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14. Rigl1ts сопfепеd Ьу registered trade шark

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Disclaiшcrs, liшitatioпs апd conditioпs

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16. Rcfcrcпccs to inГriпgcшcпt

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17.

Refercпccs to iпJ'.ringiпg goods, шatcrial or articles

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18. lпГriпgсшспt оГ rcgistcrcd tradc шark

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19.

20.

Exccptioпs to iпГriпgсшспt

Exhaustioн of rigl1ts coнfcrrcd Ьу rcgistercd tтadc шark

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21. Usc iп advcrtisiпg, etc. 3-12

22. Actioп for iпfriнgcшeпt 3-12

23. Ordcr for dclivcry up 3-14

24. Liшitatioн он order for delivcry up 3-14

25. Order for disposal 3-16

26. Procccdiпgs for rclicГ froш grouнdlcss thrcats 3-20 of iпГriпgешснt procccdiпgs

PART IV REGISTERED TRADE MARКS AS OBJECTS OF PROPERTY

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28.

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Co-o\vпcrship of rcgistcred tradc шark

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PARTVI APPLICAТION AND REGISTRAТION PROCEDURES

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Alteration of registered trade шark 7-10

56. Surrender of registered trade шark 7-10

57. Rectificatioп or correction 7-10

58. Ашепdшепt of entтies to accord vvitl1 ne"\v 7-12

classification, etc.

)-9.

Effect of acquiescence 7-16

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PARTX ADMINISTRAПVE AND OTHER SUPPLEMENTARY PROV1S10NS

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77. Procedнrc iп casc of optioп to apply to coнrt 10-12 or Rcgistrar

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89.

90.

91.

92.

Costs of proceediнgs before Registrar
Rccognitioп of agcнts
Ношs of bнsiнess анd bнsiнess days
Goveшшeпt's right to sell forfeited articles
PART XI SUBSIDIARY LEGISLAТION
Rules
Rcgulations
PART XII OFFENCES

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10-22
10-24
10-24
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93. Falsificatioн of the register

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95.

96.

Falsely represeпtiнg trade шark as registered
Misusc of titlc "Tradc Marks Rcgistry" OtTcnccs coшшittcd Ьу апd procccdings
rclatiнg to corporatioнs
PART ХПI TRANSIТIONAL PROVISIONS, CONSEQUENТIAL AND RELATED
AMENDMENTS AND REPEALS
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An Ordiнance to make nevv proyision in respect of tl1e registration of trade marks and to provide for conпected matters.

[4 April 20СЩ L.N. 31 о/2003

PART 1

PRELIMINARY

1. Short title

(1) This Ordiпaпce may Ье cited as tl1e Trade Marks Ordiпaпce.

(2) (Omitted as spent)

2. lntet·pretation

(l) lп t11is Ordinaпcc, uпlcss tl1c contcxt otl1cnvisc rcquircs­ "certification шark" ( Rf]fffif ) l1as the meaning assigned Ьу
scction 62(1) (certification marks);
"certified" (f BE), iп relatioп to а сору or extract, mcans ccrtified Ьу the Rcgistтar апd sealcd vvitl1 thc seal of tl1c Rcgistrar; "collectiYe шark" C*=Иflifffif ) lшs tl1e meaning assigned Ьу sectioн

61(1) (collcctivc marks);

"corporation" (5:-t;[Цig) шеанs ану сашраnу or other body corporate, incorporatcd or Гormcd cithcr in Нопg Kong or clscvvhcrc;
"court" (5 %) means tl1e Court of First Instaнce;
"defensiye trade шark" ([\JJ fffif ) шеанs а trade шark registered as а dcfcnsivc tradc mark uпdcr scctioп 60 (dcfcnsivc tradc marks);

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"infringeшent proceedings" (JS;t { J'Шbl f!.f'Jt:), in relatioн to а registered trade шark inclпdes proceedings under section 23 (order for delivery нр) and sectioп 25 (order for disposan( �
"liшitation" (1\ffHfiJJ) шсапs апу liшitation of thc cxclнsivc right to the нsе оГ а trade шark giveп Ьу the registтatioп of а person as ovvнer of the trade шark:
"official joпrnal" CBJJ/}ifiO шеапs the pпЫication for tl1e tiшe beiпg specified нnder section 73(1) (povver to specify oШcial joнrnal. ctc.) as thc official joнrnal of' rccord;
"ovvner" Ш :f,U\.), in relation to а registered trade шark, шеапs tl1e persoп wlюse паше is f'or the tiшe beiнg entered in the register as tl1e o,v·ner of' tl1e trade шark or, if there are 2 or шоrе sнch persons, each оГ tlюse persoпs;
"Paris Conveпtion" ( E'*z 'j} ) шeans the Convention for tl1e
Protectioп of Indпstrial Property signed at Paris оп 20 Marcl1
1883, as revised or ашепdеd froш tiшe to tiшe; "Paris Conyention couнtry" (E*i -':]1!@) шeans-
(a) any country for the tiшe being specified iп Schedнle
l as being а coнntry wllich lшs acceded to tl1e Paris
Convention;

(Ь) any territory or area subject to the autlюrity or uпder tl1e sнzcraiпty of апу country rcfcпcd to in paragrapl1 (а), or any territory or area adшinistered Ьу any sпch coпntry, on behalf of wllich sнch country lшs acceded to tl1e Paris Coпyention;

"prescribed" (§JBfj) шеапs prescribed or provided for Ьу tl1e rнles; "registered trade шark" ((i!ffltfffj) шеанs а trade шark registered
under section 47 (registratioп);
"Registrar" (/51itt;Z) шеанs the Registrar of Trade Marks;

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"Registrar of Trade Marks" (fffi:f ii!ffltJ11!:[il)l-§k) шeans the persoн lюlding that office Ьу virtue of the Director of Iнtellectual

Property (EstaЬlishшent) Ordinance (Сар. 412);

"mlcs" ( (j; JШ} ) шcans rпlcs шаdс Ьу the Registrar under scctioп 91 (rules);

"trade" Cf-r*) includes а profcssion:

"World Tradc Organizatioп Agrecшeпt" ( ii!:ffitfiilifii} ) шсапs tl1e agreeшent of tlшt nаше done at Marrakesl1 in 1994, as rcviscd or aшcndcd Гrош tiшc to tiшc:

"WTO шешЬеr" (U!:'Щn\G}Щ) шeans any country, territory or area Jor the tiшe bcing specified in Schedнle l as bcing а country, territory or arca vvllich lшs acceded to the World Trade Organizatioп Agтceшcnt.

(2) For the pнrposes of this Ordinaнce, а sign or trade шark is takeн to Ье applied to goods, шaterial or ану otl1er tl1iнg if it is vvoyen in, iшpressed оп, vvorkcd into, affixed or aпnexcd to. or iн any шаш1еr шarked он or incorporatcd vvith. the goods, шaterial or tl1ing.

(3) The expressions listed in the left-haнd соluшн belovv are defined in, or fall to Ье construed in accordaнce with, the proyisions оГ this Ordinancc listcd in thc right-hand соlшпn iн relation to tlюse expressions.

Expression Relevant Provisioн

Conventioн application (i -'J Ef!§)!f) section 41(9)

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datc of application for rcgistтation

tiT.I IIJ nF! Ц rn)

date of registration (Вi:fflt В ff).J)
earlier right Ci:IIrJ"I;fU)
earlier trade шark ({I/[;ffl} )
exclusiye licence (Щffl!fЦi:f"f)
exclusive liceпsee (Щffj!f.}li"ff1+0'-)

filiнg date (t:ir:x а.МЮ

iнfriнgeшeнt (f :JIO
infriнgiнg articlcs (f :fl!it:'!J7,1Jбг'r) iнfriнgiнg goods (f j 'r:± бг'r) infriнgiнg шatcrial (f;Y:jl!Jtf:t ,!Ji[Щ·) liceпce (!f §"f)
liceнsee (!f §"ft :::tfЛ.)
owпer of ап earlicr right

({::.E9CJff!JП\JijfE+:J.A)

scctioп 39(3)
sectioп 48 sectioп 12(5) sectioп 5 sectioп 32 sectioп 32 scctioп 39(1) sectioп 16 scctioп 17(4) sectioп 17(2) scctioп 17(3) sectioп 32 sectioп 32 sectioп 12(5)
owпcr of а wcll-kпovvп tradc шark sectioп 4(3)

c ttъfffit nkJmяЛ.)

tl1c rcgistcr (EEtfflt C: Ж ft1t)
rcgistтaЬie traпsactioп (EiJJi±fill·:>i:: )
rcgistratioп Cii=t 00)
scrics of tтadc шarks (·35' 3iiJRkJP Й )
trade шark (ffl};f )
пsс (of sigн) (OCffl(;f ii L;))
usc (of trade шark or sigп)

({ ffl ([J.}jf}WД](;f}Wi:ft))

sectioп 8(1) sectioп 29(2) scctioп 8(2) sectioп 51 (3) sectioп 3 sectioп 18(5) sectioп б

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usc (likcly to causc coпfusioп)

с1 mсtвьт r11пr:З::> > ))

"·ell-klюvvп trade шark C i:!;c1jfflй )
WTO applicatioп (U!:'Щ Ef!§)!f)
scction 7
section 4(1)
section 41(9)

3. Meaning ot·"trade mark"

(1) lп this Ordinancc, а "tradc mark" CP"Jjt) mcaпs any sign vvhich is сараЬlе of distiпguishing the goods or services of one нпdertaking froш those of other ш1dertakings and which is сараЬiе of being represented graphically.
(2) Withoпt affectiнg tl1e geнerality of sпbsectioн (1), а trade mark may coнsist of vv·ords (iнcludiнg persoнal нames), iнdicatioнs, designs, letters, clшracters, нuшerals, figшative eleшeнts, coloшs, souнds, smells, the shape of goods or their packagiнg анd any coшЬiнation of such Sigнs.
(3) А sign may coнstitutc а tтadc шark сvсн though it is used iп relatioп to а service aнcillary to tl1e trade or bнsiнess of ан uнdertakiнg анd vvhether or ноt the service is provided f'or шопеу or шонеу 's \vorth.
(4) Uнless the coнtext othenvise requires, refereнces iн tl1is Ordiнaнce to а trade mark shall Ье coнstmed as iнcludiпg refereнces to а certificatioп шark, collective шark анd defeнsiye trade шark.

4. Meaning of "'vell-known tt·ade mark"

(1) ReJ'ereпces in this Ordiпance to а trade шark ;vhich is entitled to protectioн пнdеr tl1e Paris Сонvенtiон as а vvell-kнowн trade шark slшll Ье construed as refereпces to а trade шark

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"blch is "·ell kнovvn in Hong Kong and vvllich is tl1e trade шark of а person vvlю-
(a) is а нatioнal of, or is doшiciled or ordiнarilv resideнt in, а Paris Coнventioн countrv or WTO шешЬеr;

(Ь) has а rigl1t of abode iп Hong Копg; or

(с) has а rcal and cfГcctivc indнstтial or comшcrcial establislнnent in а Paris Conventioн couнtry, а WTO шешЬеr or Hong Kong,
vvhetl1er or not tlшt person carries он busiнess iн Hong Конg or ovvns апу goodvvill iп а business in Нопg Kong.
(2) In determiнing for tl1e pнrposes of subsection (1) vvl1ether а trade шark is vvell kпovvн iн Hong Конg, tl1e Registrar or the coнrt slшll have regard to Schedнle 2.
(3) References in this Ordinaнce to the ovvner of а vvell-kнowн trade шark shall Ье coнstrued iн accordaнce vvitl1 subsectioн (1).

5. Meaning of "eю·Iier trade mark"

(l) ln this Ordinance, "earlier trade mark" Ci±-ftJ>d-й ), in relatioп to aпother tтade mark шеапs-
(а) а registered trade шark vvhicl1 has а date of the application for registration earlier thaн tlшt of tl1e other trade шark, taking into account tl1e priorities claiшed in respect of each trade шark, if any: or
(Ь) а tтade шark vvhich, at tl1e date of the application for registration оГ the otl1er trade mark or, vvhere appropriate. at the date of tl1e priority claiшed iн respect of tlшt application for registratioп, vvas entitled to protection under the Paris Conveнtion as а vvell-knovvn tтade mark.

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(2) Rcfcrcnccs in this Ordiпancc to ап carlicr tтadc mark slшll Ьс coпstrнcd as iпcludiпg а tтadc шark in rcspcct of "blch an application for registration has been шаdе нndcr this Ordiпance and wl1ich, if' registcred, -vvould constitнte an earlier trade шark нnder or Ьу virtнe of sнbscction (l)(a), sнbjcct to its bciпg so rcgistcrcd.
(3) А trade шark whicl1 is an earlier trade шark нnder or Ьу virtнe of subsection (l)(a) shall coнtinue to Ье takeн into ассонпt iп dctermiпing the registrability of а later trade mark for а period of 1 year after the date on vvhicl1 its rcgistration cxpircs нпlcss thc Rcgistrar is satisficd tl1e trade шark lшs not been пsed iп good faitl1 iп Нонg Копg dшiпg the 2 years iшmediately precediпg that datc.

6. Ret'erences to use ot· t1·ade mark ш·sign

Rcfcrcпccs iп this Ordinancc to usc (or to any particular dcscription of use) of а trade mark or sigн shall Ье coпstrпed as iнclпdiнg any usc (or any sнch dcscriptioп of нsс). wl1cthcr Ьу meaпs of а graphic rcpreseпtatioп or otl1envise.

7. Ret'erences to use likel:y to cause cont·usion

(l) For grcatcr ccrtainty. iп dctcrmiпing for thc pшposcs of this Ordiпancc vvhcthcr tl1e пsс оГ а tтadc шark is likcly to сапsе сопfпsiон он the part of tl1e puЬlic. the Registrar or the сошt шау take into accouпt all factors relevaпt iп the circumstaнces, iпclпdiнg vvl1etl1er the пsе is likely to Ье associatcd with ан carlicr tтadc шark.

(2) For greater certaiпty, iп deterшiпiпg for the pпrposes of this Ordiпaнce vvhetl1er the use of а sigп is likely to сапsе сопfнsiоп оп the part of the puЬlic. tl1e Rcgistтar or the court may take iпto accouпt all factors relevaнt iп the

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circuшstances, inclнding \Vl1etl1er the нsе 1s likely to Ье associated \vitl1 а registered trade шark.

8. Мeaning of "the register" and "registration"

(1) In tl1is Ordiнance, "the register" (fU.::fflt c ftiO шeans tl1e register of trade шarks kept under sectioн 67 (register to Ьс kcpt).
(2) Unless tl1e context otl1envise reqнires, refereнces iн this Ordiнaнce to registratioн (in particнlar, iн the expressioн "registered trade шark") shall Ье constrнed as refereнces to registratioн in the register.

