New procedure for the registration of a patent in Hong Kong

Currently, in order to obtain a patent application in Hong Kong, an applicant had to base the filing in Hong Kong with reference to corresponding patent applications filed in China, in the UK or at European level. The patent applications as filed in this way were only subjected to a formal examination.
With the new regulation (The Patent Amendments Ordinance 2016) which should come into effect on 19.12.2019, it will be possible to make a filing in Hong Kong without having to rely on corresponding patent applications.
In this case, the patent application will be subject to a substantial examination carried out by the national Patent Office.


11/12/2019 | Patent