IP Menu - Hong Kong - Intellectual Property Resources

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GOVERNMENT	Hong Kong Government Entry Point (Legislative Council) Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China
PATENT OFFICE	Intellectual Property Department of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China (IPD)
IP FIRMS / ORGANISATIONS	ATTORNEY LISTINGS IP FIRMS IP Firms of Hong Kong See IP Firms of Hong Kong for more information about Intellectual Property firms in Hong Kong. INVENTOR ORGANISATIONS Hong Kong Inventors Association The Hong Kong Inventors Association aim is "to advocate and enourage invention, to call for social attention to valuing inventions, to protecting inventors' patent rights and to develop intelligence resources in order to promote science and technology in Hong Kong". INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY ORGANISATIONS
PATENTS	RESOURCES IPD Online Patent Search The patent records of the published patent applications and the granted patents are now available for online searching. The online system contains the patent records on the Hong Kong Register of Patents. Hosted on the IPD website. The Hong Kong Intellectual Property Journal The Hong Kong Intellectual Property Journal is the official journal specified under Section 73 of the Trade Marks Ordinance, Section 150A of the Patents Ordinance and Section 84A of the Registered Designs Ordinance. The journal is hosted on the IPD website. http://ep.espacenet.com/ provides access to patent information from Hong Kong from 1976 for bibliographic information and does not carry facsimile images. For coverage see http://gb.espacenet.com/espacenet/gb/en/help/15350.htm LEGISLATION Full text of the Patents Ordinance (Chapter 514) is available on the Bilingual Laws Information System (BLIS) website which is provided by the Department of Justice.
TRADEMARKS	RESOURCES IPD Online Trade Marks Search The trade mark records of the registered trade marks and trade mark application pending before the Trade Marks Registry are now available for online searching. The online system contains the trade mark on the Hong Kong Trade Marks Registry. This database is hosted on the IPD website. The Hong Kong Intellectual Property Journal The Hong Kong Intellectual Property Journal is the official journal specified under Section 73 of the Trade Marks Ordinance, Section 150A of the Patents Ordinance and Section 84A of the Registered Designs Ordinance. The journal is hosted on the IPD website. LEGISLATION Full text of the Trade Marks Ordinance (Chapter 43) is available on the Bilingual Laws Information System (BLIS) website which is provided by the Department of Justice. Index of Trade Marks Decsions hosted on the IPD website.
DESIGNS	RESOURCES IPD Online Designs Search The design records of the registered designs are now available for online searching. The online system contains the trade mark on the Hong Kong Designs Registry. This database is hosted on the IPD website. The Hong Kong Intellectual Property Journal The Hong Kong Intellectual Property Journal is the official journal specified under Section 73 of the Trade Marks Ordinance, Section 150A of the Patents Ordinance and Section 84A of the Registered Designs Ordinance. The journal is hosted on the IPD website. LEGISLATION Full text of the Registered Designs Ordinance (Chapter 522) is available on the Bilingual Laws Information System (BLIS) website which is provided by the Department of Justice.
DOMAIN NAMES	RESOURCES Hong Kong (.hk) - Search the Domain Name Registry
COPYRIGHT	RESOURCES LEGISLATION Full text of the Copyright Ordinance (Chapter 528) is available on the Bilingual Laws Information System (BLIS) website which is provided by the Department of Justice. Full text of the Prevention of Copyright Piracy Ordinance (Chapter 544) is available on the Bilingual Laws Information System (BLIS) website which is provided by the Department of Justice.
PLANT BREEDERS RIGHTS	RESOURCES LEGISLATION
CIRCUIT LAYOUT	RESOURCES LEGISLATION
COMPANY & BUSINESS	RESOURCES Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) LEGISLATION
TRADE PRACTICES	RESOURCES LEGISLATION
IP CASE LAW	Hong Kong Legal Information Institute (HKLii)
NATIONAL LIBRARY/OTHERS	Yellow Pages (Telephone Directory)