9. Ordiшшcc Ьinds Govпnmcnt

This Ordiпance binds tl1e Goveшшent.

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PARTII REGISTERED TRADE MARКS lntroductш·y

1О. Registet·ed trade mю·k а property right

(1) А registered trade шark is а property rigl1t obtaiнed Ьу the registratioн of the trade шark uнder this Ordiнaнce.

(2) Thc O\vнcr оГ а rcgistcrcd tтadc шark lшs thc rights анd is eпtitled to tl1e reшedies provided Ьу tl1is Ordinance.

(3) No proceediнgs lie to preveнt, or to recover daшages Гоr, the iнf'ringeшent of' ап unregistered trade шark but пothing in t11is Ordiпance a1Tects the la\v relatiпg to passing off.

Gt·ounds for rcfusal of rcgistration

11. Absolute grounds t'or t·efusal ot· t·egistration

(1) Subject to subsection (2), the following slшll not Ье

registered-
(a) sigнs \Vl1ich do ноt satisfy the reqпireшeнts of sectioн

3(1) (шеанiнg of "trade шark");

(Ь) trade шarks wl1ich are devoid of апу distinctive charactcr;

(с) trade шarks wl1ich consist exclusively of signs wl1ich шау serve, iн trade or bнsiнess, to designate the kiнd, quality, qпaнtity, iнteнded purpose, valпe, geograpllical origin, tiшe of production of goods or renderiпg of serv1ces. or other characteristics of goods or serv1ces; апd

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(d) tтadc marks vvl1ich consist cxclнsivcly of signs vvl1ich havc Ьссошс custoшary in tl1c снпспt laпguagc or iп tl1c lюнest and cstaЫished practiccs of thc tradc.
(2) А tradc mark shall not Ьс rcfнscd rcgistтation Ьу virtuc of sнbscction (l)(b), (с) or (d) if, bcJ'orc thc datc of application for registration, it has in fact acquircd а distinctive clшracter as а rcsнlt of tl1c нsе шаdс of it.
(3) А sign shall not Ье registercd as а tradc шark in relation to goods if it consists cxclusivcly of-
(a) tl1e slшpe that rcsults froш tl1c пature of tl1e goods tl1cшselvcs;

(Ь) thc slшpe of goods that is пccessary to obtaiп а teclшical rcsult; or

(с) tl1e shapc tlшt gives substantial valпe to the goods. (4) А tradc m ark sha11 not Ье rcgistcrcd if i t is-
(a) сопtтаrу to acccptcd principlcs of шorality; or

(Ь) likcly to dccciyc the рнЬliс.

(5) А trade шark slшll not Ьс registcred if, or to the extcnt that­ (a) its пsе is prohibited in Hong Kong uпder or Ьу virtue of
anv.
la-vv·' or
(Ь) tl1e application for registratioн of tl1e trade шark is шаdе iн bad faitl1.
(6) А tradc шark slшll not Ьс rcgistcrcd i[ or to tl1c cxtcnt that, it consists оГ or contains-
(a) tl1c пational flag or its dcsigп;

(Ь) thc natioпal сшЬlсш or its dcsigп; (с) thc rcgioпal tlag or its dcsign; or (d) tl1e rcgional сшЬlеш or its dcsign.

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(7) А tradc mark slшll поt Ьс rcgistcrcd iп tl1c cascs spccificd iп scctioп 64 (пatioпal сшЬiсшs, ctc.) апd scctioп 65 (сшЬiсшs, ctc., of ccrtaiн intcrnatioнal organizatioнs).
(8) Wl1crc thc grounds for thc rcfusal of rcgistration cxist in rcspcct of only somc of thc goods or scrviccs J'or wl1ich tl1c application for registratioп is made, the refusal shall apply to those goods or serviccs опlу.

(9) For the pшposes of subsection (6)-

"пational flag" (i!WJLIO апd "пational cmbleш" (i!W1 ) have the sаше шeaning as in the Natioпal Flag анd Natioнal ЕшЫеm Ordinaпce (116 of 1997)*;
"regional flag" ( .ЮО and "regional embleш" ( f) have the sаше шeaning as in tl1e Rcgional Flag and Rcgional ЕшЬlсm Ordinancc (ll 7 of 1997)*.

Editorial Note:

* 116 of 1997 and 117 of 1997 are puЬiished at pages 16/1 and 20/1 respectively in Volume 1 of the Loose-leaf Edition of the Laws of Hong Kong but have not been given chapter numbers in that Edition. The texts of 116 of 1997 and 117 of 1997 сап also Ье found in this database in lnstrument А401 and А602 respectively.

12. Relative gt·ounds for refusal of registt·ation

(1) А tradc шark shall not Ье registercd if-

(a) tl1e trade шark is ideнtical to an earlier trade шark; and
(Ь) tl1e goods or services for vv·hicl1 the application for registratioп is шаdе are identical to tlюse for which the carlicr tradc шark is protcctcd.
(2) А trade mark slшll not Ье registered if-
(a) the tradc шark is idcntical to ап carlier trade шark;

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(Ь) thc goods or scrviccs for vvl1ich thc applicatioп for rcgistratioп is шаdс arc siшilar to thosc for vvl1ich tl1c earlier trade mark is protected; анd

(с) the нsе of the tтade шark iп relatioп to those goods or services is likely to cause confнsion on the part of tl1e рнЫiс.
(3) А tradc шark shall not Ье registercd if-
(a) tl1e trade шark is siшilar to ан earlier trade шark;
(Ь) tl1e goods or services for whicl1 the application for registratioн is шаdе are identical or similar to tlюse for which tl1e earlier trade шark is protected; and
(с) tl1e use of tl1e trade шark iн relatioн to tlюse goods or services is likely to cause coнfusioн он the part of the puЬlic.
(4) Subject to subsectioн (6), а trade шark wl1ich is­
(a) identical or siшilar to ан earlier trade шark; and

(Ь) proposed to Ье rcgistercd for goods or services vvhich are ноt ideнtical or similar to those for wl1ich tl1e earlier trade mark is protected,

shallнot Ье registered if, or to the exteнt that, the earlier trade шark is eнtitled to protection нnder tl1e Paris Conveпtioн as а vvell-kнowн trade шark анd tl1e use of the later trade mark vvithout dпе сапsе vvoпld take пнfair advaнtage of, or Ье detтiшcntal to, tl1c distiпctive clшracter or repнte of the earlier trade шark.
(5) Subject to sнbsectioп (6), а tтade шark shall поt Ье registered if, or to tl1e exteнt tlшt, its пsе iн Нонg Конg is liable to Ье prcvcнtcd-
(a) Ьу virtпe of ану rule of law protectiнg ан пнregistered trade шark or other sigu нsed in the сошsе of trade or

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bнsiнess (iн particнlar, Ьу virtнe of the la\v of passing off); or
(Ь) Ьу virtнe of ан earlier right otl1er tlшn tlюse referred to iн paragrapl1 (а) or in sнbsectioнs (1) to (4) (iн particнlar, Ьу virtнe of the la\v of copyrigl1t or rcgistercd desigнs),
and а pcrson thнs entitlcd to prcycnt the нsс of а tтade mark is referred to in tl1is Ordinaнce as the owнer of an "earlier right" in rclation to thc tтadc mark.
(6) А trade шark may Ье refнsed registration он any опе or more of the groш1ds шенtiонеd in sнbsections (4) and (5) only if an objectioп on those groнпds is raised iп proceediпgs in opposition to the registration пнdеr section 44 (oppositioн procccdiпgs) Ьу thc O\Yncr of thc carlicr tтadc mark or othcr earlier right.
(7) Whcre tl1e grouпds for thc reJ'usal of registratioп exist in respect of only some of the goods or seryices for \Yhich the applicatioп for registratioн is шаdе, the refнsal shall apply to thosc goods or scniccs only.
(8) Nothing in tl1is section preyeпts tl1e registratioн of а trade mark \vhere tl1e o"·ner of tl1e earlier trade шark or other earlier right consents to the registтation.

13. Honest concuпent use, etc.

(l) Notlling in scction 12 (rclatiYc gтонпds for rcfнsal of rcgistтatioп) prevcnts tl1e registratioп of а trade шark \Vl1cre the Registrar or tl1e сошt is satisfied-
(a) that tl1ere lшs Ьееп an lюпest coпcнrrent нsе of the tтade mark апd the earlier trade шark or other earlier right: or
(Ь) tl1at Ьу reason of other special circпшstances it is proper for tl1e trade шark to Ье registered.

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(2) Thc rcgistration of' а tradc mark undcr or Ьу virtuc of' subscctioп (1) slшll Ьс subjcct to sucl1 liшitatioпs and conditioнs as tl1c Rcgistrar or thc court thinks fit to iшposc.
(3) Notl1iпg in this scction prcvcnts thc Rcgistтar froш rcfusing to rcgistcr а tradc шark оп апу of thc grounds шcntioпcd in section 11 (absolute grounds f'or rcfusal of rcgistratioп).

Et'fects of registered tt·ade mark

14. Rights conferred Ьу registered tt·ade mark

(1) Thc ovvпcr of' а rcgistcrcd tradc шark has cxclusivc rights in thc tradc шark vvhich arc infringcd Ьу usc of tl1c tradc шark iп Нопg Kong vvitlюut l1is conscпt.

(2) Tl1c acts coпstitutiпg iпfriпgcшcпt of а rcgistcrcd tradc шark, if done vvithout the consent of the ovvнer, are specified iн scctioп 18 (infriпgeшcnt of' registercd tтade шark) but are subject to the exceptions specified iп scctioп 19 (cxccptions to infriпgemeпt), sectioп 20 (exlшustion of rights conferred Ьу rcgistered tтadc шark) and scctioп 21 (use in advcrtising, etc.).
(3) The rigl1ts of the owner of а registcred tтade шark havc effcct from the date of registratioн of tl1e trade шark.

15. Disclaimers, limitations and conditions

(1) Ап applicant for registтation of а tтade шark, or thc ovvner of а rcgistcrcd tradc mark, may-

(a) disclaim ану rigl1t to tl1e exclusive use of any specified elemeнt of the trade шark; or
(Ь) agree tl1at tl1e rights conferred Ьу tl1e registration shall Ье subject to а specified territorial or otl1er liшitation or condition.

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(2) Wl1crc tl1c rcgistтation of' а tтadc шark is sнbjcct to а disclaiшcr, liшitation or conditioп, tl1c rigl1ts in thc rcgistcrcd tradc шark coпf'crrcd Ьу this Ordinaнcc arc rcstrictcd accordingly.
(3) Provisioн шау Ьс шаdе Ьу thc rulcs as to thc pпЬlicatioн iп tl1e official joпrnal and entry in tl1e rcgistcr of particпlars of а disclaiшcr, liшitatioп or coпdition.

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INFRINGEMENT OF REGISTERED TRADE MARKS

P•·eliminary

16. References to infringement

References in tl1is Ordinance to the infriпgemeпt of а registered trade шark shall Ье coпstrued as reГereпces to апу iпГringeшeпt of tl1e rights of the ovvner.

17. Refet·ences to infringing goods, material or articles

(1) ReJ'ereпces iп t11is Ordiпance to iпJ'.riпging goods, iпJ'.riпging шaterial or iпГriпgiпg articles slшll Ье coпstrнed iп accordaпce vvith tl1is sectioп.

(2) Goods arc infriпgiпg goods, in rclatioп to а rcgistcrcd tradc шark, iГ the goods or thcir packaging bear а sigп identical or similar to the registered trade шark апd-
(а) the application of the sign to tl1e goods or their packaging constituted ан iнfriнgeшeнt of the registered tradc шark at thc tiшc thc sigп vvas applicd:
(Ь) tl1e goods are proposed to Ье iшported iпto Нонg Kong апd the applicatioп of the sign iп Нопg Копg to tl1e goods or their packagiпg \vould coпstitutc an iнfringeшeнt of tl1e registered trade шark: or
(с) thc sigп lшs othcnvisc Ьссп uscd iп rclatioп to thc goods in sucl1 а way as to inl'ringe the registercd tтade шark.
(3) Material is iпfringing шaterial, iп relatioп to а registered trade шark, if tl1e шaterial bears а sign identical or siшilar to the registered trade шark and eitllcr-
(a) thc matcrial is uscd-

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(i) for labclling goods; (ii) for packagiпg goods; (iii) as а bнsiнess paper: or
(iY) for advertising goods or services,
iн sнch а vvay as to iнfringe the registered trade шark;
or
(Ь) tl1e шaterial is iнtended to Ье so нsed and sпch пsе vvoнld constitнtc an infringcmcпt оГ thc rcgistcrcd tradc mark.
(4) Articlcs are infringing articlcs, iп relation to а registercd trade mark. if-
(a) tl1e articles are specifically designed or adapted for making copies of а sigп ideпtical or similar to the rcgistered tradc шark; and
(Ь) tl1e articles are iп the possessioп, cпstody or coпtrol of а person vvho knovvs or has reason to believe that tl1ey havc becn or are to Ьс uscd to produce infringiпg goods or material.
(5) Nothing in subsection (2) slшll Ье coнstrued as affecting the importation of goods vvhicl1 may Ье lavvfпlly imported into Нопg Копg Ьу virtпe of any lavv of Нопg Kong.

Inf'ringing acts

18. lnfringcmcnt of rcgistct·cd tradc mю·k

(1) А person infringes а registered trade mark if he uses in the сошsе of trade or bпsiness а sign vvhich is identical to the tтadc mark in rclation to goods or scrviccs wllich arc identical to those for vvl1icl1 it is registered.

(2) А pcrson infriпgcs а rcgistcrcd tradc mark if-

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(3) А perso11 i11f'riпges а rcgistcred tтadc шark if-
(a) l1e нses i11 tl1e соптsе of trade or busi11ess а sigн vvhich is siшilar to tl1e trade шark i11 relatio11 to goods or services vvhich are ide11tical or siшilar to tlюse for vvhich it is registered: a11d

(Ь) the use of thc sigл iп rclatioп to tlюsc goods or scrvices is likcly to causc co11fusio11 011 thc part of' thc puЬiic.

