New Zealand

Patents Act 1953 (reprinted as at 1 January 2011)

Year of current version:	2011
Date of entry into force of original text:	January 1, 1955
Date of Text (Enacted):	November 26, 1953
Type of Text:	Main IP Laws: enacted by the Legislature
Subject Matter:	Enforcement of IP and Related Laws, Industrial Property, IP Regulatory Body, Layout Designs of Integrated Circuits, Patents (Inventions)
Available Texts:
English	Patents Act 1953 (reprinted as at 1 January 2011) (Version with Automatic Translation Tool)
Related Legislation:	Relates to Patents (United States of America) Regulations 1956 (reprinted as at 03 September 2007) (NZ093) Patents Regulations 1954 (reprinted as at 03 September 2007) (NZ099) Layout Designs Act 1994 (reprinted as at 01 December 2002) (NZ096) Patents, Designs and Trademarks Convention Order 2000 (NZ082) Patents (Transitional Applications) Regulations 1994 (NZ034) Patents (Patent Cooperation Treaty) Regulations 1992 (reprinted as at 01 April 2002) (NZ095) Patents Act Commencement Order 1954 (NZ094) The Patents Regulations 1954 (SR 1954/211) (NZ038) Is amended by Patents Amendment Act 2002 (NZ072) Patents Amendment Act 1999 (NZ071) Patents Amendment Act 1996 (NZ057) Patents Amendment Act 1994 (NZ039) Patents Amendment Act 1992 (NZ040)
Historical Versions:	Supersedes The Patents Act 1953 (Act No. 64 of November 26, 1953, as last amended by Law No. 139 of 1996) (NZ051) The Patents Act 1953 (reprinted as of 1 August 1982) (NZ033)
WIPO Lex No.:	NZ092