Trademark Search & Brand Name Check: New Zealand

Trademark office & official search

The competent trademark office is IPONZ. The search linked here for this jurisdiction (New Zealand) runs on the WIPO database.

• Trademark office: IPONZ
• Linked database (WIPO): https://branddb.wipo.int/en/quicksearch?q=
• Madrid System: international registration via WIPO possible

LegalBrandCheck combines this register data with domain, social media and company-register checks into a single availability check for this jurisdiction (New Zealand).

Domain check: .nz

The country-code domain for this jurisdiction (New Zealand) is .nz. LegalBrandCheck verifies availability live via RDAP through the rdap.org aggregator. Generic endings such as .com are checked as well.

Frequently asked questions about brand names: New Zealand

New Zealand: Is my brand name still available?

LegalBrandCheck runs a live check across four silos — trademark registers, domain availability, social media handles and company registers. Jurisdictions covered: New Zealand plus 196 others. The free check at legalbrandcheck.com takes seconds.

New Zealand: Which office handles trademarks?

The competent trademark office is IPONZ. The search linked here for this jurisdiction (New Zealand) runs on the WIPO database.

New Zealand: Where can I search existing trademarks myself?

Via the WIPO database: https://branddb.wipo.int/en/quicksearch?q= The competent office is IPONZ.

New Zealand: Can I extend an international registration (Madrid System) to this jurisdiction?

Yes — according to our jurisdiction registry, this jurisdiction (New Zealand) is a member of the Madrid System, so a WIPO international registration can be extended to it.

New Zealand: What is the country-code domain?

The country-code top-level domain is .nz. LegalBrandCheck checks .nz domain availability live via RDAP (via the rdap.org aggregator).

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