(4) А persoн iпfriпges а registered trade шark if-
(a) he uses iп thc coнrse of tтade or busiпcss а sigп vvhich is ideпtical or siшilar to thc tтadc шark in rclation to goods or services -vvl1ich are поt ideнtical or siшilar to those for vvhich tl1c tтadc шark is rcgistcrcd;
(Ь) tl1e trade шark is eпtitled to protectioп uпder tl1e Paris
Сопvепtiоп as а vvell-kпovv·п trade шark; анd
(с) the usc of' tl1c sign, bciпg \vithout due causc, takes unfair advantage о( or is dctriшental to, the distinctive clшracter or repпte of the trade шark.
(5) For thc purposcs of this scctioп а person uses а sigл if, in particular, he-
(a) applics it to goods or their packagiпg:

(Ь) o1Ters or exposcs goods for sale undcr thc sign; (с) puts goods оп tl1e шarket ш1der tl1e sigп;

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(d) stocks goods нndcr thc sigп for thc purposc of' ofГcring or cxposing tl1cш Гоr salc or of pнttiпg thcш оп tl1c шarket;
(с) oПers or sнpplics scrviccs нпdсr thc sign: (1) iшports or cxports goods нпdсr thc sign: or
(g) пses tl1c sigп оп bпsiпess papcrs or iп advcrtisiпg.
(6) Notwitl1staпdiпg sпbsectioп (5). а persoп vvho applies or caпses to Ье applied а registered tradc mark, or а sigп similar to а rcgistcrcd tтadc шark, to шatcrial vvl1ich is iпtcndcd to Ьс нsed-
(a) for labclling or packagiпg goods; (Ь) as а bнsiнess paper: or
(с) f'or advertisiпg goods or serviccs,
slшll Ьс tтcatcd as а party to any нsс of tl1c шatcrial vvl1ich iпf'riпges tl1c registered trade mark if. at tl1c time the trade шark or sigп vvas applied to tl1e material, l1e kнevv or had rcasoп to bclicvc tlшt its application to tl1c matcrial was not aнthorized Ьу thc owпer of the registercd tradc mark or Ьу а liccпscc.

19. Exceptions to infringement

(1) This scction applics notvvithstandiпg scction 18 (inf'ringcшcnt of rcgistcrcd tradc шark).

(2) А registcred tradc mark is поt iпfriпged Ьу thc usc of aпother registered trade mark iп relatioп to goods or services for vvhich thc lattcr is rcgistcrcd (Ьнt scc scctioп 53(9) for thc effect of а declaratioп of iпvalidity of registratioп).
(3) А rcgistcrcd tтadc mark is not infriпgcd Ьу-
(а) thc usc Ьу а pcrson оГ his ovvп паше or addrcss or thc паше of l1is place of bпsiпess;

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(Ь) thc нsс Ьу а pcrson of' thc паше оГ his prcdcccssor in busiпess or tl1e nаше of 11is predecessor's place of bнsiнess:

(с) the use о Г signs >vhich serve to desigпate the kind, quality, quantity, inteпded purpose. value, geographical origiп. tiшe of prodпctioп of goods or reнderiнg of services, or other clшracteristics of goods or services; or
(d) tl1e use of the trade шark vvl1ere it is нecessary to iпdicate the iнteнded pпrpose of goods or services (for ехашрlе, as accessories or spare parts),
provided the пsе is iн accordaнce v>·ith hoпest practices iн iнdustrial or coшшercial шatters.
(4) А registered trade шark is not iнfriпged Ьу the use Ьу ану persoн iн tl1e coнrse оГ tтade or busiнess iп Нопg Kong of' ан пшegistered trade шark or other sigн iн relatioн to goods or scrviccs if' thc ншcgistcrcd tтadc шark or otl1cr sigп has Ьссп so used iп Нопg Копg Ьу tlшt persoп or а predecessor iп title coпtiпнously froш а date precediнg tl1e earlier of-
(a) tl1e date of first use iп Нопg Копg of the trade шark vvl1icl1 is registered; анd

(Ь) thc datc of' rcgistratioн in Нонg Kong of that tradc шark.

20. Exhaustion of' t·ights confer1·ed IJy t·egistered t1·ade mark

(1) Nohvithstaнdiнg sectioн 18 (iнfriпgeшeпt of registered trade шark), а registered trade шark is поt iпfriнged Ьу tl1e пsе of the trade шark in relatioп to goods vvhich have Ьеен put on tl1e шarket aнyvvhere iн the "·orld uнder tlшt trade шark Ьу the owпer or witl1 11is сопsепt (vvl1ether express or iшplied or coнditioнal or Шlcoнditioнal).

(2) Subsection (l) does ноt apply vvhere tl1e coнdition of' the goods has been changed or iшpaired a1ler they have been рпt он the шarket, анd the use of tl1e registered trade шark

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Section 21

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in relation to those goods is detriшental to the disti11ctive character or repпte of tl1e trade шark.

21. Use in advertising, etc.

(1) Nothing iн section 18 (iнfriнgeшeнt of registered trade шark) shall Ье construed as preventing the use Ьу any persoн of а rcgistcrcd tтadc шark for thc pпrposc of idcntifying goods or services as tlюse of tl1e owner of the registered trade шark or а 1icensee, Ьнt any such нsе ;vhich is otheтwise tlшn in accordance witl1 hoнest practices in indпstrial or coшшercial шatters shall Ье treated as infringing tl1e registered tтade шark.
(2) ln detennining f'or the pпrposes of' subsection (1) vvhether the use is in accordaпce vvith hoпest practices iп iпdнstrial or coшшercial шatters. the coпrt шау coпsider sпch factors as it coпsiders relevaпt iпclнdiпg, iп particнlar, vvllether-
(a) tl1e нsе takes ш1fair adva11tage of tl1e trade шark;
(Ь) tl1e пsе is detriшeпtal to the distiпctiYe character or repпte of the trade шark; or
(с) tl1e пsе is sпcl1 as to deceive the pпblic.
(3) For the ayoidaнce of doпbt, нotl1iнg iн this sectioн shall Ье coнstrued as applyiнg to the iнterpretatioн of sectioн 20 (exlшustioн оГ rights coнferred Ьу registered tтade шark).

Inft·ingement proceedings

22. Action f'or inf't·ingement

(1) An iнfriнgeшeнt of а registered trade шark is actioнable Ьу tl1e ovvнer of tl1e trade шark.
(2) Notvvitl1staпdiнg sectioн 48 (date of registratio11), 110 infriнgeшe11t proceedings шау Ье begпn before the date 011 vvhich the tтade шark is iп f'act eпtered iн the register.

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(3) ln int'ringcшcnt procccdiпgs а11 such rclicf Ьу way of daшagcs, iпjнпctioпs, accoнnts or otl1cnvisc slшll Ьс availaЬic to thc ow·ncr of а rcgistcrcd tradc шark as is availaЫc ш rcspcct of thc infriпgcmcnt of any othcr propcrty right.

23. Order fш·delivпy up

(1) Thc ovvпcr of а rcgistcred tradc mark may apply to the court for ап ordcr for tl1e dclivcry up to hiш, or sucl1 othcr persoп as thc coнrt шау dircct, оГ апу infriпgiпg goods, шatcrial or articlcs vvhicl1 а persoн lшs iн l1is possessioн, custody or control in the coнrsc of а trade or bнsiпcss.

(2) No application may Ье made ш1der subsectioп (1) after the епd of the period referred to iп sectioп 24 (limitatioп оп order Гоr dclivcry нр).
(3) Where tl1e court шakes ан order uнder sпbsectioн (1), it shall also makc ап order нпdеr scction 25 (order for disposal) unlcss it detennines that therc are groнnds for поt шaking sпcl1 ан order.
(4) А person to vvhom апу iнfringing goods, шaterial or articles are deliYered up pursпant to ан order шаdе ш1der subsectioп ( l) shall, if ап order under scction 25 is not made at tl1c time of tl1e making of the order uпder sпbsection (1), retaiп tl1em peпding the making of an order пnder sectioп 25 or the dccision оГ thc court not to makc sucl1 an ordcr.
(5) Notlling in tllis section afГccts any otl1er povvcr of the coнrt.

24. Limitation on order for delive1·y up

(1) Except as mentioпed in subsectioп (2), ап application for ан order ппdеr section 23 (order for delivery пр) may not Ье madc atlcr thc спd of' tl1c pcriod оГ 6 ycars bcgiпniпg оп-

(а) iп the case of iпfriнgiнg goods, tl1e date оп wl1icl1 the trade шark w·as applied to the goods or their packaging;

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(Ь) in thc casc of inГriпging шatcrial, thc datc on vvhich thc trade шark vvas applied to tl1e шaterial; or

(с) iн tl1e case of iнfringiнg articles, tl1e date on vvhich they were шаdе.
(2) IГ dнriпg tl1e wlюle or part оГ tl1e period refeпed to sнbsection

(1) tl1e owнer of the registered trade шark- (a) is under а disaЬility; or

(Ь) is prcvcпtcd Ьу t'raud or coпccalmcпt Гrom discovcriнg the Гacts entitling hiш to apply Гоr an order,

ап application шау Ье шаdе at апу tiшe be1'ore the end оГ tl1e period оГ б years begiпniнg оп the date он which l1e ceased to Ье пнdеr а disaЬility or coпld vvith reasoнable diligeнce lшve discovcrcd thosc facts, as thc casc may Ьс.
(3) ln sнbsectioп (2), "disaЬility" (;iЩfJ' l:;)J) has the same шеаnшg as in section 22(3) of the Limitation Ordiпance (Сар. 347).
25. Or(fet·for disposal

(l) Wl1crc iпfringiпg goods, шatcrial or articlcs havc bccn delivered нр pursuaпt to ап order шаdе uпder sectioп 23 (order for deliYery пр), ан applicatioн шау Ье шаdе to the coпrt-

(a) for an order that they Ье Гorfeited to such persoп as the coнrt вшу think fit;

(Ь) for ап ordcr that thcy Ьс dcstroycd;

(с) for ап order tlшt they Ье disposed оГ outside tl1e chanнcls оГ сошшсrсс iп such а шanncr as tl1c court may thiнk fit so as to avoid ану l1aпn beiпg caпsed to the ovvпer оГ the registered trade mark;
(d) for ан order tl1at tl1ey Ье othenvise dealt witl1 as the coпrt шау tl1iнk fit; or

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(с) for а dccision that по such ordcr should Ьс madc.
(2) Wl1cre there is шоrе thaп опе persoп intcrested iп thc goods, matcrial or articlcs. thc court шау makc sнch ordcr undcr subsection (1) as it thinks jпst, апd it may, iп particпlar, direct that the goods, шatcrial or articlcs Ье disposcd of апd tl1e proceeds Ье divided amoпg tl1em as tl1e coпrt directs.
(3) Iп considering vvlшt order, if any, slюнld Ье шаdе нпdеr subscctioп (1), thc сошt shall-

pennittiпg tl1e reшoval of а rcgistered tтade шark froш any
goods, шaterial or articles to vvhich it has Ьеен нпlavvfнlly applied uпless the ovvner of the registered trade шark conseпts to tl1e order or, iп tl1e аЬsенсе of sпch сонsепt, пнless the court is satisficd-
(a) tl1at tl1e goods, шaterial or articles vvill ноt eпter the сlшнпеls of comшerce опсе the registered trade шark has been removed f'rom the goods. шaterial or articles: or
(Ь) lшviпg regard to the circпшstaпces of the case, that tl1ere exist exceptioпal reasoпs to jпstifY tl1e reшoval of thc registered tradc mark from the goods, material or articles vvithoнt the court beiпg satisfied. or vvholly satisfied. as to the шatter шепtiопеd iн paragrapl1 (а).

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(5) Provision шау Ьс шаdс Ьу rulcs of conrt шаdс Ьу thc Chicf Jнsticc for tl1c pнrposcs of tl1is scctioп as to tl1c scrvicc of noticc он pcrsons having an intcrcst in thc goods, шatcrial or articlcs, апd апу sucl1 pcrsoп is cпtitlcd-

(a) to appcar iн procccdings for an ordcr uпdcr tl1is scction,

,,.l1ctl1cr or поt l1c "·as scrved \Vith notice; and

(Ь) to appcal to thc Coнrt of Appcal agaiпst апу ordcr шаdс undcr sнbscction (l)(a), (Ь), (с) or (d), vvl1cthcr or not hc appcared.

(6) An order шаdе under sпbsectioн (l)(a), (Ь), (с) or (d) shall поt take effect ппtil the end of tl1e period "·itl1in \Vl1ich пotice of ап appeal шау, as provided Ьу tlюsc rнlcs of сошt, Ье giveп or, if before tl1e епd of that period пotice of appeal is dпly giyeп, пнtil the fiпal detem1iпatioп or аЬапdошnепt of the proceediпgs оп the appeal.

(7) lf tl1c coнrt dccidcs that no ordcr should Ьс шаdс undcr sнbscctioп (1)(а), (Ь), (с) or (d), tl1e pcrsoп vvho lшd possessioп, cпstody or coнtrol of the goods, шaterial or articles beforc tl1ey were delivcred up pпrsuaпt to tl1c order шаdе undcr section 23 (order for delivery up) is entitled to tl1eir rеtпш.

(8) Refereпces iп tl1is sectioп to а persoп haviпg ан iнterest iп goods, шaterial or articles iпclпde any persoп iн vvhose favoнr an ordcr coнld Ье шаdс undcr tllis section or нnder sectioп 54 of the Registered Desigнs Ordiпaпce (Сар. 522) or sectioп 111 or 231 of the Copyrigl1t Ordiпaпce (Сар. 528) (vvhicl1 шаkе siшilar provision iп relation to iпfringcшeпt of registered desigпs, copyright апd rights iн perforшaпces).

26. Proceedings for relief from gt·oundless threats of inft·ingement рrocee<tings

(l) Wl1crc а pcrson thrcatcns to bring an action against aпothcr

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persoн (the "threateнed person") for infringement of а registered trade mark in respect of any use other thaн-
(a) tl1e applicatioн of tl1e trade mark to goods or tl1eir packaging; or

(Ь) the sнpply of serviccs нпdеr tl1e trade шark,

any pcrsoп aggricvcd Ьу thc thrcat (thc "plaintifГ') may bring proceedings before the coпrt for relief пnder tl1is sectioн.
(2) Tl1e relief \vhicl1 may Ье applied for is ану one or шоrе of tl1e follo,,·ing-
(a) а declaration to the effcct tlшt thc threats arc unjustifiablc;
(Ь) an iнjпnction agaiнst tl1e contiнпance of tl1e tl1reats; and
(с) sнch damagcs, if any, as have bcen sustained Ьу tl1e plaintifГ Ьу reasoп of tl1e threats.
(3) The plaintiff is eнtitled to the relief claimed пнdеr sпbsectioн
(2) пnless tl1e defendaнt sho,vs tl1at tl1e acts in respect of
\v11ich tl1e actioп \vas tlлcatened coпstitutc or, if dопе, \vould constitнte, an infringeшent of the registered trade шark coпcemcd.
(4) If the defeнdaнt s}ю,vs tlшt tl1e acts iн respect of \vhich the actioн \vas tl1reateнed constitнte or. if dоне, "·oпld constitнte, ап iпl'riпgeшcnt of а rcgistered trade шark, the plaiпtiff is nevertheless eнtitled to the relief claiшed пnder sпbsection (2) if hc shows that tl1e rcgistration of the tтade mark is invalid or liable to Ье revoked in а relevant respect.
(5) Thc шсrс notificatioп tlшt а tтadc шark is rcgistcrcd, or that ап application for rcgistтation lшs Ьсеп шаdе, does not constitнte а threat to briнg an actioн for iнfringeшent for the pпrposes of this section.
(б) Proceedings for relief пnder this sectioн шау not Ье broпght, or (if broпgl1t) may ноt proceed, if-

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Section 26 Сар. 559

(а) thc rcgistcrcd O"\vncr of' thc tтadc mark; or
(Ь) а liceпsce haviпg po"\vcr to bring procccdings for infriпgcmcnt о[ thc tradc mark,
bcgins an action Гоr infriпgcmcnt of thc tтadc mark agaiпst thc thrcatcncd pcrson witl1in 28 days a1lcr thc thrcat vvas first madc to him and pшsucs tlшt actioп w·ith dпс diligcпcc.
(7) Nothiпg iп tl1is scctioн шakcs а baпistcr or solicitor liaЬle to proceediпgs tmder tllis sectioн for апу act dопе Ьу hiш iн а professional capacity on bchalf of а clicnt.

