The following provides some useful information for Mainland enterprises.

Intellectual Property Protection in Hong Kong:

• Intellectual Property in Hong Kong (PDF format)
• Trademark Protection in Hong Kong (PDF format)
• Patent Protection in Hong Kong ( PDF format)
• Design Protection in Hong Kong (PDF format)
• Copyright in Hong Kong
• Differences among Business Registration, Company Registration and Trade Mark Registration (PDF format)
• Frequently Asked Questions related to intellectual property
• Report on “An exchange programme on trade fairs for IP professionals of the two regions” (Chinese version only)(PDF format)
• 2007-2008 Agreement on Guangdong/Hong Kong Co-operation in the Protection of Intellectual Property Rights (PDF format)

Intellectual Property Database for Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao ：

The “Intellectual Property Database for Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao” covers online information sources on intellectual property systems in Guangdong Province, Hong Kong and Macao. You can search for information including legislation, registration system and related government bodies in different intellectual property areas such as copyright, trademark, patent and registered design.

Online search ：

• You can search our trademark, patent and design records at our Online Search System.
• The Intellectual Property Department publishes the Hong Kong Intellectual Property Journal online every Friday (if the Friday is a public holiday, the Journal will be published one working day before). The Hong Kong Intellectual Property Journal contains information including the following:
• registered trademarks/accepted trademark applications
• granted patents/published patent applications
• registered designs

Seminars, talks and other activities:

• 8 May 2008
  Intellectual Capital Management Seminar
  Programme Rundown (Chinese version only) (PDF format)
  Application Form (Chinese version only) (PDF format)
  
  
• 16 April 2008
  Intellectual Capital Management Seminar
  Programme Rundown (Chinese version only) (PDF format)
  Application Form (Chinese version only) (PDF format)
  
  
• 27 March 2008
  2008 Guangdong - Hong Kong Intellectual Property (IP) and SMEs Development Seminar (Shantou) - "IP as a tool in Developing Business Opportunities"
  Tentative Programme Rundown (Chinese version only) (PDF format)
  Application Form (PDF Format)
  
  
• 29 November 2007
  Guangdong/Hong Kong Creative Industry and Intellectual Property Forum (Programme Rundown) (Map) (Chinese version only)(PDF Format)
  
  
• 24 October 2007
  Mainland, Hong Kong SAR and Macao SAR Intellectual Property Symposium 2007 (Programme Rundown)(Enrollment Form)(Map)
  
  
• 30 August 2007
  Symposium on "Sun Tze's Art of War and Intellectual Property Strategies of Enterprises" in Shenzhen
  (Programme Rundown)(Application Form)(Map) (Chinese version only)
  
  
• 22 May 2007
  Hong Kong Intellectual Property On-line Search Workshop
  (Application Form)(Simplified Chinese version only)
  
  
• 3 April 2007
  2007 Guangdong - Hong Kong Intellectual Property (IP) and SMEs Development Seminar (Zhuhai) - "IP as a tool in Developing Business Opportunities"
  (Tentative Programme Rundown and Application Form) (Simplified Chinese version only)
  
  
• 10 January 2007
  A Talk on “Hong Kong SAR Trade mark Registration and Protection” organised by t he Huizhou Administration For industry and Commerce (Chinese only, PDF format )
  
• 12-13 December 2006
  Mainland, Hong Kong SAR and Macao SAR Intellectual Property Symposium 2006 (PDF format )
  
• Others

Related websites:

• IP Laws
• Companies Registry
• Business Registration Office
• Invest Hong Kong
• Trade and Industry Department
• Hong Kong Trade Development Council
• Pan-PRD Patent Agency Search Database
  

Professional organisations providing intellectual property intermediary services:

• Asia Patent Attorneys Association Hong Kong Group
• The Hong Kong Institute of Trade Mark Practitioners
• The Law Society of Hong Kong