Information for Persons Making Submissions
Submissions in relation to this discussion paper are invited from inventors, scientists, patent owners, users of patented inventions, and members of the public. Submissions will be considered in the development of policy recommendations to the government on possible legislative reform. Readers should note that a discussion of the plant variety rights system in New Zealand appears in Review of the Plant Variety Rights Act 1987: A Discussion Paper.
To aid respondents in making submissions, questions for discussion can be found at the end of sections 3 - 8.
Submissions should be sent to:
Patents Act Review Submissions
Attention: Warren Hassett
Regulatory and Competition Policy Branch
Ministry of Economic Development
PO Box 1473
WELLINGTON
Emailed submissions are also welcome. They should be addressed to: warren.hassett@med.govt.nz
Submissions may be subject to disclosure under the Official Information Act 1982. Persons making submissions that include commercially or otherwise sensitive material that they wish the Ministry to withhold under the Act should clearly identify the relevant information and the applicable grounds under which the Ministry could withhold the information.
The closing date for submissions is Friday 26 July 2002.
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