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When to consider intellectual property — business.govt.nz

These are the key times when a business should pay particular attention to IP:

• starting out
  
• seeking investment
  
• spending money on research and development
  
• spending money on branding, eg logos, signage, website
  
• establishing a digital presence
  
• employing staff or contractors (or when a staff member is leaving)
  
• dealing with confidential information
  
• expanding into new areas or shifting business focus, eg a plumber who introduces a new service, or who becomes a product manufacturer
  
• importing or exporting
  
• selling all or part of your business.
  

(Contains a link to a poster  "When to consider IP" - https://www.business.govt.nz/assets/Uploads/Visualisations/When-to-consider-IP.pdf  )

https://www.business.govt.nz/risks-and-operations/intellectual-property-protection/when-to-consider-intellectual-property/

Useful link

• New Zealand Intellectual Property Office
  (grant and register intellectual property (IP) rights in New Zealand)
  
• https://www.iponz.govt.nz/