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19 January 2021

To reduce the risk of the spread of Covid-19 in the community, the Department has been implementing special work arrangements from 2 December 2020 to 20 January 2021 (see our notices of 1, 12 and 21 December 2020 and 5 January 2021). These arrangements will be extended for implementation from 21 to 27 January 2021 as follows–

Registries’ services

2. The Public Service Counter on 24/F Wu Chung House will be closed. Drop-box service will be available outside the Public Service Counter for the filing of physical documents as follows:

Services	Available days and hours
Drop-box service #^	0900 – 1745 hours (21 & 22 January, Thurs & Fri; and 25 – 27 January, Mon – Wed)

3. Except the Public Service Counter, other public services of the Patents, Designs and Trade Marks Registries will be provided as usual:

Services	Available days and hours
Online search	24 hours/day
E-filing*	24 hours/day
Publication of patent, design and trade mark cases in Hong Kong Intellectual Property Journal	22 January (Fri)
Enquiry Hotline at 2961 6901 / 2961 6820	0900 – 1745 hours (21 & 22 January, Thurs & Fri; and 25 – 27 January, Mon – Wed)

4. The Department encourages members of the public to access the services of the Registries through our E-filing System. Documents can also be sent to the Registries by post.

5. For the deadlines for filing any document with the Registrars of Trade Marks, Patents and Designs, please refer to the NOTICE OF INTERRUPTION IN THE OPERATIONS OF THE PATENTS REGISTRY, DESIGNS REGISTRY AND TRADE MARKS REGISTRY published in the Hong Kong Intellectual Property Journal on 19 January 2021.

Hearings

6. Parties to the proceedings before the Registrars are encouraged to resolve their disputes by alternative modes including disposal on paper or remote hearings. Our staff will contact the relevant parties to make appropriate arrangements.

Further update

7.    The Department is minded to re-open the Public Service Counter and lift the interruption of operations arrangements as soon as circumstances permit. We will keep the situation under close review and post any updated information on this website in due course.

IPD
19 January 2021

# Payment of fee bearing forms should only be made by cheque or bank draft. Cash will not be accepted.

^   (1) Anyone entering Wu Chung House is required to undergo body temperature check at the lobby of the building.

    (2) Members of the public with fever and/or symptoms such as malaise and cough should refrain from entering the building. They should access our services through our E-Filing System instead.

* Patent, design and trademark applications can be filed electronically via our E-Filing System. To use our e-filing service, please visit https://efiling.ipd.gov.hk.

Notices issued by the Intellectual Property Department about the limited public services provided under the special work arrangements.

8 January 2021
“Licensing Academy” Online Workshop
Date: 11-15 January 2021
Organisers: Hong Kong Trade Development Council and Licensing International
Details and Registration

7 January 2021
[TecHorizon | InfoTalk] Protecting Innovation Through Patents
Organiser: Hong Kong Science & Technology Parks Corporation and TecONE
Co-organiser: Intellectual Property Department and Hong Kong Productivity Council
Date: 19 January 2021
Registration

31 December 2020
Hong Kong International Licensing Show 2021 (Online)
Date: 11-15 January 2021
Organiser: Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC)
Details

29 December 2020
2020/21 Hong Kong Inter-School Respect Copyright Creative Competition
Organiser: Hong Kong Reprographic Rights Licensing Society
Co-organiser: Intellectual Property Department
Date: 24 December 2020 – 28 February 2021
Details (Traditional Chinese version only)

11 December 2020
With effect from 1 January 2021, the 2021 version of the Eleventh edition of the Nice Classification, which is designated as NCL(11-2021), shall be adopted for the purpose of classifying goods and services under the Trade Marks Ordinance (Cap. 559). For information on the Nice Classification published by the World Intellectual Property Organization, please visit the following website:
http://www.wipo.int/classifications/nice/en/

03 December 2020
Notice on the release of results of the Qualification Examination for Patent Attorneys 2020 (Simplified Chinese version only)

25 November 2020
Business of Design Week
Date: 30 November – 5 December 2020
Details and registration

24 November 2020
IP Training Programme Series
IP104: AUTM Start-Up Business Development Course
Date: 8, 10, 15 and 17 December 2020
Details and registration

24 November 2020
Webinar on Reinforced Awareness of Local Rules & Regulations for HK Re-industrialization – Intellectual Property Protection (Chinese version only)
Organiser: Hong Kong Productivity Council
Co-organiser: Intellectual Property Department
Date: 18 December 2020
Registration

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