The Contact for this application will be the main point of contact for the New Zealand Intellectual Property Office (“IPONZ”). IPONZ will send correspondence to the Contact both by post and email. The contact’s address is often referred to as the communication address. The Contact will be responsible for dealing with any compliance reports and will have to monitor any deadlines relating to the application.

The address for service must be:

• A business or residential address in New Zealand; or
• A post office box in New Zealand; or
• A document exchange box in New Zealand.

Any legal proceedings relating to your design will be served on the address for service.

If you choose not to have IPOL Ltd as your address for service, we will arrange for your chosen address to be entered after the application has been filed. IPOL Limited will initially be recorded as the address for service.

IPOL will be automatically set as the point of contact for the Intellectual Property Office of New Zealand (IPONZ). IPONZ will post any letters relating to the application to IPOL and IPOL will email any letters to you. However, IPOL is not responsible for meeting any deadlines that may be set by IPONZ.

If you would like to change the point of contact for the application please email us at wiz@ipol.co.nz and we will request the change on your behalf.