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Patents (Amendment) Ordinance 2016, Hong Kong, China
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Year of Version
2019
Dates
Entry into force:
December 19, 2019
Issued:
June 8, 2016
Type of Text
Main IP Laws
Subject Matter
Patents (Inventions)
Subject Matter (secondary)
Enforcement of IP and Related Laws,
IP Regulatory Body
Notes
The notification by Hong Kong to the WTO under article 63.2 of TRIPS states:
'The Patents (Amendment) Ordinance 2016 amends the Patents Ordinance (Cap. 514) by providing for the fundamental legal framework for setting up a new 'original grant' patent system, refining the pre-existing short-term patent system, and introducing an interim measure to prohibit use of certain misleading or confusing titles and descriptions relating to provision of patent agency services.'
This Ordinance entered into force on December 19, 2019, in accordance with its section 1.
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Patents (Amendment) Ordinance 2016
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WTO Notifications Coversheet
WTO Notifications Coversheet
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Patents (Amendment) Ordinance 2016
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French
Ordonnance de 2016 portant modification de l'ordonnance sur les brevets
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Spanish
Ordenanza de 2016 que modifica la Ordenanza sobre Patentes
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Legislation
Amends (1 text(s))
Amends (1 text(s))
WTO Document Reference
IP/N/1/HKG/33
IP/N/1/HKG/P/10
WIPO Lex No.
HK217