Hong Kong Regulations

REGISTERED DESIGNS RULES - SECT 38

Notice of opposition

(Past version on 30/06/1997).

(1) If any person (including the registered owner) wishes to oppose an
application under section 37, he shall. within 2 months from the date of the
advertisement in the official journal, file a notice of opposition in the
specified form setting out fully the grounds on which the opponent objects to
the application and the facts on which he relies. (2 of 2001 s. 27; L.N. 38 of
2004)

(2) The opponent shall, at the same time as he files the notice of opposition,
send a copy of it to the applicant. (L.N. 38 of 2004)

(3) This section and sections 39 to 44 do not apply in any case where the
Registrar refers the question to the court for determination in accordance
with section 46. <* Note- Exp. x-Ref: Sections 39, 40, 41, 42, 
 43, 44 *>