© KYLE LOCKWOOD 2000-2016
COPYRIGHT NOTICE
COPYRIGHT NOTICE
Applicable to all designs after 6:00pm Wednesday 30 March 2016, including The Silver Fern Flag - AKA the Silver Fern (Black White and Blue), the Silver Fern (Red White and Blue) Flag, and the Silver Fern Device by Kyle Lockwood.
The Crown has returned all intellectual property rights in the Silver Fern Flag in deed to Kyle Lockwood. Therefore should you wish to sell the Silver Fern Flag, or use the Silver Fern Device, you must do so with Mr Lockwood's agreement; Mr Lockwood can be contacted at [email protected].
The Kyle Lockwood designed Silver Fern Flag and Silver Fern Device is © Kyle Lockwood since the year 2000. All rights reserved, All flags and services flag variations (excluding services badges and rondels etc) and flag colour combinations of Kyle Lockwood's Silver Fern Flag design including but not limited to;
Kyle Lockwood must be acknowledged whenever these designs are published in the media and posted online.
Some, but not all examples for the flag and various designs and colour combinations are shown at the base of this page.
(please scroll down to view)
silverfernflag.org
The Crown has returned all intellectual property rights in the Silver Fern Flag in deed to Kyle Lockwood. Therefore should you wish to sell the Silver Fern Flag, or use the Silver Fern Device, you must do so with Mr Lockwood's agreement; Mr Lockwood can be contacted at [email protected].
The Kyle Lockwood designed Silver Fern Flag and Silver Fern Device is © Kyle Lockwood since the year 2000. All rights reserved, All flags and services flag variations (excluding services badges and rondels etc) and flag colour combinations of Kyle Lockwood's Silver Fern Flag design including but not limited to;
- Red, White & Blue.,
- Red, White & Black.,
- Black, White, Blue, & Red.,
- Black & White.,
- Green, White & Blue.,
- Green, White & Red.,
- Green, White & Black., etc., are © Kyle Lockwood 2000-2016.
Kyle Lockwood must be acknowledged whenever these designs are published in the media and posted online.
Some, but not all examples for the flag and various designs and colour combinations are shown at the base of this page.
(please scroll down to view)
silverfernflag.org
©

World Intellectual Property Organization Notice
The design was created in New Zealand, which is a signatory to the BERNE CONVENTION, on COPYRIGHT AND RELATED RIGHTS
The designs cannot be copied without our permission in any of the following countries;
Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Canada, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia, Comoros, Congo, Costa Rica, Cote d' Ivoire, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Estonia, Fiji, Finland, France, Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Holy See, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Korea, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Mali, Malta, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Micronesia, Moldova, Monaco, Mongolia, Morocco, Namibia, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Russian Federation, Rwanda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and Grenadines, Samoa, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia and Montenegro, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, South Sudan, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria, Tajikistan,Tanzania, Thailand, The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Togo, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States of America Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Venezuela, Vietnam, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
AN IMPORTANT MESSAGE FROM THE NZ FLAG CONSIDERATION PROJECT
30 March 2016
A message to those wishing to use/manufacture the Silver Fern Flag design.
As you will know, New Zealanders recently voted in the final flag referendum and the Current NZ Flag was chosen as our flag
for the future.
In light of the result, the Crown has returned all intellectual property rights in the Silver Fern Flag to Kyle Lockwood. Therefore should you wish to sell the Silver Fern Flag, you should do so with Mr Lockwood's agreement; Mr Lockwood can be contacted at [email protected].
Thank you very much for your support during the Flag Consideration Project, it is greatly appreciated.
NEW ZEALAND FLAG CONSIDERATION PROJECT
Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet
IMPORTANT NOTE: 1 SEPT 2015 SUPERSEDED 30 MARCH 2016
The Silver Fern (Red White and Blue) and the Silver Fern (Black White and Blue) are Crown Copyright as at 10:30 am on Tuesday 1 September 2015. in the event that these designs are not chosen as the NZ Flag in the second March 2016 referendum, copyright will pass back to the author.
This note is from the NZ Government:
The four alternative flag designs selected by the Flag Consideration Panel for the first referendum are protected by copyright. In accordance with the Flag Design Terms and Conditions, the copyright in the flag designs is owned by the Crown during the referendum process, and following that process if a new flag is chosen. After the first and second referendums, copyright in any unsuccessful flag designs will be assigned back to the designers as appropriate. Once copyright has been assigned back to the designers, any use of those flag designs will require permission from the designers or any other owner of copyright in those flag designs (unless the use is otherwise permitted under the Copyright Act 1994).
Any promotion or advertising of the Flag Designs during the referendum process must comply with the Referendum Advertising Rules.
NEW ZEALAND FLAG CONSIDERATION PROJECT
Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet
© Kyle Lockwood 2000-2016
Copyright Notice
Applicable to all designs including The Silver Fern (Red White and Blue) and the Silver Fern (Black White and Blue)
The Kyle Lockwood Silver Fern Flag and Silver Fern Design is © Kyle Lockwood since the year 2000. All rights reserved, All flags and services flag variations (excluding services badges and rondels etc) and flag colour combinations of Kyle Lockwood's Silver Fern Flag design including but not limited to;
Red, White & Blue.,
Red, White & Black.,
Black, White, Blue, & Red.,
Black & White.,
Green, White & Blue.,
Green, White & Red.,
Green, White & Black.,
etc., are © Kyle Lockwood 2000-2016.
Some, but not all examples for the flag and various designs and colour combinations are shown on this page.
The Kyle Lockwood Silver Fern Flag and Silver Fern Design is © Kyle Lockwood since the year 2000. All rights reserved, All flags and services flag variations (excluding services badges and rondels etc) and flag colour combinations of Kyle Lockwood's Silver Fern Flag design including but not limited to;
Red, White & Blue.,
Red, White & Black.,
Black, White, Blue, & Red.,
Black & White.,
Green, White & Blue.,
Green, White & Red.,
Green, White & Black.,
etc., are © Kyle Lockwood 2000-2016.
Some, but not all examples for the flag and various designs and colour combinations are shown on this page.
Please contact us for permission to use designs, we are generally happy to give permission to use the designs and since 2004 we have done so for NZ Olympic team members, the New Zealand space program, major and minor private companies, and volunteer organisations with a New Zealand connection worldwide If you wish to use the design on including but not limited to the following; buildings, vehicles, articles of furniture, clothing, packaging, stickers, posters, badges, signs, for advertising, for companies, volunteer organisations, sports teams or for military use, please contact us at [email protected] to obtain a licence.