Hong Kong Regulations

PATENTS (DESIGNATION OF PATENT OFFICES) NOTICE - SECT 2

Interpretation

(Past version on 30/06/1997).



"European Patent Convention" (《歐洲專利公約》)

"European Patent Office" (歐洲專利局)

"State Intellectual Property Office" (國家知識產權局)

"United Kingdom Patent Office" (聯合王國專利局) In this Notice-

"European Patent Convention" (《歐洲專利公約》) means the Convention
on the Grant of European Patents done at Munich on 5 October 1973;

"European Patent Office" (歐洲專利局) means the office of that name of
the European Patent Organisation established by the
European Patent Convention;

"State Intellectual Property Office" (國家知識產權局) means the State 
Intellectual Property Office established under the laws of the People's
Republic of China the functions of which include the granting of patents for
inventions; (2 of 2001 s. 15)

"United Kingdom Patent Office" (聯合王國專利局)means the office
established under the laws of the United Kingdom for the granting of patents
for inventions.
(2 of 2001 s. 15)