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PART IV

Section 27

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Сар. 559

PART IV

REGISTERED TRADE MARKS AS OBJECTS OF PROPERTY

27. Nature of registet·ed trade mю·k

(1) А registered trade mark is personal property.

(2) А registered trade mark is transmissible Ьу assigпшenC testameнtary dispositioн or operatioп of law in tl1e sаше \Уау as otl1cr pcrsonal propcrty: and it is so transшissiЬlc cithcr in coппection \vith tl1e goodwill of а business or iпdependently.
(3) Ап assigпment or other transшission of а registered trade mark шау Ье partial, tlшt is, limited so as to apply-
(a) iп relation to some but not all of tl1e goods or services for ,,·hicll tl1e trade mark is registered; or

(Ь) in relation to use of the trade шark in а particнlar шanner or iн а particular locality.

(4) An assignшent of а registered trade шark, or ап assent relating to а registered trade шark, is not effectiYe нnless it is шаdе iп \vritiпg апd is sigпed Ьу or оп behalf of the assigпor or 11is personal represeпtative.
(5) The requireшeпt iп sпbsectioн (4) that ан assigпшeпt or asseнt Ье sigпed may Ье satisfied iн а case \Vl1ere the assigпor or persoпal representative is а corporation Ьу the affixiпg of tl1e seal of the corporatioп.
(6) Tl1is sectioп applies to ап assignшent Ьу way of security as in rclation to any otl1cr assignшcnt.
(7) А registered trade шark may Ье the subject of а clшrge iп the sаше \vay as other persoпal property.

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Section 28 Сар. 559

(8) Notl1ing in this Ordinaпcc shall Ьс construcd as affccting thc assigпшeпt or otl1er traпsшission of ап unregistered tтade шark as part of the good"·ill of а busiнess.

28. Co-ownership of registered tt·ade mark

(1) Where а trade шark is registered iп tl1e nаше оГ 2 or шоrе persons jointly, each of theш is eпtitled, subject to any agreeшent to the coпtrary, to ап equal uнdivided slшre iп the rcgistcrcd tтadc шark.

(2) Sпbsectioнs (3) to (б) apply where 2 or шоrе persoпs are co-ovvпers of а registered trade шark, "·hether Ьу virtпe of subsectioп (1) or otheпvise.

(3) Subject to subsectioп (4) апd to апу agreeшeпt to tl1e сопtтаrу, cach co-ovvпcr is cпtitlcd. Ьу 11iшsclf or his agcпts, to do for l1is ovvп beнefit апd vvitlюut the сопsепt of or the пееd to accouпt to any otl1er co-ovvner. апу act vvhich would otheпvise coпstitute ап iпfriпgeшeпt of the registered tтade шark.

(4) Опе со-о"·пеr шау поt vvithout the сопsепt of each otl1er co­
owпer-
(а) grant а liceпce to use the registered trade шark: or

(Ь) assigп or charge his share iп the registered trade шark. (5) Iпfriпgeшeнt proceediпgs шау Ье broпght ппdеr Part III

(iпfriпgeшeпt of registered trade шarks) Ьу апу co-ovvпer, but one co-ovvпer шау not, vvithout tl1e leave of tl1e coнrt, proceed vvith the actioн uнless each other со-о"·пеr is either joiпed as а plaiпtifT or added as а defeпdaпt.
(6) А co-ovvпer vvlю is added as а defeпdaпt as шепtiопеd iп sпbsectioп (5) shall поt Ье шаdе liaЬle for апу costs iн the action unless he takes part iп the proceediпgs.

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Section 29 Сар. 559

(7) Notl1ing in this scction affccts thc grantiпg of' intcrlocutory rclief on the applicatioп of onc co-o-vvner аlопе.
(8) Nothing iп tl1is sectioп affects the mпtual rights and oЬligatioпs of trustees or persoпal represeнtatives, or tl1eir rights апd oЬiigations as sucl1.

29. Registration ot· transactions atiecting registered tt·ade mark

(1) Оп applicatioп beiпg шаdе to tl1c Registтar Ьу-

(а) а pcrson claimiпg to Ьс cпtitlcd to ап iпtcrcst iп or uпdcr а registered tтade шark Ьу virtue of а registтaЬie traпsactioн; or

(Ь) апу other persoп claimiпg to Ье aff'ected Ьу а registтaЬie traпsactioп,

thc prcscribcd particulars of thc traпsaction shall Ьс cпtcrcd iп the register.
(2) Tl1e Jollovving arc registraЬie traпsactioпs-
(a) ап assignшent of а registered tтade шark or апу right iп

it:

(Ь) tl1e graпt of а liceнce ппdеr а registered trade mark;
(с) the graпtiпg of ану security iнterest, whetl1er fixed or floating. ovcr а rcgistcrcd tradc mark or апу right iн or пнdеr it;
(d) the makiнg Ьу persoнal reprcscнtatives of an asseнt iн relatioп to а registered tтade шark or ану rigl1t iн or uнder it; апd
(с) ан ordcr of' а court, or апу authority rccogнizcd Ьу tl1e Registrar as а сошреtепt aпtlюrity, traнsfeпiнg а registered trade mark or ану right iн or пнdеr it.
(3) Uнtil ан applicatioн has Ьеен made for registratioн of the prescribed particпlars of а registraЬle traнsactioн-

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Section 29 Сар. 559

(а) thc tтansaction is incffcctivc as against а pcrson acquiring а conflicting intcrcst iп or uпdcr thc rcgistcrcd tradc шark in ignorancc of tl1c traнsaction; анd

(Ь) а pcrson claiming to Ьс а liccnscc Ьу virtuc of thc transaction docs not Jшус thc protcction of scctioп 35 (rights of liceнsces gcнcrally), scctioн 36 (rigl1ts of ccrtain cxclusivc liccnsccs) or scctioп 37 (rights of sub­ liceнsees uнdcr certaiн cxclusivc liccнccs).

(4) Wl1crc а pcrson bccomcs tl1c ovvпcr or а liccnscc of а rcgistcrcd tradc mark Ьу virtнc of а rcgistraЬlc traпsactioп, tl1e11 uнlcss-
(a) an applicatioп for rcgistratioп of tl1c prcscribcd particulars of the traнsactioн is шаdс before the енd of the period of 6 moпtl1s begiннiнg оп tl1e date of the transaction; or

(Ь) thc coнrt is satisficd that it >vas not practicaЬic for such an application to Ье шаdс ЬсГоrе tl1c епd of that pcriod анd that ан applicatioн vvas madc as sоон as practicablc thcreaГter,

l1e is ноt eнtitled to daшages or ан accouнt of profits iн rcspcct of any iпf'.ringcшcnt оГ tl1c rcgistcrcd tтadc шark occпrriнg after the date of the traнsactioн анd before the prescribed particнlars of tl1e traнsactioн are registered.
(5) Provisioнmay Ье шаdе Ьу the rules as to-
(a) tl1e ameнdmeнt of registered particнlars relatiнg to а liceнce so as to reflect ану alteratioн of tl1e temlS of the liceпce; апd
(Ь) tl1e reшoval of such particпlars froш the register-
(i) \vhere it appears froш the registered particulars that the liceпce >Yas granted for а fixed pcriod and that period l1as expired; or

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Section 30 Сар. 559

(ii) \vhcrc по sнch pcriod is iпdicatcd апd, аЛ.сr such period as шау Ье prescribed, tl1e Registтar has пotified the parties of l1is intention to reшove the particнlars froш tl1e register.
(6) Provisioн шау also Ье шаdе Ьу tl1e rules as to tl1e ашепdшепt or renюval froш the register of particulars relating to а security interest оп the application оС or \vith the coпsent of, the person entitled to the beнefit of that iнterest.

30. Trust and eчuities

(1) No notice of any tшst (;vhether express, iшplied or coпstшctiYe) shall Ье eпtered iп the register; and the Registrar

shall not Ье affected b.v an.v sпch нotice.
(2) Sнbject to this Ordiнance, eqнities in respect of а registered trade шark шау Ье eнforced in like шанnет as iн respect of other personal property.
(3) For greater certainty, notl1iнg in tllis sectioн prevents the registration of а trade шark, or tl1e registratioп of particпlars оГ а rcgistraЬic transactioп. in thc nаше of а pcrsoн as а trнstee of а trпst.

31. Application for registration of а trade mark as an object of pt·operty

(1) Sectioнs 27 to 30 (;vhicl1 relate to а registered trade шark as an object of property) apply, \vitl1 any нecessary шodificatioпs, iп relatioп to ап applicatioп for the registration of а trade шark as in relation to а registered trade шark.

(2) ln sectioп 28 (co-o;vпership of registered trade шark), as it applies iп relation to an application J'or registration, tl1e reference in sпbsection (1) of that section to tl1e registration of а tтade шark slшll Ье coпstrнed as а refereпce to tl1e шaking of the application.

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Section 31 Сар. 559

(3) ln scctioп 29 (rcgistration of tтansactions affccting rcgistcrcd tтadc шark), as it applics iп rclation to а transaction afГccting an application for thc rcgistration of а tradc шark, thc rcfercпccs to thc cntry of particulars in thc rcgistcc and to tl1e шaking of ан applicatioп to rcgistcr particulars, slшll Ьс coпstтucd as rcfcrcпccs to thc giving оГ noticc to thc Rcgistrar of tlюsc particulars.

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PARTV

Section 32

5-2

Сар. 559

PARTV

LICENSING OF REGISTERED TRADE MARKS

P•·eliminary

32. Intet·pt·etation

Iн this Part, Шlless the coнtext otl1erwise requires-
"exclнsive liceпce" (Щffl!fff 'f) шеапs а liceпce, vvhetl1er geпeral or liшited, aпthoriziпg tl1e liceнsee to the exclпsioн of all other persoнs, iпclпdiпg tl1e persoн graпtiнg the liceнce, to пsе а registered trade шark iн the шаннеr aпthorized Ьу the
liccпcc; and "cxclнsivc liccnscc" (Щffl!f!Hi'ftЧ·-fj)'-) slшll Ьс constrпed accordiнgly;
"liceпce" (!f.}li'f) includes а sub-licence; and "licensee" (!f.j[ilf:J:ti={

)\) shall Ьс constтucd accordingly.

Licences

33. Licences may Ье general or limited

(1) А licence to нsе а registered tтade шark шау Ье general or liшited.

(2) А liшited liceнce шау, iн particпlar, apply-
(a) iп relatioп to sоше Ьпt поt all of the goods or services for vvllich tl1c tтadc шark is rcgistcrcd; or
(Ь) in relatioн to use of tl1e trade шark iп а particпlar шаппеr or а particular locality.
(3) А liceпce is not effective ппless it is iп \vritiпg апd is sigлed
Ьу or оп behalf of tl1e grantor.

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Section 34 Сар. 559

(4) Thc rcqнircшcnt iп subscction (3) шау Ьс satisficd in а casc
\VI1crc thc graпtor is а corporation Ьу tl1c affixiпg of thc scal of the corporation.
(5) Uпlcss thc liccпcc providcs othcrwisc, it is biпding on а sнcccssor in titlc to thc graпtor's intcrcst; апd rcfcrcnccs in tl1is Ordiпaпcc to doiпg aпytlliпg vvitl1. or witlюut. tl1c сопsепt of tl1e O\vпcr of а rcgistercd tтadc шark slшll Ьс constrнcd accordiпgly.
(6) А liccncc шау aнtlюrize а liceпscc to grant а sнb-liccncc.

34. Exclusive licence ma:y provide same rights as assignment, etc.

(1) Ап exclusive liceпce шау provide tlшt the exclusive liccпsee slшll, to sucl1 cxtcпt as шау Ьс providcd Ьу tl1c liceпce, have the sаше rigl1ts апd Ьс eнtitlcd to the sашс reшedies iн respect of шatters occurriнg after the graпt of tl1e liceпce as if the liccncc had becn ап assigпшcпt.

(2) Ап cxclusivc liccпscc has thc sашс rights against а sнcccssor in titlc \vho is bouпd Ьу tl1c liceпce as l1c lшs agaiпst tl1c persoн graпtiпg the liceнce.

Infringement proceedings

35. Rights of licensees generally

(l) This scction has cffcct vvith rcspcct to thc rights of' а liccnscc in rclation to tl1c infriпgeшcnt of а rcgistcrcd tтadc шark but does поt apply \Vherc or to the exteпt that-

(a) Ьу virtuc of section 36(2) (rights of ccrtaiп exclнsivc licensccs), the liccnsce has а right to briпg infriпgeшcnt proceediпgs iп his O\Vll паше; or

(Ь) Ьу virtнc of section 37(2) (rights of sub-liccnsces нпdеr ccrtain cxclusivc liccnccs), а sub-liccnscc has thc right to call он the exclusive liceпsee to take iнfriпgeшeпt

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Section 35

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Сар. 559

proceedings iн respect of апу matter vvhich affects the sub-licensee's interests.
(2) А licensee is eнtitled, unless l1is licence or апу liceнce tlнoпgh vvllich l1is interest is derived provides othenvise, Ьу notice in vvriting served оп tl1e ovvпer of tl1e registered tтade mark, to call on the ovvнer to take iнfringeшent proceedings in respect of any шatter wllich affects the licensee's interests.
(3) Unless the licence or ану licence tl1rough vvl1ich tl1e liceпsee 's iпterest is derived provides otl1envise, if the owner of the registered trade шark-
(a) refпses to do so; or
(Ь) fails to do so vvithiн 1 montl1 after being called on to do

SO,

tl1e licensee may bring the proceedings in his ovvn nаше as if he vvere tl1e ovvпer.
(4) Where infringeшent proceedings are broпght Ьу а liceнsee Ьу virtпe of this section, the licensee may ноt, vvithoпt the leave of the coнrt, proceed with the action нпless tl1e ovvner of tl1e registered trade mark is either joined as а plaiпtiff or added as а defeпdaпt.
(5) An ovvнer of а registered trade шark vv·ho is added as а defendant as meнtioned iн sпbsection (4) sl1all not Ье made liaЬie for any costs in the action liПless he takes part iп tl1e proceedings.
(6) Notlliпg in sнbsection (4) alfects tl1e graпtiпg оГ interlocнtory rclicf on application Ьу а liccnscc alonc.
(7) ln iпfringeшent proceedings broнght Ьу tl1e ovvner of а registered trade mark any loss sн1Tered or likely to Ье sпffered Ьу liceнsees slшll Ье taken into account; and the coнrt шау give sucl1 directioпs as it tlliпks fit as to tl1e extent

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Сар. 559

to vvl1ich tl1e plaintiff is to hold the proceeds of any pecuniary reшedy он belшlf of licensees.

