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Patents (Advancement Patents) Amendment Bill

Member's Bill
Published date: 11 May 2023

Bills are proposals to make a new law or to change an existing one. Only Parliament can pass a bill. Each bill goes through several stages, giving MPs and the public the chance to have their say.

This bill seeks to enhance New Zealand's innovative performance by providing intellectual property protection rights to advancements that are novel, useful and non-obvious that may or may not qualify as an invention for the standard patent.
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MP in charge
Dr Parmjeet Parmar
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Progress of the Bill

  • groups
    Select Committee
  • 2
    Second Reading
  • Committee of whole House
  • 3
    Third Reading
  • Royal Assent
House sitting
Stage Sitting DateCalendar DateOutcome Type
First Reading 16 May 201816 May 2018Interrupted Normal
First Reading 25 Jul 201825 Jul 2018Interrupted Normal
First Reading 07 Aug 201808 Aug 2018Not Agreed Normal
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First Reading

The House debates and votes on the bill. It is usually referred to a select committee.

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