Licensing Academy

Lead Sponsor: Intellectual Property Department
Date: 28 April 2024 (Sunday) and 29 April 2024 (Monday)
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Notice on the Qualification Examination for Patent Attorneys 2024

Tender notice: Provision of Outsourced Services to the Intellectual Property Department – Office Operation Services (IPD T1/2024)

Tender Notice

The 2nd Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area High-value Trademark Cultivation Competition is now open for application

Official website (Chinese version only)

Online application (Chinese version only)

Application deadline: May 2024 (specific closing date will be announced later)

Invitation to Briefing Session on the Consultation Plan on the Regulatory Arrangements for Local Patent Agent Services

As announced in the 2023 Policy Address, the Government will take the lead in discussing with stakeholders to plan for the introduction of regulatory arrangements for local patent agent services.

The Intellectual Property Department will organize a briefing session for the patent practitioners who are not members of any intellectual property practitioners’ bodies in Hong Kong.  The briefing session will cover the range of regulatory issues concerned and the proposed consultation plan.

Details of the briefing session are as follows:-
Date: 21 March 2024 (Thursday)
Time: 4:00 p.m.
Venue: Function Room (Room 2501), 25/F Wu Chung House, 213 Queen's Road East, Wanchai, Hong Kong

To attend the briefing session, please complete and return the Enrolment Form (in English only) by email to patent_agency_consultation@ipd.gov.hk by 19 March 2024 (Tuesday).

Enrolment Form

For enquiries, please email to : patent_agency_consultation@ipd.gov.hk

Fee reduction of the Designs Registry takes effect today

Update of the Trade Marks Registry Work Manual

The chapter on “Taxation of costs” of the Trade Marks Registry Work Manual has been updated, as per the Log of changes made to chapters in 2024.

Beware of fraudulent calls, scam emails or messages

Some members of the public indicated to have received several calls purportedly made by the Intellectual Property Department (IPD) recently where no application for registration has been filed with the department. After verification, such calls were not made by our staff.

The IPD urges the public to stay vigilant against fraudulent calls, scam emails or messages purportedly made or issued by the department.

For verification of any calls claiming to be from the IPD, please call our hotline at 2961 6901 or email us at enquiry@ipd.gov.hk. You may also seek assistance from the Anti-Scam Helpline at 18222.