36. Rights of certain exclusive licensees

(1) This section applies in relation to an exclпsive licensee if, or to the extent tlшt, Ьу virtue of sectioн 34(1) (exclпsive liccncc шау proYidc sашс rights as assignшcпt, ctc.), l1c has tl1e sаше rigl1ts and is eнtitled to tl1e sаше reшedies in respect of шattcrs occuпing aftcr the grant of tl1e licence as if tl1e licence had been an assig1m1eпt.

(2) Tl1e exclusiye liccпsee is eпtitlcd, subjcct to the provisioпs of' thc liccпcc and to tllis scction, to briпg int'ringcшcпt proceedings iн l1is own nаше against any person other than the owпer of thc registercd trade шark.
(3) The rights of' tl1e exclusive liceпsee and tl1e reшedies to
\vhicl1 l1e is eпtitled are concurrent witl1 tlюse of' tl1e owнer of' thc rcgistcrcd tтadc mark; and rcfcrcnccs to thc O\vncr of а registered trade шark in this Ordinance relating to infriпgemcnt shall Ьс construed accordingly.
(4) In infringeшeпt proceedings broпght Ьу an exclusive licensee Ьу virtпe of this sectioн, а defendant шау avail l1iшself of any dcfcncc \vhicl1 \vould hayc bccn availablc to lliш if' thc proceedings had been broпght Ьу the ovvner of the registered tradc шark.
(5) Where proceedings for iпfringeшent of а registered trade шark broпgl1t Ьу tl1e owнer of the registered trade шark or ан cxclusivc liccnscc rclatc vYholly or partly to ап int'ringcшcnt iн respect of \vhicll tl1ey have concпrreнt rigl1ts of action, the ovvner or the exclusiye liccnsce, as the casc may Ье, may поt, vvitlюut tl1e leave of the coпrt, proceed witl1 tl1e action unlcss the otl1cr is citl1er joincd as а plaiпtiiT or addcd as а defendant.

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Section 36 Сар. 559

(6) А pcrsoп \vho is addcd as а dcfcпdant as шcntioпcd in sнbscctioп (5) slшll поt Ьс шаdс liaЬic for апу costs in tl1c action unless he takes part in tl1e proceedings.
(7) Notl1ing in sнbsection (5) affects tl1e grantiпg of interlocнtory rclief on application Ьу the owncr оГ а registered trade шark or ап exclusive liceпsee аlопе.
(8) Wl1ere procecdiпgs for iпfriпgeшeпt of а registcred tтade шark arc broнgllt \vhich rclatc wholly or partly to an iнfringeшeпt iн respect of wl1icl1 the O\vпer of tl1e registered tradc шark апd ап cxclнsivc licensec havc or had concнпcnt rigl1ts of action-
(a) the coнrt slшll iп assessiпg daшages take into accouпt­ (i) the tеппs of the licence: and
(ii) ану pectmiary reшedy already awarded or availaЬle to either of theш iп respect of tl1e iпfriнgeшent:
(Ь) 110 accou11t of profits slшll Ье directed if ап a\vard of daшages lшs Ьее11 шаdе, or ан accouнt of profits lшs bccn dircctcd, in favour of thc otl1cr of' tl1cш in rcspcct of tl1c iпfringcшeпt; апd
(с) if ап accol!l1t оГ profits is directed, thc сошt slшll apportioп thc profits bctvvceп thcш as the сошt co11sidcrs just.
(9) Subscctio11 (8) applics wl1cthcr or 11ot thc O\V11Cr of thc rcgistered tradc шark апd tl1c cxclнsivc licensec arc both parties to the proceediнgs; анd if they are ноt botl1 parties, the сошt шау giye such dircctions as it t11inks fit as to the extcnt to wl1ich tl1e party to tl1e proceedi11gs is to lюld tl1e proceeds of' апу pccuniary rcшcdy 011 bchaiГ of tl1c othcr.

(1О) The O\vпer of а registered trade шark slшll нotify ану exclнsive lice11see who has а co11cшre11t rigl1t of actioн before applyi11g for an order н11dcr scctio11 23 (ordcr Гоr delivcry нр):

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Section 37

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Сар. 559

and the сошt may on the application of the licensee шаkе sucl1 order under tlшt section as it tl1inks fit having regard to the terms of the licence.

(11) Subscctions (5) to (10) havc cffcct subjcct to any agrccшcnt to tl1e contrary bet-vvceп the o-vvпcr of tl1c registcrcd trade mark and the exclusive liceнsee.

37. Rights of sub-licensees undet·certain exclusive licences

(1) T11is sectioп applies in relation to а sub-liccnsee of an exclusive licensee if, or to the extent that, Ьу Yirtuc of section

36(2) (rights of certaiн exclusiye liceнsees). the exclпsive
liccnscc has а right to bring iпf'.ringcшcnt procccdings in 11is own наше.

(2) А sub-licensee is eпtitlcd, uпless his sub-licence or any liccncc tl1rough -vvhich his iпterest is deriYcd provides otl1erwise. Ьу notice in -vvritiнg seryed он tl1e exclпsive liccnscc. to саП on thc cxclusivc liccnscc to takc int'ringcшcnt proceedings iн respect of ану matter vvhicl1 affects the sпb­ liceпsce's interests.

(3) Unless tl1e sub-liceнce or ану liceнce tl1rough wl1ich the sub-licensee's interest is derived provides otl1ervvise, if the cxclusivc liccnscc-

(a) refпses to do so: or
(Ь) fails to do so wit11in 1 шопth aftcr being ca11cd on to do so.
tl1e sпb-liceнsee may briнg the proceedings in his оwн наше as if hc vvcrc thc cxclusivc liccnscc.
(4) Where infringement proceedings are brougl1t Ьу а sub-licensee Ьу virtue of this sectioн. tl1e sub-licensee шау ноt, "·ithout the lcavc of tl1e court, proceed vvith tl1c action unless both the exclпsive liceнsee and the ovvner of the registered trade mark arc citl1cr joincd as plaintiffs or addcd as dcfcndants.

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(5) А pcrsoп \vho is addcd as а dcfcпdant as шcntioпcd in sнbscctioп (4) slшll поt Ьс шаdс liaЬic for апу costs in tl1c action unless he takes part in tl1e proceedings.
(б) Notl1ing in sнbsection (4) affects tl1e grantiпg of interlocнtory rclief on applicatioп Ьу а sнb-liccпsce alonc.

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PART VI

APPLICATION AND REGISTRATION PROCEDURES

Application for registt·ation of trade mю·k

38. Application f'or regist1·ation

(l) An application for rcgistтation of' а tradc шark shall Ьс filcd vvitl1 the Registrar iп the prescribed шаппеr.

(2) The applicatioп slшll iпclude-
(a) а request for registтatioп of the tтade шark;

(Ь) the паше апd address of the applicaпt:

(с) а statemeпt of tl1e goods or services iп relatioп to w11ich it is soпght to register the trade шark;
(d) а rcprcscпtatioп of' tl1c tтadc шark; апd
(е) such otl1er iпГоrшаtiоп, docuшeпts or шatter as шау Ье rcquircd Ьу thc rпlcs.
(3) The applicatioп shall state vvhether the tтade шark is beiпg used. Ьу the applicaпt or vvith his сопsепt, iп relatioп to tl1e goods or services iп respect of vvhicl1 it is sought to Ье registered, анd if' it is ноt beiнg so used. vvhetl1er the applicaнt hoпcstly iпtcнds to usc thc tтadc mark, or to allovv it to Ьс used, iн relatioн to those goods or services.
(4) The applicatioн shall Ье filed iн оне of the official laнguages анd slшll also comply "·itl1 tl1e requiremeнts of this Ordiнaнce апd the rules as to tl1e provisioп of iпГоrшаtiоп iн, or tl1e traнslatioп of' documcпts iнto. онс or botl1 of' thc official laнguages.

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(5) Thc application shall Ьс accompaпicd Ьу tl1c prcscribcd applicatioп fec and such othcr fccs as шау Ье prescribed.
39. FШng date

(1) The filiнg date of an application for registratio11 of а trade mark is the date 011 vvhich doctm1e11ts coнtai11i11g everything requircd Ьу sectio11 38(2)(а) to (d) (applicatioп for registratio11) are filed vvith tl1e Registrar.

(2) lf thc doc1Ш1cnts arc filcd 011 diffcrcnt datcs. thc filing datc is tl1e last of tlюse dates.
(3) RcJ'creпces in tllis Ordiпaпcc to thc date of applicatioп for rcgistтation of а trade шark slшll Ье construed as references to the filiпg date of the applicatioп for registratioн.
40. Classification of goods and scrviccs

(1) Goods апd scrvices shall Ьс classificd for thc pнrposcs of tl1e rcgistration of tradc marks according to а prcscribcd systcш of classification.

(2) Апу qнcstion arising as to tl1e class within vvl1icl1 any goods or services fall shall Ье detcrmiнed Ьу tl1c Registrar.
41. Claim to priority

(l) А pcrson vvlю has dнly filcd an application for tl1c rcgistтation of а tтade шark iп, or iп rcspcct of, а Paris Conveпtion coш1try or WTO шember, or his sнccessor in title, shall e11joy, for the pнrpose of registering tl1e samc trade mark нnder tl1is Ordiнance iн respect of any or all of the same goods or scrviccs. а right of priority for а pcriod of 6 months atlcr thc date of filing of tl1e first of any sпcl1 applications, sпbject to compliaпce vvith any prescribed conditioпs. (Amended 1 О of

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(2) lf thc application for rcgistration нndcr this Ordiпancc is шаdе witl1in the 6-nюпth period refeпed to iп subsectioп (1)-
(а) tl1e releyant date for the purposes of estaЫishiпg vvhicl1 rigl1ts take precedeпce shall Ье tl1e date of filiпg of the first Convention application or WTO application, as tl1e case шау Ье; анd

(Ь) the registrability of the tтade шark slшll поt Ье affected Ьу any нsс of' thc tradc шark in Hong Kong in thc period bet\veeн tlшt date апd the date of the applicatioп for registration under tllis Ordinance.

(3) Ану filiнg of ан applicatioн for registratioн of а trade шark in, or in respect of, а Paris Coпyeпtion countтy or WTO шешЬеr w·hich is equiYaleнt to а regнlar нatioпal filiнg uнder tl1e law of tlшt Paris Сонvенtiон coш1try or WTO шешЬеr, or under any bilateral or nшltilateral agreeшent to ;vhich it is а party. shall Ье recogнized as giviнg rise to а right of priority.
(4) Iп sнbsectioп (3), "regular national filiпg" OEf:J/.[!.\\;!' Ш:>O шеапs а filiпg of ан applicatioн for registratioн of а trade шark in, or in respect о( а Paris Coпventioп сонпtту or WTO шешЬеr that estaЫishes the date on which the application vvas filed, ;vlшtever tl1e онtсоше of the applicatioн шау Ье.
(5) А sнbseqнeнt applicatioп for registratioн of а trade шark that w·as tl1e sнbject of а preyioнs applicatioн, анd that is filed iн, or in respect of, the sаше Paris Conyention country or WTO шешЬеr. slшll Ье coнsidered as tl1e first applicatioн for the pпrpose of deterшiнiнg priority if, анd онlу if. он the date of filing of tl1e sнbseqнeпt applicatioп, tl1e previous application has Ьеен ;vitlldra;vн. аЬанdопеd or refпsed, w·ithoпt beiпg ореп to рнЬliс iпspectioп апd withoнt Jeaying any rigl1ts oнtstaнdiнg, анd lшs ноt seryed as а basis for claiшiнg а rigl1t of' priority.

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(6) Thc prcvioнs applicatioп rcfcrrcd to iп sнbscctioп (5) шау поt thercafter scrvc as а basis for claiшiпg а rigl1t of priority.
(7) Provisioп шау Ье шаdе Ьу the rules as to the шаnнеr of claiшiнg а rigl1t to priority оп the basis of а Coпveпtion applicatioп or WTO applicatioп, as the case шау Ьс.
(8) А rigl1t to priority arisiпg as а result of а Сонvепtiон applicatioп or WTO applicatioп, as the case шау Ьс, шау Ье assigпcd or othcnvisc traпsшittcd, cithcr -vvitl1 thc applicatioн or iнdepeнdeпtly; анd the refereнce iн subsectioп (1) to
the persoн 's "successor iп title" (Г:fГfl.fl jfcA.) shall Ье
coнstrпed accordiнgly. (9) Iп tl1is sectioп-
"Coнveнtioн application" (/.'; -'j rфJ §y!f) шеанs ан applicatioн for
rcgistтatioп of а tтade шark щ or iп respect оС а Paris
Сонvенtiон coпntry;

Examination and puЬiication

42. Examination of application

(1) The Registrar shall ехашiне vvhether the application satisfies tl1e reqпireшeнts for registratioн ппdеr this Ordiнaнce, iнcludiнg any rcquiremeнts imposed Ьу the rules for tl1c рптроsеs of tllis sectioн.

(2) For tl1e purposc of sнbsectioн (1), the Rcgistтar slшll сапу онt а scarch of carlicr tradc шarks to sпch cxtcпt as l1c coпsidcrs нecessary.
(3) If it appcars to thc Rcgistтar that tl1c reqнircшents for rcgistтatioп are ноt meC tl1e Rcgistтar shall, Ьу пotice iн vvтitiнg-

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(а) inГorm tl1c applicant оГ thc Rcgistтar's opinioп;

(Ь) inГom1 l1im tlшt he шау make representatioпs to thc Rcgistrar to cstaЬlish that thc rcquircmcпts Гоr registratioн are met or that l1e may ameнd the application so as to meet those requirements, but that l1e must do so witl1i11 the prescribed period; анd

(с) inГom1 11iш оГ the provisions оГ subsectioп (4).

(4) The Registrar shall refпse to accept the application if the applicant-

(a) fails to respond to tl1e notice beJ'ore the епd оГ tl1e period prescribed Гоr the pнrposes оГ sнbsection (З)(Ю( � or

(Ь) f'ails, bcforc tl1c cnd оГ that pcriod, to satisГy thc Registтar tlшt tl1e requireшeпts for registтatioп are шеt or to aшend the application so as to шееt those reqпirements.

