These links are useful for finding information about IP or business in general.
General scientific journal search engine.
Australian Patent Office site. Limited to Australian Records Only.
New Zealand Patent Office site. Limited to New Zealand records only.
The European patent office search engine. Also has many patent documents from around the world, e.g. Australia, Japan, China, PCT.
Unsurprisingly Google has built a very good patent searching engine.
European Trade Mark Office Search Tool - includes other jurisdictions.
European based search database but includes other countries.
Check New Zealand company name, trademark, domains and social media in one tool
IPONZ has a trademark check search tool that allows you to check for trademarks like yours on the register. You can even conduct image searching.
The WIPO (World Intellectual Property Office) Global Brand Database. Contains trademarks from around the world and includes comprehensive search tools and filters.
Government programmes to help businesses.
Government site detailing various government agencies and programmes for helping business.
Business Mentors can be incredibly helpful to business owners and entrepreneurs.
Catalyst Fund
Endeavor Fund
Te Pūnaha Hihiko: Vision Mātauranga Capability Fund
Māori economic development
MBIE PreSeed Accelerator Fund
IRD RDTI (Research and Development Tax Incentive)
IRD Research and development loss tax credit
Kānoa – Regional Economic Development & Investment Unit
NZTE funding to raise capability for business owners.
Callaghan Innovation funding grant for start-ups
Funding programme from Callaghan Innovation
MBIE
NZTE
