are available to be filed.
Each type of application has its own minimum filing requirements that need to be satisfied before the application is accepted as being validly filed and is given a national filing date and number.
The various types of patent, trade mark and design applications available for filing in Australia and New Zealand are listed below and the corresponding filing requirements can be found by following the respective links.
Australia | Filing Requirements | Patents
- Provisional application
- Complete application for a standard or innovation patent
- Convention application
- Entering national phase of a PCT application
- PCT application
Australia | Filing Requirements | Trade Marks
Australia | Filing Requirements | Designs
New Zealand | Filing Requirements | Patents
- Provisional application
- Complete application for a standard patent
- Convention application
- Entering national phase of a PCT application
- PCT application
New Zealand | Filing Requirements | Trade Marks
New Zealand | Filing Requirements | Designs