Hong Kong Ordinances

TRADE MARKS ORDINANCE - SECT 14

Rights conferred by registered trade mark

Effects of registered trade mark

(1) The owner of a registered trade mark has exclusive rights in the
trade mark which are infringed by use of the trade mark in Hong Kong without
his consent.

(2) The acts constituting infringement of a registered trade mark, if done
without the consent of the owner, are specified in section 18

(infringement of registered trade mark) but are subject to the exceptions
specified in section 19 (exceptions to infringement), section 20

(exhaustion of rights conferred by registered trade mark) and section 21

(use in advertising, etc.).

(3) The rights of the owner of a registered trade mark have effect from the
date of registration of the trade mark.