"This law explains what trade marks are and what the rules about them are for"
This law is about trade marks. Trade marks are special signs that businesses use to show their products or services are different from others. Here's what the law wants to do:
The law wants to make it clearer what rights you get when you register a trade mark. This means you'll know better what you can and can't do with your trade mark.
It also wants to make it easier and cheaper for you to register a trade mark. This will help businesses save money and time.
The law also cares about Māori culture. It wants to make sure that trade marks don't use Māori signs, pictures, or words in a way that might be disrespectful.
Another thing the law wants to do is to stop people from making fake products with registered trade marks on them. This is called counterfeiting, and it's not allowed.
Lastly, the law wants to keep up with what's happening in other countries when it comes to trade marks. This way, New Zealand's rules about trade marks will be modern and up-to-date.