What is Intellectual Property?

Intellectual Property Overviews

• IP in Hong Kong
• IP Laws
• Related IP Organisations
• Frequently Asked Questions

Trademarks

• What is a trademark?
• Trademarks Laws
• Difference between Trademark Registration and Company Registration
• How to apply to register a trademark in the Hong Kong SAR? (PDF format)
• Trademarks Forms and Fees
  • Trademarks Forms and Fees (Cap.559)[For applications filed on or after 4.4.2003]
  • Trademarks Forms and Fees (Cap.43)[For applications filed before 4.4.2003]
    
• Application Process
• How to classify my goods/services?
• Trademarks Registry Work Manual
• IPD Circulars
• Trademark Protection in Hong Kong (PDF format)
• Frequently Asked Questions
• Hong Kong Intellectual Property Journal
• Trademarks Decisions
  • Trademarks Decisions (Cap.559)[For applications filed on or after 4.4.2003]
  • Trademarks Decisions (Cap.43)[For applications filed before 4.4.2003]
• Workshops and presentations
• Online Services

Patents

• What is a patent?
• Patents Laws
• Considerations before applying for a patent
• How to apply for grant of patents in the Hong Kong SAR?
• Patents Forms and Fees
• Application Process
• Patent Protection in Hong Kong (PDF format)
• Information from the European Patent Office on "Patent Protection in Hong Kong Special Administration Region" (English Version only)
• Consultation on Review of the Patent System in Hong Kong (4 October 2011 to 31 December 2011)
• A written reply at the Legislative Council meeting: patent registration system
• IPD Circulars
• Frequently Asked Questions
• Hong Kong Intellectual Property Journal
• Workshops and presentations
• Online Services
• Opening up of patent agency services in the Mainland
• Short-term patents
• Safeguards available to non-patent owners

Designs

• What is a registered design?
• Registered Designs Laws
• How to apply to register a design in the Hong Kong SAR? (PDF format)
• Designs Forms and Fees
• Application Process
• How to classify my articles
• Design Protection in Hong Kong (PDF format)
• IPD Circulars
• Frequently Asked Questions
• Hong Kong Intellectual Property Journal
• Workshops and presentations
• Online Services
• Nature of Examination
• Safeguards available to non-registered owners of registered designs

Copyright

• Copyright in Hong Kong
• Copyright Related Legislation
• Amendments to the Copyright Ordinance (2001-2004)
• Copyright (Amendment) Ordinances 2007 & 2009
• Copyright Protection in the Digital Environment
• Compliance with Copyright Ordinance - Guides for Business Organisations
• Copyright and Education
• Circumvention of Technological Measures
• Parallel Importation
• Copyright for Journalists
• Moral Rights of Performers
• Copying by Copyshops
• Copyright Exemption for Persons with Print Disability
• Creative Commons
• Copyright Licensing Bodies Registry
• Copyright Tribunal

Trade Secrets (Undisclosed Commercial Information)

• Trade Secrets (Undisclosed Commercial Information)

Protection of Layout-Design (Topography ) of Integrated Circuits

• Layout-Design (Topography ) of Integrated Circuits

Plant Varieties Protection

• Plant Varieties Protection (Plant Breeders' Rights)

Company Name Registration: Not an Indication of Intellectual Property Rights

• Background Information
• List of companies which have lost passing off lawsuits in Hong Kong (supplied by the Japanese Government)