Hong Kong Regulations

PATENTS (GENERAL) RULES - SECT 82

Registrar's discretionary powers

PART XII

HEARINGS AND AGENTS

(1) Before exercising adversely to any person any discretionary power given to
the Registrar by the Ordinance or these Rules the Registrar shall, if so
required by the person who would be so affected, hear him on the subject.

(2) A request under subsection (1) for a hearing shall be filed within 1 month
from the date on which the person filing the request receives notice sent by
the Registrar of any objection to an application or of any other proposal to
exercise a discretionary power.

(3) Upon receipt of a request filed under subsection (2) the Registrar shall
send to the person making the request notice of a time when he may be heard,
which shall be not less than 10 days after the date of receipt of the notice
by that person.

(4) In inter partes proceedings, any party who intends to refer at the hearing
to any document not already mentioned in the proceedings shall, unless the
Registrar consents and the other party agrees, give at least 10 days notice of
his intention with details of, or a copy of, the document to the Registrar and
the other party.

(5) After hearing any party or parties desiring to be heard, the Registrar
shall decide the matter and shall notify all parties of his decision and, if
any party so desires, shall give his reasons for the decision.