(5) If it appears to tl1e Registrar that the reqпireшents for rcgistration arc шсt, hc shall acccpt thc applicatioп. Ьнt thc Registrar шау vvitl1dra\v tl1e ассерtапсе at any tiшe before particпlars of the application have been pпblisl1ed пnder sectioп 43 (pнЬiication оГ particulars оГ application) iГ it appears to l1im tlшt tl1e applicatioн lшs been accepted iн error.
(6) Thc Rcgistrar shall notify tl1c applicant in vvriting оГ any decision шаdе Ьу l1im ппdеr sпbsectioн (4) or (5).

43. PuЫication of particulars of application

Where the Registrar accepts ан application for registтatioп оГ а trade шark пнdеr sectioн 42 (examiпatioп of applicatioп), particulars оГ thc application slшll Ьс puЬlishcd iп thc oПicial joumal iп accordaпce vvitl1 the rules.

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44. Opposition p1·oceedings

(1) Any person шау, vvitl1in tl1e prescribed period beginning on the date of puЫication of particulars of ан application under sectioп 43 (puЬlicatioп of' particulars of' applicatioп), give

нotice to the Registrar of oppositioн to tl1e registration.

45. Withdraw·aJ of application

(1) An applicaнt for registratioн of а trade шark шау at any tiшe vvithdravv l1is application.

(2) If particнlars of tl1e application lшve been pнЬiished in accordancc vvitl1 scction 43 (pнЬlication оГ particнlars of application), particнlars of tl1e vvithdravval slшll Ье pнЬlished in tl1e official journal iп accordance ;vith tl1e rнles.
46. Amendment of' application

(1) At the request of the applicaнt, tl1e Registrar шау aшend ан applicatioн for registration of а trade шark as provided in this sectioп.

(2) Ап application for registratioп or а trade шark шау Ье aшended f'or the pнrpose of' adding а representatioп of' а registered trade шark to tl1e representation of tl1e trade шark in qucstioп but only iГ all оГ thc Гollovving conditions arc шеt-
(а) at the tiшe the request J'or aшendшent is шаdе, tl1e registered tтade шark is registered iп the nаше of the applicant;

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(Ь) thc goods or scniccs for vvhicl1 thc rcgistcrcd tradc шark is registered are identical or siшilar to the goods or services covered Ьу the applicatioн; and

(с) the date of registratioп of the registered tтade шark is earlier tlшп tl1e date оГ applicatioп for registтation оГ tl1e trade шark iн question.
(3) Ап application for registтatioп of а tтade шark шау Ье aшcndcd-

aшcndcd in othcr rcspccts but only for thc pнrposc of
coпecting-
(a) the nаше or address оГ tl1e applicant; (Ь) eпors of \vording or of copying; or (с) obvioнs шistakes,
and tl1en only Y\here the coпection does not sпbstantially
affect the identity of the tтade шark or exteпd tl1e goods or services covered Ьу tl1e application.
(5) Provision shall Ье шаdе Ьу the rules for-
(a) the pнЬiication оГ particнlars of any aшendшent vvhich affects the represeпtation of the tтade шark or the goods or services covered Ьу the applicatioн; and
(Ь) tl1e шaking of objections Ьу any person claiшing to Ье affected Ьу tl1e ашенdшенt.

Registration

47. Registration

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(l) Wl1crc an application has Ьссп acccptcd Ьу thc Rcgistrar undcr scction 42(5) (cxamiпation оГ application) and-

(a) 110 11oticc of opposition is givc11 "·ithin thc prcscribcd period refcпcd to ш scction 44(1) (opposition procccdiпgs): or
(Ь) all oppositioп procccdiпgs are witl1drawn or dccidcd in favour of tl1c applicant,
the Rcgistrar shall rcgistcr thc tradc mark Ьу c11tcring thc prcscribcd particulars in thc rcgistcr, trnlcss it appcars to l1im lшviнg rcgard to шatters comiнg to l1is noticc siнcc he acceptcd tl1e applicatioп. tlшt it vvas acceptcd in crror.
(2) On the registration of а trade шark under subsection (1), the Registrar shall issue а certificate of registratio11 to the applicaпt.
(3) Notice of tl1e registration shall Ье published iн the official jопшаl iп accordaпce vvith the mles.

48. Date of t·egistration

А tradc шark slшll Ьс rcgistcrcd as of' thc filing datc of' thc applicatio11 for registration; and tlшt date sl1all Ье deemed for the pнrposcs of this Ordinance to Ьс tl1c date оГ registratioп оГ tl1e trade шark.

49. Duration of t·egistt·ation

(1) А trade mark shall Ьс rcgistered for а period of 10 years bcgim1ing 011 its date of registration.

(2) Rcgistration may Ье rcncvved iп accordance witl1 section 50 (rcne\val of' rcgistтatioп) f'or f'нrthcr pcriods of' 1О years.

50. Rene\val of' regist1·ation

(1) Thc оушеr of а rcgistercd tradc mark шау, iп tl1c prcscribcd

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manner, reqпest the renevval of the registration of the trade шark, subject to payшent of the prescribed renevval fee.
(2) Provisioн may Ье made Ьу the rules for tl1e Registrar to iнfoпn tl1e оушеr of а registered trade mark, before the expiry of tl1e registration, of tl1e date of expiry апd tl1e шanner in "blch the registration шау Ье renevved.
(3) А reqпest for rene-vval mнst Ье made, апd the renevval fee paid, before the expiry of tl1e registratioп; and failing this, tl1e request may Ье made and tl1e renewal fee paid vvitl1in sнch Гu.rtl1er period, of поt less tlшn б шonths, as шау Ье prescribed, in "·hich case ан additional prescribed fee mпst also Ье paid -vvithiп that period.
(4) Reнewal shall take effect froш tl1e expiry of the preyioпs registration.
(5) If tl1e registratioп is поt renewed iп accordance vvith tllis scctioп, thc Rcgistтar shall rcmovc thc tтadc mark Гrош thc register.
(б) Proyision may Ье made Ьу tl1e rнles for the restoration of tl1e registration of а trade mark vvl1ich lшs been remoyed from the register under subsectioп (5), sнbject to sпcl1 conditioпs, if any, as may Ьс prcscribcd.
(7) Notice оГ thc rene-vyal or rcstoration of' the registration of' а tradc mark shall Ье pнЬlisl1cd in thc official joнrnal ш accordance with the rнles.

Supplementary

51. Division, merger and registration ot·se1·ies

(1) Provision may Ье made Ьу the rнles as to-

(a) the division оГ an application Jor the registratioп of а trade mark into 2 or more separate applications, each of'

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vvllicl1 claims the sаше protection нпdеr this Ordinance as the original application;
(Ь) tl1e mergiнg of separate applicatioнs for registration of а trade mark, eacl1 of vvhich claims the same protection нnder this Ordinaпce, iпto а single application;
(с) tl1e merging of separate registrations, each of vvhicl1 provides the sаше protection нnder this Ordinaнce in relation to tl1e sаше trade mark, into а single registration; and
(d) the registтatioп of а series of tтade шarks.
(2) Withoпt prejпdice to tl1e generality of sпbsection (1),
provision шау Ье made Ьу tl1e шles as to-
(a) the circшnstances iп vvhich, and conditions sнbject to which, tl1e divisioп of ап application for registratioп, the mergiнg of separate applicatioнs or registratioнs, or the rcgistтation of а scrics of tтadc шarks. is pcrmittcd;
(Ь) tl1e e:ffect of а division of an application for registration or of а merger of separate applicatioнs or registrations; and
(с) tl1e pнrposes for which an application for the registratioн of а trade mark is to Ье treated as а single application and tlюse for wl1icl1 it is to Ье treated as а пuшЬеr of separate applications.
(3) In tllis section, "series of trade marks" с 5'U81f{fjf )
шеанs а ннmЬеr of trade шarks wl1ich resemЫe eacl1 otl1er
as to thcir шatcrial particulars and diffcr only as to mattcrs of а пon-distiпctive character поt sнbstantially affecting tl1e identity of tl1e trade шark.

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PARTVII

PROCEEDINGS AFFECTING REGISTRATION

Revocation, invalidity and variation

52. Revocation of registration

(1) An application for tl1e revocation of the re gistratioн of а trade шark шау Ье шаdе Ьу ану persoн, and шау Ье made either to thc Rcgistrar or to tl1c coнrt.

(2) The registration of а trade mark шау Ье revoked on any of the follo"·ing groш1ds, нamely-

(a) that the trade шark has not been genuiпely нsed iп Hong Копg Ьу the o-vvner or -vvith his consent, in relation to tl1e goods or services for wl1ich it is registered. for а coпtiпuous period of at least 3 years, апd tl1ere are no valid reasoнs for non-use (such as iшport restrictions on, or other governшeпtal reqнirements foc goods or services protected Ьу the trade mark);

(Ь) that thc tтadc шark consists of' а sign that, in coпsequeпce of tl1e acts or the inactivity of tl1e o-vvner-

(i) has Ьесоше the соmшоп nаше in tl1e tтade for goods or services for vvhich the trade mark is registered; or

(ii) lшs bccomc gcncrally acccptcd vvitllin thc tтadc as tl1e sigп tlшt describes goods or services for -vvllich the trade шark is registered;

(с) that in сопsеqнепсе of tl1e use made of it Ьу the O\vner or vvith llis coпsent, in relation to the goods or services f'or wl1ich it is registered. the trade mark is liaЬle to

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шislead the рнЫiс, particнlarly as to the natнre, qнality or geographical origin of those goods or services; or
(d) tlшt there lшs been а contraventioн of or а failure to observe ану coнdition eнtered iн the register iн relatioн to its registration.
(3) For the purposes of sнbsection (2)-
(а) нsе of а trade шark iнclнdes нsе in а forш \vhicll differs iн elements \\Ысh do not alter tl1e distiнctive character of the tтade шark in tl1e fonn in which it was registered;

(Ь) нsе of а trade шark iп Hong Копg iпcludes applying thc tтadc шark to goods or to thc packaging of goods in Hong Конg solely for export pнrposes; and

(с) use of а trade mark in Нопg Kong inclнdes, wl1ere tl1e trade шark is registered iп respect of services, нsе in relation to services provided or to Ье provided oпtside Hong Kong.
(4) Sпbject to sнbsectioп (5), tl1e registration of а trade mark shall not Ье revoked on the groнпd шentioнed iн sпbsectioн (2)(а) if the нsе described iп that subsection is coшmenced or resшned after the expiry of the 3-year period анd before the application for rcvocatioп is шаdс.
(5) Any coшmeпcement or resшnption of tl1e пsе described in sнbsection (2)(а) after tl1e expiry of the 3-year period but \Vithiп the period of 3 moпtl1s before the шakiпg of tl1e application for revocatioн slшll Ье disregarded пnless prcparations for thc coшmcnccmcпt or rcsuшption bcgan before the owпer of tl1e registered trade mark became a\vare that the application might Ье шаdе.
(б) Where groпnds for revocatioн exist iн respect of онlу some of tl1e goods or services for wl1ich the trade mark is registered, rcvocatioп shall rclatc to thosc goods or scrviccs опlу.

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(7) Wl1crc thc rcgistтation оГ а tradc шark is rcvokcd to any extcnt, tl1c rigl1ts of tl1e o-vvпcr shall Ьс dccшcd to lшvc ceascd to that extent as Гrош-
(а) thc datc ofthc applicatioп Гоr revocatioп; or

(Ь) if thc Registrar or thc coнrt is satisficd that thc grouпds

Гоr revocation existed at ан earlier date. tlшt earlier date.
(8) For thc purposcs of subscctioп (2)(а), the 3-year pcriod may bcgin at any timc оп or aГtcr thc actual datc on -vvl1ich particulars оГ the tradc mark vvcre entercd in the registcr uпdcr scctioп 47(1) (rcgistratioп).

53. Declaration ot· invalidity ot· registration

(1) An applicatioн for а declaratioн оГ iнvalidity оГ the rcgistration of а tradc mark may Ьс made Ьу any person, апd шау Ьс шаdе eitl1cr to thc Registrar or to tl1e coнrt.
(2) In tl1e case of bad Гaitl1 in the rcgistration оГ а trade шark, thc Rcgistrar himsclf' may apply to thc court for а dcclaration of' thc inYalidity of thc rcgistratioп.
(3) Thc rcgistration оГ а tradc mark шау Ьс dcclarcd invalid on thc grouпd tlшt the tтadc шark was rcgistcrcd in coпtтavcпtion of' sectioн 11 (absolute groнпds for ref'пsal of' registration).
(4) Wl1ere tl1e trade mark \vas registered iп coпtraveпtioп of' scction ll(l)(Ь), (с) or (d), it shall not Ье declared iпvalid if, iп conseqпence of tl1e пsе vvhicl1 l1as been made of' it. it l1as after registтation acquired а distinctive character iп relatioп to the goods or services for vvllich it is registered.
(5) Subject to sнbscctioпs (б) and (7), thc registтation of а tтade шark may also Ье dcclarcd invalid on the grouпd-
(a) tl1at tl1ere is an earlier trade шark in relation to \\blcl1 tl1e coнditioнs set опt in sectioн 12(1), (2) or (3) (relative groпnds Гоr rcГusal of' rcgistтatioп) apply: or

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coпditioп sct out in scctioп 12(4) or (5) (rclativc grounds

for rcfпsal of rcgistration) is satisficd.

(6) Thc rcgistration of' а tradc шark шау поt Ьс dcclarcd invalid undcr subscction (5) i1' thc ovvncr or thc carlicr tradc шark or otl1er earlier right lшs consented to the registratioп.

(7) Wl1cre а tradc шark lшs bccn registered оп thc grouпd tlшt thcrc has bccn an honcst coпcuпcnt usc of' thc tradc шark and tl1e earlier trade шark or other earlier right, as provided for Ьу scction 13 (honcst concuпent usc, etc.), tl1c registration or а trade шark шау not Ье declared invalid пnder sпbsection (5) unlcss the Registrar or tl1e court is satisfied tlшt iп fact tl1cre had Ьеен no lюnest concнrrent пsе of the trade mark апd the earlier trade шark or other earlier right.

(8) Where the groпnds of invalidity exist in respect of онlу some of the goods or services for -vvl1ich the trade шark is rcgistered, the trade шark shall Ье declared iпvalid as rcgards those goods or servcices only.

(9) Without af'fecting transactioпs past and closed, vvhere the registratioп of а tradc шark is dcclarcd invalid under this section to any extent. the registration slшll to tlшt extent Ье deeшed пever to lшve bcen шаdс.

54. Vю·iation of registration

(1) An application f'or the variatioп of' the registratioп of а trade шark may Ье шаdе Ьу апу persoп, апd may Ье шаdе either to tl1e Registrar or to the court.

