Hong Kong Regulations

REGISTERED DESIGNS RULES - SECT 32

Surrender of registration

(Past version on 30/06/1997).

(1) The registered owner of a design may surrender the registration of the
design under section 30 of the Ordinance by filing a notice of surrender in
the specified form.

(2) A notice filed under this section shall not be valid unless the registered
owner in the notice-

(a) states that the registration is to be surrendered in respect of either-

        (i)    all of the articles for which the design is registered; or

        (ii)   articles specified in the notice;

   (b)  gives the name and address of each other person having a registered
        interest in the design; and

   (c)  certifies, in respect of every such person, that the person-

        (i)    has been sent not less than 3 months' notice of his intention
               to surrender the registration; or

        (ii)   is not affected by the surrender or, if affected, consents to
               the surrender.

(3) The surrender takes effect upon receipt by the Registrar of a notice which
complies with subsection (2).

(4) A surrender of the registration of a design has the same effect in respect
of the articles for which the design is surrendered as the registration of the
design ceasing to have effect in respect of those articles.

(5) The Registrar shall, upon the surrender taking effect, make the
appropriate entry in the Register and publish notice of the surrender in the
official journal. (2 of 2001 s. 27)