Patents (Advancement Patents) Amendment Bill
Member's bill
5 April 2018
Defeated
This bill seeks to enhance New Zealand's innovative performance by providing intellectual property protection rights to advancements that are novel, useful and non-obvious that may or may not qualify as an invention for the standard patent.
Voting method
Party voting: Parties decided whether or not to support this bill and cast votes on behalf of all their MPs.
- Introduced on 5 April 2018
- 1st reading on 16 May 2018
- Defeated on 8 August 2018
Votes
Only reading votes are shown here; these votes determine whether the Bill progresses through Parliament. Other votes, such as votes on whether to amend parts of the Bill, can be seen in Hansard.
Bill details last synced on 23 March 2023 at 12:00 am.