Hong Kong patent application is one of Tannet’s intellectual property services. Application for a standard patent in Hong Kong must be made based on the patent registration approved by a designated foreign patent office or the State Intellectual Property Office of the P.R.C. Meanwhile, the Hong Kong Intellectual Property Department has established both short-term patent and appearance design patent systems, to protect the appearance design patents of those inventions and various products only with short-term commercial value.
I. Types of Application
1. Standard Patent
No application may be made for a standard patent directly in Hong Kong, and such application must be made in two stages:
Stage 1: Submission of a Stage 1 application to the Hong Kong Intellectual Property Department within 6 months upon the receipt of a formal examination notice after the submission of an application to the State Intellectual Property Office of the PRC, European Patent Office or the United Kingdom Patent Office.
Stage 2: Submission of a Stage 2 application to the Hong Kong Intellectual Property Department within 6 months upon the receipt of the authorisation notice from China, Europe or the United Kingdom.
2. Short-term Patent
A short-term patent may be applied directly in Hong Kong on the condition that a search report issued by one of the following authorities must be submitted together with the application:
State Intellectual Property Office of the PRC;
European Patent Office;
The United Kingdom Patent Office;
Any international searching authority (such as: the United States, Japan, Korea and Spain) appointed in the "Patent Cooperation Treaty".
3. Registration of Design
Once the Registration of design is granted, the owner has the right to prohibit the others from making, inputting, using, selling or renting his/her registered product. Registration of an appearance design protects the shapes, decoration and visual aesthetic feeling of a new design, but not including its functions and the method of usage.
Registration may be applied for the appearance designs of various kinds of products, such as computers, telephones, textiles, jewellery, watches, etc.
II. Required Documents for Hong Kong Patent Application
1. Standard Patent
Chinese and English names of the invention;
Name and address of the applicant;
Name and address of the inventor;
Patent documents;
Abstract in Chinese and English version;
Copy of the letter of publication of the application;
Chinese and English translations of relevant materials and documents.
2. Short-term Patent
Chinese and English names of the invention;
Name and address of the applicant;
Name and address of the inventor;
Patent documents;
Search report;
Abstract in Chinese and English version.
3. Registration of Design
Chinese and English name of the design;
Name and address of the applicant;
Name and address of the designer;
Drawings of the designed product;
Brief description of the appearance design.
Contact Us
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