Hong Kong Regulations Hong Kong Regulations
- CHAPTER 514C
TABLE OF PROVISIONS
Long Title
1. (Omitted as spent)
2. Interpretation
2A. Specified forms
3. References to the Registrar under section 13(1)(a) or (b) of the
Ordinance
4. (Repealed L.N. 37 of 2004)
5. Orders under section 13 of the Ordinance
6. Authorization under section 13(5) of the Ordinance
7. Reference to the Registrar under section 14(5) of the Ordinance
8. Request to record a designated patent application under section 15
of the Ordinance
9. Documents supporting statement of derivation of entitlement to apply
10. Details relating to the previous disclosure of the invention
11. Period of grace
12. Size and presentation of documents
13. Form of statements, counter-statements and evidence
14. Issue of receipt by Registrar
15. Date of publication of the designated patent application based on an
international application under section 16 of the Ordinance
16. Communication following examination on filing under section 17 of the
Ordinance
17. Rectification of deficiencies in request documents
18. Request to record divisional designated patent application under
section 22 of the Ordinance
19. Request for registration of designated patent and grant of patent
under section 23(1) of the Ordinance
20. Documents supporting statement of derivation of entitlement to apply
21. Period of grace
22. Issue of receipt by Registrar
23. Communication following examination on filing under section 25(1) of
the Ordinance
24. Rectification of deficiencies in request documents
25. Notice requesting reinstatement of an application under section 28 of
the Ordinance
26. Application for restoration of rights under section 29 of the
Ordinance
27. Amendment of application for standard patent under section 31 of the
Ordinance
28. Maintenance of application for standard patent under section 33 of
the Ordinance
29. Rectification of deficiencies and removal of doubts in maintenance
documents
30. Notification of deemed withdrawn application for standard patent
31. Restoration of application for standard patent under section 34 of
the Ordinance
32. Renewal of standard patents
33. Notification of lapsed standard patent
34. Restoration of lapsed standard patents under section 40 of the
Ordinance
35. Amendment of standard patent under section 43 of the Ordinance
36. Opposition or revocation proceedings in the designated patent office
for the purposes of sections 43 and 44 of the Ordinance
37. Revocation of standard patent under section 44 of the Ordinance
38. Mention of inventor under section 45 of the Ordinance
39. (Repealed L.N. 37 of 2004)
40. Surrender of patents
41. Registrar's power to revoke patent on grounds of "ordre public" or
morality under section 49 of the Ordinance
42. Address for service in respect of patents
42A. Failure to file address for service
43. Entries in the register
44. Entries relating to section 13(1) of the Ordinance
45. Alteration of name or address
46. Registration of transactions, etc., in relation to patents and patent
applications
47. Request for correction of error in the register or in any document
filed in connection with registration
48. Correction of errors in patents and applications under section 146
of the Ordinance
49. (Repealed L.N. 37 of 2004)
50. Inspection of register
51. Certificates and copies supplied by Registrar
52. Order or direction by court
53. Time limit for application under section 58 of the Ordinance
54. Opposition or revocation proceedings in the designated patent office
for the purposes of section 91(1)(i) of the Ordinance
55. Exhibition or meeting under section 95(1)(b) of the Ordinance
56. The language of proceedings before the Registrar
57. Filing of corrected translation under section 106(3) of the Ordinance
58. Applications for the grant of short-term patents under section 113
of the Ordinance
59. Description
60. Drawings
61. The abstract
62. Size and presentation of documents
63. Form of statements, counter-statements and evidence
64. Claims
65. Procedure where applicant is not the inventor or sole inventor
66. Issue of receipt by Registrar
67. Communication following examination on filing under section 114 of
the Ordinance
68. Rectification of deficiencies in short-term patent applications
69. Claiming priority under section 111 of the Ordinance
70. Claim regarding non-prejudicial disclosure under section 109(b) of the
Ordinance
71. Searching authority
72. Contents of the search report
73. Requirements concerning applications relating to micro-organisms under
section 128 of the Ordinance
74. Divisional short-term patent application under section 116 of the
Ordinance
75. Amendment of application for short-term patent under section 120 of
the Ordinance
76. Notice requesting reinstatement of an application for a short-term
patent under section 123 of the Ordinance
77. Application for restoration of rights in relation to an application
for a short-term patent under section 123 of the Ordinance
78. Short-term patent application based on international application under
section 125 of the Ordinance
79. Renewal of short-term patents
80. Notification of lapsed short-term patent
81. Restoration of lapsed short-term patents under section 127 of the
Ordinance
82. Registrar's discretionary powers
83. Hearings in public
84. Signature of documents by partnerships, companies and associations
85. Agents
86. Award of costs in proceedings before Registrar under section 49 of
the Ordinance
87. Security for costs
88. Request for information under section 147 of the Ordinance
89. Restriction on inspection of documents under section 147 of the
Ordinance
90. Confidential documents
91. Bibliographic information for purposes of section 147(3) of the
Ordinance
92. Request for information where section 147(4) or (5) of the Ordinance
applies
93. Filing of documents with the Registrar
93A. Electronic filing
93B. Terms for electronic filing
93C. Designation of electronic mail box
93D. Service of documents
93E. Form in which the records of the registry are kept, etc.
94. Correction of irregularities
95. Dispensation by Registrar
96. Evidence
97. Statutory declarations and affidavits
98. Directions as to furnishing of documents etc.
99. Appointment of advisers
100. Alteration of time limits
100A. Extension of time limits in the case of an interruption in the
registry's operations
101. Publication and sale of documents
102. Verification of documents
103. Advertisements in relation to register
104. Fees
105. Interpretation (Part XV)
106. Entries in the register
107. Notice of proposed deletion from the register under section 13(3) of
the Transitional Rules
108. Application under section 13(4) of the Transitional Rules
109. Application under section 13(8) of the Transitional Rules
110. Request for information under section 147 of the Ordinance
111. Modified application of these Rules to applications by virtue of
sections 6, 8 and 9 of the Transitional Rules
112. Modified application of these Rules to applications by virtue of
section 7 of the Transitional Rules
113. Transitional provision relating to the Patents (General) (Amendment)
Rules 2004
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