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Season’s Greetings from the Zone Team

It has been a pleasure working with you throughout 2025, and we look forward to supporting you in 2026. We would like to take this opportunity to wish you a safe and joyful holiday season. Our offices will be closed from Tuesday, 23 December 2025, and will reopen on Monday, 12 January 2026. A skeleton team will […]

Newsletter – May 2025 Edition

INTA 2025   The team at Zone is heading to the INTA 2025 Annual Meeting in San Diego. We look forward to connecting with friends and colleagues during the week!       Congratulations to Theodore Doucas Principal. We are pleased to announce the New Zealand Intellectual Property Attorneys Inc (NZIPA) has recognised the contribution […]

Newsletter – December 2024

Thank you to our colleagues! As 2024 comes close to an end, we would like to take the opportunity to reflect on this year. Thank you to our staff, clients and wider colleagues in the law and IP fields. It has been a pleasure to work alongside you and we look forward to another successful […]

Newsletter – November / December 2024

Changes to trade mark application processing timeframes IPONZ IPONZ has recently adjusted their expected response timeframes for national trade mark applications. The updated expected response timeframes are as follows. Nature of Correspondence Previous timeframe New timeframes Initial response to filing of new trade mark application Within 15 working days of application filing Within 70 working […]

Newsletter – September / October 2024

INTA Leadership 2024 From 12-15 November, Theodore Doucas will be attending the International Trademark Association Leadership (INTA) conference held in New Orleans, USA. He is looking forward to catching up with friends, colleagues and what next year has in store! Sirpa Update On 24 October 2024, Zone Law with Clive Elliott KC and Sharon Chandra appeared […]

Newsletter – July / August 2024

FICPI 2024 FICPI’s 22nd Open Forum conference held in Madrid is coming up soon. Theodore Doucas will be attending on behalf of Zone. He looks forward to reconnecting with old friends and developing new connections. Update to NZIPO Processing Times The New Zealand Intellectual Property Office has increased their processing time for first examination of […]

Newsletter – April / June 2024

IP Stars Announcement The 2024 IP Stars list has been revealed. This recognises senior practitioners who have been identified and recommended as leaders in their firm and jurisdiction. All of us at Zone Law are delighted to congratulate Theodore Doucas with this recognition!   INTA 2024 Theodore Doucas, Karen Doucas, and Chris Sheehan attended INTA […]

Newsletter – January – February 2024

Welcome back! Welcome to 2024. We trust you had a well-deserved break. We look forward to enhancing our relationships with you all this year. Sirpa Update Theodore Doucas and Jeremy Hunter, Principals of Zone Law have been assisting Clive Elliott KC and Sharon Chandra in the ongoing Court of Appeal case for Sirpa Alalääkkölä regarding […]