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Trademark in Hong Kong, Hong Kong Trademark
12 Jul

Required documents for trademark renewal in Hongkong

In order to renew or maintain a trademark registration in a country, we need to submit some relevant documents. So what are required documents for trademark renewal in Hongkong? Read these information below to have an in-depth understanding! Here are list of required documents and general information: To renew a Hong Kong trademark registration, a request for renewal must be submitted within the applicable deadline to the Hong Kong Intellectual Property Department (IPD) using official form T8. And all required information are: Owner’s [...]

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Procedure of trademark renewal in Hongkong
02 Jul

Procedure of Trademark Renewal in Hongkong

In Hong Kong, a registered trademark is initially registered for 10 years. The trademark will be protected from the filing date of an application for registration, not from the priority date. The renewal application can be filed within the 6 months before expiry. The registration of the trademark can be renewed for further periods of 10 years each. The new validity period of the registered trademark is from the current expiry date. Therefore, a trademark registration can last indefinitely [...]

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Hong Kong Implements Significant Fee Reductions for Industrial Design Registrations
15 May

Hong Kong Implements Significant Fee Reductions for Industrial Design Registrations

As of March 1, 2024, Hong Kong has begun the implementation of a revised fee schedule. This move, aimed at bolstering intellectual property (IP) development and services, marks a significant reduction in fees for industrial design registration. Under the amended fee structure, applicants stand to benefit from substantial reductions, underscoring the government’s commitment to fostering innovation and protecting intellectual property rights. Notably, filing fees for industrial designs have witnessed remarkable decreases, with paper filings experiencing a reduction of approximately 60%, [...]

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Legislators approve the Copyright (Amendment) Bill in Hong Kong
23 Dec

Legislators approve the Copyright (Amendment) Bill in Hong Kong

The Copyright (Amendment) Bill, which will modernize the Special Administrative Region’s copyright legislation, was approved by legislators in Hong Kong. The introduction of a “technology-neutral exclusive communication right” to the legislation, which permits copyright owners to distribute their works via any form of electronic transmission and outlines sanctions for infringing the newly-covered right, is one of the amendments, according to broadcaster RTHK. Additionally, according to the RTHK, exceptions were made for “certain common internet activities,” such as satire, parody, and commenting [...]

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Hong Kong in collaboration with Japan and South Korea to fight IP violations, Hong Kong in collaboration with Japan and South Korea, Japan and South Korea, Hong Kong Customs, Japan and South Korea to fight IP violations,
11 Jun

Hong Kong in collaboration with Japan and South Korea to fight IP violations

Hong Kong Customs has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Content Overseas Distribution Association (CODA) in Japan and the Copyright Overseas Promotion Association (COA) in South Korea in the wake of the IP infringement contents of these 3 countries are currently at large in the Asia region.  Nowadays, with the overcovering of the Internet worldwide, the people from one jurisdiction are not limited to the contents of that jurisdiction anymore. Rather, one user from one country will be [...]

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Hongkong’s IP plan in 2022-2023, Hongkong’s IP plan , Hongkong’s IP, Hongkong IP,
30 Mar

Hongkong’s IP plan in 2022-2023

There has been an announcement for the new budget of Hong Kong for the Intellectual Property field in 2022-2023, among other fields. The total budget is about HK$170 billion in expenditure plans to improve the economy and retain public trust. However, what is the specific plan to improve and enhance IP in Hong Kong utilizing the budget, and will it achieve the set goals? Hong Kong’s finance chief has recently announced that there is a spending budget worth more than [...]

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The impact of Intellectual property on the art market in Hong Kong, Online museum, Licensing of Cultural IP, Intellectual property on the art market in Hong Kong
25 Dec

The impact of Intellectual property on the art market in Hong Kong

Art has always been the spiritual support for society. Accordingly, the protection of arts – the invaluable IP assets has been one of the main goals of society. In Hong Kong, this has been taken in particularly high regard, expressed clearly in the Online museum and the Licensing of Cultural IP. Unlike other fields, the art market in the world hasn’t been affected that much by the Covid-19 pandemic. This might be because the art market is strong and hasn’t [...]

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Practical Considerations for Hong Kong Patents
21 Dec

Practical Considerations for Hong Kong Patents

The patent system in Hong Kong is essentially a re-registration system. Having a patent granted in Hong Kong might give the patentee with significant financial advantages, notwithstanding the fact that Hong Kong is not a favorable jurisdiction for patent litigation. Patent rights in Hong Kong must be pursued independently from China. Types of Hong Kong patents Hong Kong standard patent A two-stage application process is required to get a Hong Kong standard patent. The first step entails making a request to have [...]

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Reviving a bill that increases intellectual property rights in Hong Kong, increases intellectual property rights in Hong Kong, a bill that increases intellectual property rights, intellectual property rights in Hong Kong
16 Dec

Reviving a bill that increases intellectual property rights in Hong Kong

At the end of 2021 and the beginning of 2022, Hong Kong is trying to resurrect a bill that expands IP protections in this jurisdiction. The bill has been blocked twice before by opposition lawmakers, however, this time is different, officials are saying that it is high time the city catches up with the rest of the world in updating its copyright regime. According to government consultation papers, the proposal was drafted based on the Copyright Bill 2014, which was [...]

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Questions when filing Hong Kong trademark
09 Aug

05 Questions When Filing Hong Kong Trademark Application

Questions when filing Hong Kong trademark Our clients always raise 05 notable questions when filing Hong Kong trademark application: Descriptive part, removal of one part from trademark, use of expired trademark citing against new Hong Kong trademark, trademark according to Paris and deadline to respond to office action. 1. Is this acceptable for Hong Kong Trademark including descriptive part. For example, ALO Good Hotel does the applicant need to remove the word “Good Hotel” from the trademark before officially filing new trademark application [...]

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