Hong Kong Patent Service
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Standard and short-term patents
There are two types of patents in Hong Kong:Standard and Short-termThe period of protection of a standard patent can be renewed annually after the end of the third year, up to maximum term of 20 years. Protection under a short-term patent is renewable after the end of the fourth year, up to a maximum term of eight years.
Filing your patent application
You should complete the appropriate application form and fill in an address for service in Hong Kong and send it to the Patents Registry (the “Registry”) of the Intellectual Property Department (IPD) of the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR). Application for a standard patent is divided into two stages.
Applying for a standard patent
The grant of a standard patent in Hong Kong is based on the registration of a patent granted by one of three patent offices, called “designated patent offices”:
(1) the State Intellectual Property Office, People's Republic of China,
(2) the European Patent Office, in respect of a patent designating the United Kingdom,
(3) the United Kingdom Patent Office.
A standard patent application is made in two stages by filing a request to record and a request for registration and grant. The applicant should file in Hong Kong:
(1) a request to record within six months after the date of publication of the patent application (“designated patent application”) in the designated patent office; and
(2)a request for registration and grant within 6 months after the date of grant of the patent (“designated patent”) by the designated patent office or publication of the request to record by the Registry of the IPD of the HKSAR Government, whichever is the later.
Applying for a short-term patent
The grant of a short-term patent in Hong Kong is based on a search report from an international searching authority or one of three designated patent offices. A short-term patent application in Hong Kong is made by filing a request for grant of short-term patent supported by the documents and information required. For details of the relevant documents and information, you may ask ATA.
Contact us
For further queries, please do not hesitate to contact ATAHK at anytime, anywhere by simply calling China hotline at 86-755-82143422, 86-755-82143512, or emailing to anitayao@citilinkia.com