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About Us > Performance Pledge in 2010
Performance Pledge in 2010
| For trademarks (under Trade Marks Ordinance, Cap. 559) |
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- Time taken to examine 97% of first response for trademark applications
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- Time taken to examine 80% of second response for trademark applications
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- Time taken to deliver 90% hearing decisions on trademarks
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| For patents |
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- Time taken to process 85% of standard patent applications
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10 days
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- Time taken to process 85% of short-term patent applications
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10 days
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| For designs |
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- Time
taken to process 99% of design applications
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10 days
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We may not be able to achieve these standards if the application or its supporting document is not in order, or if it is necessary to seek clarification and/or additional evidence in support of the application.
Our actual performance is as follows:
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2008
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2009
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2010
(up to 31.7.2010)
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| For trademarks (under Trade Marks Ordinance, Cap. 559) |
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- Providing first response for trademark applications within 2 months
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99 |
99 |
99 |
- Providing second response for trademark applications within 3 months
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85 |
85 |
86 |
- Delivering hearing decisions on trademarks within 6 months
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99 |
99 |
100 |
| For patents |
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- Processing standard patent applications within 10 days
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85 |
88 |
88 |
- Processing short-term patent applications within 10 days
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86 |
88 |
89 |
| For designs |
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- Processing design applications within 10 days
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100 |
100 |
100 |
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