A new IP management policy for New Zealand research

November 14, 2025
By
NZ Government

The government is introducing a national Intellectual Property (IP) management policy that gives more rights to researchers to commercialise their own inventions.

The policy sets out how Public Research Organisations, universities, and other organisations should manage IP that is generated as a result of government funding received through the science, innovation and technology portfolio.

The policy specifies a set of rules that will apply to most IP supported by funding from within the science, innovation and technology portfolio from 1 July 2026.

Intellectual Property (IP) management policy

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