(2) Tl1e registratioп of а trade шark шау Ье varicd only оп tl1e ground that tl1crc has bccn а coпtravcпtioп of or а Гailurc to observe апу conditioн eнtered in the register in relation to its registratioп.

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Altпation and suп·ender

55. Alteration of registere(f tra(fe mark

(1) Except as provided iн this section, а registered trade шark shall not Ье altered in tl1e register.

(2) Tl1e Registrar шау, at tl1e request оГ апу owner оГ а registered tradc шark \vhicl1 coпtains or consists оГ thc nаше or addrcss of tl1e O\vner or any previous O\vnec allow the alteratioн of
that nаше or address Ьнt опlу to the extent that the alteration
does not sнbstantiallv.
affect the identitv.
of the trade шark.

(Amended 1 О of 2005 s. 36)

(3) Provision шау Ье made Ьу the rules-
(a) as to the effect of any sнch alteration;
(Ь) for the pнЬlication in the official jоншаl оГ particulars of any such alteratioп; and
(с) for the makiнg of objections Ьу ану persoп claiшing to
Ье affected Ьу it.

56. Sштешtеt·of t·egistet·ed trade mю·k

(1) The registration of а trade mark may Ье sнпeнdered Ьу the owner in respect of some or all of tl1e goods or services for wl1ich tl1e trade шark is registered.

(2) Provisioп may Ье made Ьу the mles-
(a) as to tl1e шаш1еr апd effect of а sнrreнder; and

(Ь) for protccting tl1c iпtcrcsts of othcr pcrsons having а rigl1t iп the tтade шark.

Rectification, correction and amendment of the t·egister

57. Rectification or correction

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(l) Subjcct to subscctioп (2). апу pcrsoп haviпg а sufficicпt iпtercst шау apply for tl1e rcctificatioп of ап crror or oшissioп iп thc rcgistcr.

(2) Ап applicatioп for rcctificatioп шау поt Ьс шаdс iп rcspcct of а шattcr affcctiпg thc validity of thc rcgistratioп of а tradc шark.
(3) Ап applicatioп for rcctificatioп шау Ьс шаdе cithcr to tl1c
Rcgistтar or to thc court.
(4) Exccpt >vhcrc thc Rcgistrar or thc court dirccts othcrwisc. the c1Tcct of rcctificatioп оГ thc rcgister is that the crror or oшissioп iп qucstioп is dceшcd пevcr to lшve Ьесп made.
(5) Tl1c Registтar шау, оп rcqucst шаdе Ьу tl1e ovvпer of а rcgistcrcd tтadc шark or а liccпscc. or Ьу апу pcrsoп haviпg ан iпterest iн or charge оп а registered trade mark the particнlars of vvhicl1 have Ьееп eпtered iп tl1e register нпdеr sectioп 29 (registratioп of traнsactioпs affectiнg registered tтadc шark), eпter ану chaпge iп his паше or addrcss, or iн ану otl1er particulars ideнtifYiнg such persoн, as recorded iн the register.
(6) Where the Registrar is satisfied that ан error or oшissioп iп tl1e register is attributaЬle to ан error or oшissioн он his part or оп tl1e part of the staff of tl1c Registry, he шау оп llis ovvн iнitiative correct the error or omissioн iн the register, but before doiпg so he shall give пotice of the proposed correctioп to апу persoн vvlю appears to him to Ье сонсешеd.
(7) Thc Rcgistrar шау rcшovc froш tl1c rcgistcr mattcr appcaring to l1iш to have ccased to lшve effect.

58. Amendment ot· entries to accord vv ith nevv classification, etc.

(1) Provisioн may Ье шаdе Ьу tl1e rпles to empo,ver the Registrar to do sпch tl1iнgs as he coнsiders нecessary to iшplemeнt ану

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aшended or substituted classification of goods or services for tl1e pшposes of tl1e registration of trade шarks.
(2) Provisioн шау in particular Ье шаdе Ьу the rules to eшpovver tl1e Registrar to aшend eнtries iн tl1e register so as to accord vvitl1 the ашепdеd or sнbstitнted classificatioп of goods or

SCfVlCCS.

(3) Wl1ere the шles eшpo\ver the Registrar to aшend eпtтies in the register, provisioп slшll also Ье made Ьу the rules for-
(a) tl1e giviнg of notice to ану owнer of а registered trade mark vvlю шау Ье affected Ьу ан amendment proposed to Ьс madc Ьу thc Rcgistтar:
(Ь) tl1e publication in the official joшnal of particulars of the aшendшents proposed to Ье шаdе Ьу the Registrar:
(с) tl1e making of objectioнs, "·ithin sнch time as may Ье prescribed, Ьу ану ovvнer of а registered trade mark claiming to Ьс atTcctcd; and
(d) tl1e filiнg of oppositioпs, \vitl1i11 sucl1 tiшe as may Ье prescribed, Ьу апу other person claiшing to Ье affected.
(4) Provision may also Ье madc Ьу thc rнles to empo\ver the
Registrar-
(a) to rcqнirc thc O\vпcr of а rcgistcrcd tradc mark, vvithin such tiшc as шау Ьс prescribed, to file а proposal for ашенdmенt of entries in the register so as to accord vvith any ашепdеd or substituted classificatioп of goods or services; анd
(Ь) to сапссl or rcf'i.tsc to rcпc\v thc rcgistтation о[ thc tradc шark in tl1e eveпt of the ovvпer failiпg to do so.
(5) Any sнch po\ver of ameнdmeнt shall not Ье exercised so as to exteнd tl1e rigl1ts confeпed Ьу the registration, except vvhere it appears to tl1e Registrar that compliaпce \Vith tllis requirement vvould involve ш1due complexity and tl1at ану exteнsioн

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"·ould ноt Ье substaнtial and vvoпld not adversely affect the rigl1ts of ану person.

Acquiescence in use ot· registe1·ed trade mю·k

59. Effect of acquiescence

(1) Where the ovvner of an earlier trade шark or otl1er earlier right has acqнiesced for а continпous period of 5 years in the use of' а registered trade шark in Hong Kong, being a\vare of' tlшt use, there slшll cease to Ье any eнtitleшeнt on tl1e basis of that earlier trade шark or otl1er earlier right-

(a) to apply for а declaration that tl1e registration of the later trade шark is invalid: or

(Ь) to oppose tl1e use of the later tтade шark in relatioн to the goods or seтyices in relation to \vhich it has Ьеен so пsed.

unless tl1e applicatioп for registration of tl1e later tтade шark
"·as шаdе in bad faitl1.
(2) Wl1ere sнbsection (l) applies, tl1e O\vпer of the later tтade шark is not entitled to oppose tl1e use of the earlier trade шark or the exploitation of the earlier right. as tl1e case шау Ье, notwitl1standiпg tlшt the earlier trade шark or earlier right шау no longer Ье invoked against his later trade шark.

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PARTVIII

DEFENSIVE TRADE MARKS, COLLECTIVE MARKS AND CERTIFICATION MARKS

60. Defensiye trade marks

(1) If а rcgistcred tradc mark lшs bcen нscd so mнch in relation to all or any of tl1e goods or sen1iccs for -vvhich it is registercd tlшt it has become exceptionally -vvell kno-vvn iн Нонg Конg and. as а rcsнlt, its usc in rclation to othcr goods or scrviccs
-vvould Ье likely to detract from its distiпctive character iп
rclatioп to the goods or seryices for vYhich it lшs Ьесп so used, tl1e trade mark may, он the applicatioп of tl1e o\V·пer of the registered tтade шark шаdе to tl1e Registrar, Ье registered as а defeпsive trade mark iн respect of апу or all of those other goods or services.
(2) А trade mark may Ье registered as а defeпsive trade mark iн respect of particпlar goods or services еvеп if tl1e owнer of the registered trade шark does поt нsе or iпteпd to use tl1e trade шark iн relatioн to those goods or services.
(3) А tтade шark шау Ье registered as а defeпsive trade шark iп rcspect of particнlar goods or serviccs сvеп if it is already registered (othenvise tl1a11 as а defeнsive trade mark) iн the паше of the applicaпt iп respect of those goods or services.
(4) А trade шark that is registered as а defeнsive trade mark iн respect of particпlar goods or sen·ices may Ье subseqпeнtly rcgistered (othcrwise thaп as а deJ'cпsiye tradc шark) iп tl1e наше of tl1e o-vvнer of tl1e registered trade mark iн respect of the sаше goods or services.
(5) The Registrar shall refнse ан applicatioн шаdе uнder subsectioн (1) if-

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(а) thc tradc шark is not rcgistcrcd as а tradc шark in thc nаше of thc applicaпt; or
(Ь) tl1c cxtcnt to vvhich thc registered trade шark is beiнg or l1as been пsed does not accord witl1 the circtmlstances describcd in subsection (1).
(б) Any person шау apply to tl1e Registrar or to tl1e coпrt for the rcvocatioп of tl1c rcgistration of а trade шark as а defcnsive tradc шark on апу of' thc Гollovving grounds-
(a) that tl1e trade шark is поt othcrwise registercd in the nаше of the owпer оГ tl1e registered deJ'ensiye trade шark; or

(Ь) that tl1e extcпt to wl1icl1 tl1e rcgistercd trade шark is bcing or has bccn uscd docs not accord -vvitl1 thc circпшstances dcscribed in subscction (1),

апd sucl1 revocation шау Ье iп respect оГ all or any of tl1e goods or scrviccs in rcspcct of -vvhicl1 tl1c rcgistcrcd tradc шark is registcrcd as а defeпsive trade шark.
(7) Scction 38(3) (applicatioн for rcgistration), scction 52(2)(а), (Ь) and (с) (rcvocatioн of registration) анd sпch otl1er provisions of this Ordiпaпce as шау Ье iпconsisteпt vvith this scction slшll not apply in rclatioп to defcпsivc trade шarks.
61. Collective mari{S

(1) А collectiYe шark is а sigн distiнgпishing the goods or services of шешЬеrs of tl1e association whicl1 is tl1e ovvner of the sigп Гrош those of otl1er нпdertakings.

(2) This Ordinancc applics to collective шarks in thc шаnпеr апd to the extent specified iп Schedule 3.
62. Ccrtification marks

(1) А certification шark 1s а Sigп iпdicating tlшt the goods or

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services in connection "·ith \vhicl1 it is пsed are certified Ьу tl1e O\vner of tl1e sign in respect of origin, шaterial, шоdе of шanнJ.actнre of goods or perforшance of seryices, qнality, асспrасу or other characteristics.
(2) Tl1is Ordiпance applies to certificatioп шarks in the шапnеr and to tl1e extent specified in Schedпle 4.

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PART IX

PARIS CONVENTION AND WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION AGREEMENT: SПPPLEMENTARY PROVISIONS

63. Well-kno\vn trade mю·ks: At·ticle 6bls of' Paris Convention

(1) Sпbject to section 59 (effect of acqпiescence), tl1e ovvнer of а trade шark \\"l1icl1 is entitled to protectioн пnder tl1e Paris Coпveпtion as а well-kпovvn trade шark is eпtitled to restrain Ьу injtmctioн the пsе in Hong Kong of а trade шark vvhicl1, or the essential part of \vl1icl1, is identical or siшilar to his trade шark, iн relatioн to ideнtical or siшilar goods or services, vvhcrc sucl1 usc is likcly to санsс confнsion оп thc part of' thc puЬlic.
(2) Nothiпg in sнbsection (1) a1Tects tl1e continнation of апу use in good faith of а trade шark wllich vvas begun before the сошшеnсешенt of tl1is sectioн.

64. National cmЫcms, ctc.: Articlc 6tcr of Paris Convcntion

(1) Subject to sectioп 11 (6) (abso1ute groпnds for refusa1 of registration), а trade шark vvhich coнsists of or contaiнs the flag of а Paris Convention colll1try or WTO шешЬеr shall not Ье registered \\ithoнt the authorizatioп of the coшpetent aпthorities of that coпntry or шешЬеr. uпless it appears to the Registrar that use оГ tl1e flag iп tl1e шаппеr proposed is perшitted vvitlюпt sпch aпthorizatioн.

(2) Subject to sectioп 11(6) (absolнte groпnds for refнsal of registration), а trade шark wl1ich coнsists of or coнtains tl1e annorial bearings or апу other state ешЬlеш of а Paris Coпveпtion соппtту or WTO шешЬеr vvhicl1 is protected

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нпdеr the Paris Conveнtion (iнclнdiнg апу arnюrial bearings or state ешЫеms entitled to sпch protection Ьу virtпe of the World Trade Organization Agreeшent) shall not Ье registered vvithoпt tl1e aпthorization of tl1e coшpetent aпtlюrities of that сонпtту or шешЬеr.
(3) А trade шark vvhicl1 consists of or contains an official sigн or lшllшark adopted Ьу а Paris Convention country or WTO шember and iпdicating control and vvarranty shall not, vvhere tl1e sigн or l1allmark is protected under tl1e Paris Coнvention (iпcludiпg any sign or hallшark eпtitled to sнcl1 protection Ьу virtue of the World Trade Organization Agreeшeнt), Ье registered iп relation to goods or services vvhicl1 are the same as. or are of а siшilar kind to, tlюse in relatioн to vvhicl1 it indicatcs control and vvarranty, vvitlюut thc aнthorization of tl1e competeнt autlюrities of that country or meшber.
(4) Tl1e provisioпs of this sectioп as to national llags and other state emЬleшs, and oЛicial signs or hallmarks. apply eqнally to aнything vvl1ich from а heraldic point of Yievv iшitates ану such flag or otl1cr cmЬlcm, or sign or hallmark
(5) Nothing in this section preyents tl1e registratioн of а trade mark on tl1e applicatioн of а national of а country vvho is aнtlюrized to make нsе of а state еmЬlеш, or official sign or lшllшark, of that coпntry. нotwitl1staнding tlшt it is siшilar to that оГ anotl1cr coнntry.
(6) Where Ьу virtпe оГ this section the aпtlюrizatioн оГ the competent aпthorities of а Paris Coнyention country or WTO meшber is or vvoнld Ье reqнired for the registтation of а tтadc шark, those autlюrities are eнtitled to restrain Ьу iнjпнсtiон any нsс оГ tl1c tradc mark in Hong Kong vvitlюut thcir authorization.

