Legal status codes for New Zealand (NZ)

KEY:

RED

 = 

Negative action

 

GREEN

 = 

Positive action

 

BLACK

 = 

Neutral action

Code

 Description

AABA -

Application abandoned

AVOD -

Application void

S42R -

Patent revoked under section 42

S43 -

Surrender of patents according section 43 patents act

S43R -

Patent revoked under section 42

LENP +

PCT: late entry into national phase granted

PSEA +

Patent sealed

RENP +

PCT: late entry into national phase requested

RENW +

Renewal

S35R +

Proceedings under section 35 (restoration of lapsed patents): patent restored

S36R +

Proceedings under section 36 (restoration of applications wwhere patent not sealed): application restored

S37R +

Proceedings under section 37 (restoration of application where complete specification not accepted): application restored

AMND

Order granting leave tp amend

ASS

Change of ownership

CFIR

Cancellation of financial interest in the register

CORR

Corrigendum

LCAP

Application for entry of notice of licence in the register of patents

LCEA

Licensees added

RADV

Readvertised from previous journals

S123

Post-dating of patent application according section 12(3) patents act 1953

S18

Supplementary provisions as to examination, etc. according section 18, patents act 1953

S22A

Amendment after refusal without opposisiton acc. sect. 22

S23

Proceedings under section 23: mention of inventor as such in patent

S35A

Application for proceedings under section 35 (restoration of lapsed patents)

S36A

Application for proceddings under section 36 (restoration of applications where patent not sealed)

S37A

Application for proceedings under section 37 (restoration of application where complete specification not accepted)

S38A

Application for proceedings under section 38 (amendment of specification with leave of commissioner)

S38C

Proceedings under section 38 (amendment of specification with leave of commissioner): specification amended

S39A

Application for preceedings under section 39 (amendment of specification with leave of court)

S39O

Proceeding under section 39 (amendment of specification with leave of court): specification amended by court order

S39V

Proceeding under section 39 (patents act 1953): amendment of specification with leave of court, by leave of an agreement

S88

Correction of error (according sect. 88 patents act)

S881

Correction of error according section 88(1) (mistake in register by reason of an error or omission on the part of the patent office)

S882

Correction of error according to section 88(2) (proposed by commissioner)

S883

Correction of error according to section 88(3) (mistake in register caused on part of patentee or applicant)

S88O

Correction of error in register according section 88 (based on opposition)

S93A

Extension of time limits for filing convention application or complete specification (section 93a)