Trade marks are territorial. A trade mark registration in New Zealand provides no ownership or protection for the same mark in Australia, or anywhere else.

If you want to market goods and services in other countries, you first need to conduct a search to ensure your trade mark is available for use and registration in the countries of interest.

If the mark is available in that country, you should apply to register it.

If your foreign trade mark application is filed within six months of filing your New Zealand application, the priority date of the foreign application will be backdated to that of the New Zealand application. This can be important to stop potential distributors or competitors trying to block the marketing of your products.

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