Hong Kong Regulations

TRADE MARKS RULES - RULE 15

Transliteration and translation

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In any application under section 13-

   (a)  where a trade mark contains a word or words in characters other than
        Roman, there shall, unless the Registrar otherwise directs, be
        endorsed on the application form a sufficient transliteration and
        translation to the satisfaction of the Registrar of each of such
        words, and every such endorsement shall state the language to which
        the word belongs and shall be signed by the applicant or his agent;
        and

   (b)  where a trade mark contains a word or words in a language other than
        English, the Registrar may ask for an exact translation thereof
        together with the name of the language, and such translation and name,
        if he so requires, shall be endorsed and signed as aforesaid. (Enacted
        1992)