Commissioner Decisions - December 2025 and January 2026
Summary
The Intellectual Property Office of New Zealand (IPONZ) has published Commissioner decisions issued in December 2025 and January 2026. These decisions cover trade mark matters such as costs, interlocutory issues, revocations, invalidity, and oppositions, as well as a patent examination decision.
What changed
The Intellectual Property Office of New Zealand (IPONZ) has released a notice detailing Commissioner decisions made in December 2025 and January 2026. The notice includes links to specific decisions related to trade marks, covering subject matters like costs, interlocutory proceedings, revocation, invalidity, and oppositions, as well as a decision concerning patent examination under the Patents Act 2013.
This document serves as an informational update for parties involved in intellectual property matters in New Zealand. Legal professionals and businesses should review the linked decisions to understand recent case law and administrative interpretations relevant to trade mark and patent applications and disputes. No immediate compliance actions are required as these are published decisions, not new regulations or guidance.
Source document (simplified)
Email Decisions of the Commissioner issued in December 2025 and January 2026 are now available.
Select the links to see the decisions.
Trade Marks
| Decision | Subject |
| --- | --- |
| BWRM IP Pty Ltd v Black & White Accounting Limited and Black & White Real Estate (HB) Limited [2025] NZIPOTM 26 | Costs |
| TGL Golf Holdings, LLC v LA Golf Partners LLC [2025] NZIPOTM 27 | Interlocutory |
| The Gifted Education Centre v Dr Rosemary Cathcart [2025] NZIPOTM 28 | Revocation
Class 41 |
| Safari Holdings Limited v Safari Vervaardiging CC [2025] NZIPOTM 29 | Invalidity
Class 4 |
| Williams Corporation Trading 4 Limited v Airbnb, Inc. [2025] NZIPOTM 30 | Opposition
Classes 16, 35, 36, 37, 42 and 44 |
| Hemp Beverages Limited v Loaded Drinks Limited [2026] NZIPOTM 1 | Revocation
Class 32 |
| Habit, Inc. v Zuru Edge Limited [2026] NZIPOTM 2 | Interlocutory |
Patents
| Decision | Subject |
| --- | --- |
| Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. [2026] NZIPOPAT 1 | Examination
Patents Act 2013 |
Published on February 9, 2026
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