Intellectual Property Department - Publications and Press Releases

Circular No.

Title

2 of 2004

Patents and Designs Registries:
(i) correction of error; and (ii) registration of transactions, instrument or event

1 of 2004

Intellectual Property (Miscellaneous Amendments) Ordinance 2001 (2 of 2001) (Commencement) Notice 2004,

Patents (General)(Amendment) Rules 2004,
Registered Designs (Amendment) Rules 2004, and
Trade Marks (Amendment) Rules 2004

Circular No.	Title
2 of 2003	Sending documents by fascimile transmission and filing of forms Trade Marks Ordinance (Chapter 559)
1 of 2003	Trade Marks Ordinance (Chapter 559)

Circular No.

Title

2 of 2002

Patents Ordinance as amended by Patents Ordinance (Amendment of Schedule 1) Order 2002;
Trade Marks Ordinance as amended by Trade Marks Ordinance (Amendment of Schedule) Order 2002;
Registered Designs Ordinance as amended by Registered Designs Ordinance (Amendment of Schedule) Regulation 2002;
Layout-design (Topography) of Integrated Circuits (Designation of Qualifying Countries, Territories or Areas) Regulation made under section 24 of the Layout-design (Topography) of Integrated Circuits Ordinance

Circular No.	Title
6 of 2001	Registering trade mark on honest concurrent use

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1 of 2000	Order of the Director General of the State of Intellectual Property Office of the People's Republic of China in respect of requirements for Claiming Priority in China based on Short-term Patent Applications and Registered Designs Applications first filed in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region

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4 of 1999	Accelerated Issue of Leave to Advertise

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1998	No circular is still in force.

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6 of 1997	Patents (General)(Amendment) Rules 1997 [made under Section 149 of the Patents Ordinance (52 of 1997)]
Supplement to Circular No. 3 of 1997	Payment By Cheques
3 of 1997	Payment By Cheques

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11 of 1996	Registration of Surnames in Parts A and B
9 of 1996	Applications Claiming Convention Priority based on filing in the European Community Trade Marks Office
4 of 1996	Advertisement of Trade Mark Applications in Government Gazette

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1995	No circular is still in force.

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Supplement No. 1 to Circular No. 9 of 1994	Classification and Specification of Goods and Services
9 of 1994	Classification and Specification of Goods & Services
1 of 1994	Accelerated Issue of Leave to Advertise

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No. 1 of 1993	Certified Translations

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11 of 1992	Clerical errors in applications for registration
9 of 1992	Filing of Evidence of Use in support of Trade Marks Applications (Reissue of No. 10 of 1991) * Replacing Annexes "A-D" to No. 10 of 1991
5 of 1992	Authorization of Agent *Superseding Nos. 1 & 2 of 1987 relating to Authorization of Agent.

Circular No.

Title

11 of 1991

Applications made co-pending under Section 21 of the Trade Marks Ordinance in respect of Trade Marks for goods

* Applying to Applications examined on/after 1 September 1991

10 of 1991

Filing of evidence of use in support of Trade Marks Application

* Annexes "A-D" replaced by Annexes to No. 9 of 1992

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1990	No circular is still in force.

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	No circular is still in force.