1. Submit an application: The applicant can submit the trademark application documents to the New Zealand Intellectual Property Office, or designate New Zealand as the effective country through Madrid Trademark;
2. Trademark examination: New Zealand After receiving the trademark application documents, the Intellectual Property Office will review the trademark documents within 15 working days, mainly examining whether the trademark documents are registrable, whether they are similar or identical to the previously applied trademark, and whether they comply with relevant New Zealand laws. It stipulates that for trademark documents with problems, the trademark applicant will be notified in writing, requiring the applicant to make changes, corrections, etc. within the deadline; trademark documents without problems will be granted an application date and application number.
3. Trademark announcement: The trademark documents that have passed the review will enter the trademark announcement period. The trademark will be published on the New Zealand Trademark Official Announcement. Anyone can review the trademark within 3 months of the trademark announcement period. File an objection, during which the opponent can adjudicate on the trademark documents with the trademark applicant.
4. Trademark registration is successful: Trademarks that have been ruled against or have no objections within the announcement period will be approved for registration, and a trademark registration certificate will be issued. The trademark registration is completed and the entire trademark registration process goes smoothly. If so, it will take about 8-14 months.