What rights do you gain by registering a trademark in New Zealand?

Registering a trademark gives you the following rights:

• the sole right to use the trademark


• the ability to allow others to use the trademark through licensing


• the right to oppose later trademark applications that conflict with yours


• the right to request cancellation of a conflicting trademark registered after yours


• the right to take legal action against others using a similar trademark that causes confusion


• the right to seek compensation for trademark infringement


• the right to ask customs to seize counterfeit goods being imported