Filing a Patent Application in Hong Kong
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To fill a 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. The application fee for each stage includes a filing fee of HK$380 and an advertisement fee of HK$68. As for short-term patent applications, you need to pay a filing fee of HK$755 and an advertisement fee of HK$68.
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.
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