When should I make a request to record the designated patent application in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (the Hong Kong SAR)?
You should file a request to record at any time within six months after the following dates:
For an international application designating the European Patent Office: the date of publication by the European Patent Office in its Bulletin of the relevant bibliographical data showing that the international application has entered the national phase in the European Patent Office.
For an international application designating the United Kingdom Patent Office: the date of publication by the United Kingdom Patent Office in its Official Journal (Patents) of the relevant bibliographical data showing that the international application has entered the national phase in the United Kingdom Patent Office.
For an international application designating the National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA)(formerly “State Intellectual Property Office”), People's Republic of China:
if the international application was published by the International Bureau of the World Intellectual Property Organization in Chinese, the date of the issuance of the official notification by CNIPA;
if the international application was published by the International Bureau of the World Intellectual Property Organization in a language other than Chinese, the date of publication by CNIPA in its Patent Gazette of the relevant bibliographical data showing that the international application has entered the national phase in CNIPA.
