Hong Kong Regulations

REGISTERED DESIGNS RULES - SECT 69

Hearing in public, etc.

(1) Any hearing before the Registrar shall be in public unless he otherwise
directs.

(2) In inter partes proceedings-

   (a)  any party who wishes to be heard shall give notice in writing to the
        Registrar;

   (b)  any party who intends to refer at the hearing to any document

(other than a report of a decision of any court or of the Registrar) not
already mentioned in the proceedings shall, unless the Registrar consents and
the other parties agree, give at least 14 days' notice of his intention to do
so and shall include with the notice details of, or a copy of, the document
concerned.

(3) The Registrar may refuse to hear any party who has not given notice under
subsection (2)(a) before the day appointed for the hearing.

(4) After hearing the party or parties wishing to be heard or, if no party so
wishes, without a hearing, the Registrar shall decide the matter and shall
notify all parties of his decision and, if any party so requests, shall give
his reasons for the decision.

(5) For the purpose of any appeal against the Registrar's decision under
section 58 of the Ordinance, the date of the decision shall be the date when
notice of the decision is sent under this section.