Hong Kong Regulations

PATENTS (TRANSITIONAL ARRANGEMENTS) RULES - SECT 2

Interpretation

(Past version on 30/06/1997).

(1) In these Rules, unless the context otherwise requires-

        (a)	"corresponding 1949 Act or 1977 Act patent" (相應 1949 年法令或 1977 
年法令專利) means, in relation to a deemed standard patent, the 1949 Act
or 1977 Act patent which constitutes the existing registered patent referred
to in section 3(1);

"deemed standard patent" (當作標準專利) means a standard patent deemed
to be granted by virtue of section 3(1);

"European patent" (歐洲專利) means a patent granted by virtue of the
European  Patent Convention;

"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 Organization established by the
European Patent Convention;

"the Ordinance" (本條例) and "the principal Ordinance" (主體條例) mean
the Patents Ordinance ( Cap 514);

"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;

   (b)  the expressions listed in the left-hand column below have the same
        meaning as in the provisions of the Ordinance listed in the right-hand
        column in relation to those expressions-

Expression Relevant provision
of the Ordinance 1949 Act (《1949 年法令》) section 159(1) 1949 Act
patent (1949 年法令專利) section 159(1) 1977 Act (《1977 年法令》)
section 159(1) 1977 Act patent (1977 年法令專利) section 159(1)
commencement date (生效日期) section 159(1) European patent (UK)
(歐洲專利(聯合王國)) section 159(1) existing 1949 Act or 1977 Act
patent (現有的 1949 年法令或 1977 年法令專利) section  159 (1)
existing application for a 1949 Act patent (1949 年法令專利的
現有申請) section 159(1) existing registered patent (現有註冊專利)
section 159(1) pending application for registration of a patent under the
repealed Ordinance (待決的將專利根據已廢除條例註冊的申請)
section 159(1) published application for a 1977 Act patent (已發表的 1977
年法令專利的申請) section  159 (1) the repealed Ordinance
(已廢除條例) section 159(1) standard patent (標準專利) section 2(1);
(L.N. 29 of 2004)

   (c)  other expressions used in these Rules have the same meaning as in the
        Ordinance.

(2) Section 159(2)(a) and (b) of the Ordinance applies in relation to
these Rules as if the words "In these Rules" were substituted for the
words "In this Part" appearing in that section.

"corresponding 1949 Act or 1977 Act patent" (相應 1949 年法令或 1977
年法令專利)

"deemed standard patent" (當作標準專利)

"European patent" (歐洲專利)

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

"European Patent Office" (歐洲專利局)

"the Ordinance" (本條例) and "the principal Ordinance" (主體條例)

"United Kingdom Patent Office" (聯合王國專利局)