The provisions of the Patents Ordinance closely follow the provisions of the UK Patents Act of 1977 and the European Patent Convention of 1973.

Presently, Hong Kong has a system of re-registration for UK patents (including UK designated European patents) within five years of grant.

The proposed new law will provide for the grant of patents in Hong Kong based on re-registration of patents obtained in any of the Designated Patent Offices, namely:

  • the Chinese Patent Office
  • the European Patent Office (designating UK)
  • the UK Patent Office.

Further information on the above may be obtained via Linklaters & Paines Hong Kong office or via any of the other nine Linklaters & Paines offices world-wide, located in Singapore, Tokyo, London, Brussels, Paris, Frankfurt, New York, Washington D.C. and Moscow. Contact details for the various L&P offices worldwide are available via the Linklaters & Paines corporate listing c/o Business Monitor Online - http://www.businessmonitor.co.uk

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