65. EmЫems, etc., of certain intet·national organizations: At·ticle

6ter of Paris Convention

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(l) This scction applics to-

(a) the arnюrial bearings, flags or otl1er ешЬlешs; апd
(Ь) tl1e abbreyiations and naшes,
of iпternatioнal iпtergoveпш1eпtal orgaпizatioпs of vvhich опе or more Paris Сопvепtiоп couпtries or WTO meшbers are members.
(2) А trade шark wl1icl1 coпsists of or coпtaiпs апу such ешЬiеш, abbrcviation or паше wllich is protcctcd uпdcr thc Paris Сопvепtiон (iпcludiпg апу emblem, abbreviatioп or паше eпtitled to such protectioп Ьу Yirtue of the World Trade Orgaнizatioн Agreemeнt) shall ноt Ье registered vvithoпt the aпtlюrizatioп of tl1e inteшatioпal intergoveшшeпtal orgaпizatioн coнcemed, нпless it appears to the Registrar that the нsе of tl1e еmЬlеш, abbreviation or наше in the шаnнеr proposed-
(a) is not such as to sнggcst to tl1c puЬlic that а conнcction exists bet\Veen tl1e orgaпization and the trade шark; or
(Ь) is ноt likely to mislead the рпЬliс as to the existeпce of а соннесtiон betweeн tl1e пser анd tl1e orgaпizatioн.
(3) Tl1e provisions оГ this section as to eшblems of ан iнtematioнal iнtergovemmeнtal orgaнizatioн apply eqпally to aнythiнg vvl1ich from а heraldic poiнt of Yievv imitates ану such cmblcш.
(4) Wl1ere Ьу virtue of this sectioн tl1e aпthorizatioп of an inteшatioнal intergovernmeпtal organizatioп is or vvould Ье required for the registratioн of а trade mark, tlшt orgaнizatioн is eпtitled to restтain Ьу iпjunctioп апу нsе of tl1e tтade шark iн Нонg Копg vvithoнt its aнthorization.
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16 Noveшber 1977 ("·hen the relevant provisions of the Paris
Conventioн entered into force in relation to Нонg Kong).

66. Notification uшter Article 6ter of Paris Convention

(1) For the purposes of sectioн 64 (нational ешЫешs, etc.). state ешЬlешs of а cotшtry (otl1er tlшn tl1e нatioнal flag), анd of'ficial sigпs or hallшarks, shall Ьс rcgardcd as protcctcd ппdеr tl1e Paris Conveнtion, or as protected ппdеr the Paris Coпyentioн Ьу Yirtue of thc World Tradc Orgaнization Agreeшent, онlу if, or to the extent tlшt-

intcmational organizations), thc сшЬlсшs, abbrcyiations and
нашеs of an inteшatioпal intergoveшшeпtal organizatioн shall Ье regarded as protected пnder the Paris Convention, or as protected Шldcr tl1c Paris Coпyentioн Ьу virtнc of thc World Trade Orgaнizatioн Agreeшeнt. only if. or to the extent that-
(a) tl1e organizatioн in qнestion has notified the World
Intellectпal Property Organization in accordaпce \vitl1
Articlc бtеr(З) of tl1e Paris Coнvcntion that it desires to protect that сшЬlеш, abbrcviation or наше;

(Ь) the notification reшains in force; апd

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(с) no objcction to thc notification has bccn tтansшittcd to the World Iпtellectual Property Organizatioп on behalf of Hong Kong in accordance vvitl1 Article 6ter(4) of the Paris Coпyention or any such objection has been
\Vit}ldfa\Vll.
(3) Notificatioп iп accordaпcc vYitl1 Articlc бtсr(З) о[ thc Paris Coпveпtion slшll lшve effect only iп relatioп to applicatioпs for registration шаdе nюre than 2 шontl1s after the receipt of the notificatioп.
(4) The Registrar shall keep анd шаkе availaЬle for puЬlic iпspectioп at the Registry Ьу any person. during tl1e norшal business hours of the Registry, and free of charge, а list of-
(a) tl1e state ешЬlешs and official signs or hallшarks: анd

(Ь) the ешЬlешs, abbreviations апd naшes of iпtemational iпtergoyemшeпtal orgaпizations,

\vhicll are for the tiшe being protected under tl1e Paris Coпveпtion Ьу virtнe of а notificatioп нnder Article бtеr(З) of the Paris Conveнtion.

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PARTX

ADMINISTRATIVE AND OTHER SПPPLEMENTARY PROVISIONS

The register of trade mю·ks

67. Register to Ье kept

(l) Thc Rcgistтar shall kccp at tl1c Rcgistry а rcgistcr to Ьс known as thc rcgistcr of tтadc шarks.

(2) Thcrc slшll Ьс cнtcrcd iн thc rcgistcr in accordancc vvith this
Ordinaнcc анd thc rulcs-
(a) particulars as to applicatioнs for rcgistratioн of tradc шarks, iнcludiнg tl1c filing dates and datcs of priority;

(Ь) the naшes of ovvпers оГ registercd trade шarks;

(с) particulars as to transactions. instтuшcnts or cvcпts affecting rights in or undcr rcgistered trade шarks and applications for rcgistration: and
(d) sucl1 otl1cr шatters as tl1e Rcgistrar шау tl1iнk fit.
(3) Thc rcgistcr nccd not Ьс kept in dоспшснtаrу foпn.

69. Right to copies of entries

(l) Аву pcrson vvho applics f'or а ccrtificd сору of' ап спtту in

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the register or а certified extract froш the register shall Ье entitled to obtain such а сору or extract он раушенt of а fee prescribed in relation to certified copies and extracts.
(2) Any pcrsoп \vho applics Гоr ап uпccrtificd сору or cxtтact slшll Ье entitled to such а сору or extract оп раушепt of а fee prescribed in relatioн to uncertified copies апd extracts.
(3) Applicatioпs uпder this section shall Ье шаdе iп sнch шаппеr as шау Ье prescribed.
(4) In relation to any portion of the register kept otl1envise than iн docшnentary forш, tl1e rigl1t to а сору or extract conГerred Ьу subscctioп (l) or (2) is а right to а сору or cxtract in а Гоrш in \Vl1ich it сан Ье taken a\vay анd in wl1icl1 it is visible апd legible.

Po,vet·s ашt duties of Registrю·

70. Decisions of' Registrю·to Ье taken afte1·heш·ing

(1) Without prejudice to any rule of la"· or to апу prov1sюн of this Ordinaнce requiring the Registrar to hear any party to proceediпgs bcfore 11iш, or to give any sнcl1 party an opportunity to Ье l1eard. tl1e Registrar shall, before takiпg апу decisioп оп апу шatter under this Ordiпance or tl1e rules "-hich is or шау Ье adverse to any party to any proceedings ЬеГоrе hiш, give that party ап opportunity to Ье heard.

(2) The Registrar shall give а party to proceediпgs before l1iш at least 14 days' notice of tl1e tiшe Yv·hen l1e шау Ье heard unless that party coпsents to slюrter пotice.
71. Registrar's rюvvers in proceedings lJef'o•·e the Regist1·ar

(1) The Registrar шау, for the purposes of proceedings before him undcr this Ordinaпce-

(a) sunшюn vvitпesses;

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(Ь) rcccivc vvrittcп or oral cvidcпcc оп oath or affirmatioп;

апd
(с) reqпire the prodпctioп of doctmleпts or articles for iпspectioп анd provide for the mаппеr of iпspectioп.
(2) Tl1e Registrar may make sнch orders as he tlliпks fit as respects апу matter meпtioпed iн sпbsectioн (1).
(3) Аву order шаdе Ьу the Registrar ннdеr tllis sectioп shall, vvith lcavc оГ thc coнrt, Ьс cnforccaЬlc iн likc шанпет as ан order of the сошt.

72. Powet·to give pt·eliminary a<tvice, etc.

(1) The Registrar slшll have the povver to give to а person \vho proposes to apply for the registration оГ а trade mark adYice as to vvl1ether tl1e trade mark appears to tl1e Registrar prima facie to Ье сараЬiе of distiпguislliпg goods or services of оне нndertakiнg from those of other пнdertakiнgs vvitl1i11 the meaнing of sectioн 3(1) (шeaning оГ "tтade mark").
(2) Any persoн vvlю vvisl1es to obtaiн sпcl1 advice slшll apply to tl1e Registrar iн tl1e prescribed mаннеr.
(3) If, он ан applicatioп for the registratioп of а trade шark as to
\\Ысh tl1e Registrar has giveп sпch advice iн the affirшative, made vvithiн 3 months after tl1e advice is given, tl1e Registтar, after fшther iнvestigatioн or coнsideratioн, gives нotice to tl1e applicaнt of objectioн он the groпнd that the trade mark is поt сараЬiе of distiпguishing the goods or services of опе нпdertakiнg froш those of aнother, tl1e applicaнt shall Ье entitled, оп giviнg notice of \vithdтa\val of the application ппdеr sectioп 45 (vvithdravval of applicatioн) vvithiн the prcscribcd pcriod, to havc rcpaid to hiш апу fccs paid f'or thc filiнg of the applicatioп.

73. Powet·to specify official journal, etc.

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(l) Thc Rcgistтar шау Гrош tiшc to tiшc. Ьу noticc puЬlishcd in the Gazette, specify а puЬlication to Ье tl1e official journal of record for the pнrposes of tllis Ordiнance, vvith effect as of the date specified iп the notice.

(2) Where а pпЫication is specified ппdеr sпbsection (1), every пotice. request, docшnent or otl1er шatter required Ьу this Ordiпance or tl1e rнles to Ье puЬlished iп tl1e oГficial joнrпal shall, froш the effectiYe date specified in the notice, Ье puЬlished in the puЬlicatioп so specified. and any reГerence iн this Ordiпance or the rules to the official jouшal shall Ье coпstтucd accordingly.
(3) The Registrar шау pпblisl1 or сапsе to Ье pпblisl1ed а joнrnal in vvhich there шау Ье published sнch docшnents and inforшation relating to tтade шarks as the Registтar tllinks fit.
(4) For tl1e avoidaнce of doubt, tl1e Registrar шау specify the Gazette or tl1e journal referred to iн subsectioн (3) to Ье the official jоншаl оГ record.
(5) А publicatioн specified tшder subsectioн (1) анd tl1e journal referred to in subsectioп (3) need not Ье iп а docuшentary

1оrш.

(6) А noticc puЬlisl1cd undcr sнbscction (1) slшll not Ьс rcgardcd as subsidiary legislation Гоr tl1e purpose оГ section 34 оГ tl1e Iнterpretatioн анd Geнeral Clauses Ordiнaнce (Сар. 1).

74. Po,yer to requit·e use of forms

(1) Tl1e Registrar шау reqнire the use of such fonns as l1e шау, Ьу notice pнЬlisl1ed iп the official jоншаl, speciГy in сопнесtiон vvith tl1e registratioп of а trade шark or ану otl1er procccdiпg bcforc hiш undcr this Ordinancc.

(2) А нotice uпder subsectioн (1) шау сонtаiн ану directioн of the Registrar vvith respect to tl1e нsе of а forш specified iп the notice.

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(3) А noticc puЬlisl1cd nndcr sнbscction (1) slшll not Ьс rcgardcd as subsidiary lcgislation Гоr tl1c purposc оГ scction 34 оГ tl1c Intcrprctatioн and Geнcral Clauscs Ordinancc (Сар. 1).

75. 1mmunity of Registrar as regards official acts

Ncithcr thc Rcgistrar nor апу рнЬliс officcr-
(a) shall Ьс takcп to vvarraпt thc validity of tl1c registratioн оГ а tradc шark нndcr this Ordiпance; or
(Ь) shall iнснr any liability Ьу rcasoн о[ or iн collllcctioн witl1, ану схашiнаtiон rcqпircd or aпthorizcd Ьу this Ordiнaнcc, or апу rcport or otl1cr procceding сонsеqнспt он ану sпcl1 схашiнаtiон.

Legal procee(tings, appeals ашt t·elated matters

76. Language of' proceedings bef'o•·e Registrar

(1) Exccpt as otl1cnvisc providcd iп tl1c rнles. анd notwitl1staпdiнg scction 5 of tl1c Official Laнguages Ordiнaнcc (Сар. 5), tl1c official laнgпagc iн which ан applicatioн for rcgistratioн of а trade шark is filcd shall Ье uscd as the laпguagc оГ tl1c procccdiнgs iн all procccdiнgs bcfore thc Rcgistrar нпdсr this Ordinaнcc.

(2) Thc rпlcs шау-
(а) reqпirc, iн respect of ану docшneнt filcd or to Ьс filed vvitl1 tl1e Registrar iн proceediнgs пнdсr tl1is Ordiнaнce, thc filing of а traнslatioн of thc docшncnt iпto thc laпgпage of tl1c proccediнgs or iнto оне or botl1 official laнgнagcs;
(Ь) provide for tl1e пsе Ьу ану persoн iн oral proceediнgs before the Registrar, of а laнgпage other thaн the languagc of thc procccdings;

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(3) Rules шаdе for tl1e purposes of' sпbsectioн (2)(а) or (d)-
(a) шау spccit)' pcriods within vvllich traпslatioпs of' dосншепts into the laпguage of tl1c procccdiпgs or into tl1e official languages are to Ье filed or vvithin vvhicl1 iпfonnatioп iн tl1e official laпguages is to Ье provided; and

(Ь) шау providc for cxtcпsioпs, нроn applicatioп Ьу а party to tl1c procccdiпgs, оГ sucl1 periods, апd шау rcquirc tlшt applicatioпs for such exteнsioн shall Ье subject to the payшent of а prescribed fcc.

77. Procedure in case of option to apply to court or Registrar

(1) Where uпder this Ordiпaнce а persoн lшs ан optioн to make ан applicatioн eitl1er to the coпrt or to tl1e Registrar он а qucstioп conccшing а rcgistcrcd tradc mark or an application for registratioн of а trade mark, tlleн-

(a) if any procccdiпgs conccшing tl1e rcgistcrcd trade mark or application for registration iп qнcstion is peпding

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before the court, the application must Ье шаdе to the court: and
(Ь) if in any otl1er case the applicatioн is шаdе to the Registrar, he may, at any stage of tl1e proceediнgs, refer the application to tl1e coнrt, or l1e шау, aller l1eariпg tl1e parties, determine the questioн.

(2) Subsection (l) is -vvithout prejudice to the court's po-vvers. apart froш this section, to dcterшinc any qнcstion referred to iп that subsection.

78. Application of t·ules of evidence
Exccpt as othcrwisc providcd iп this Ordinaпcc, thc Rcgistrar is not bound Ьу the mles of evideнce in any proceedings before hiш uпder this Ordinance апd may inform hiшself of any maHer tlшt is before him iп any -vvay tlшt l1e reasoпaЬly believes to Ье appropriatc.

79. Register is prima f'acie evidence

(1) Subject to subsectioн (4), tl1e register slшll Ье priшa facie evideнce of anytlling required or aнtlюrized Ьу this Ordinance or tl1c rнlcs to Ье rcgistered.

(2) А ccrtificatc pнrporting to Ье sigпcd Ьу the Rcgistrar and ccrtifyiпg that any cntry in tl1c rcgistcr -vvllich l1c is authorizcd Ьу tl1is Ordinance or tl1e rules to make has or has not been шаdс, or that any otl1cr thing wllich he is so aнthorizcd to do has or has not bcen donc, shall Ьс prima facie cvidcncc of the шatters so certified.

(3) Each of the follow·ing, tlшt is to say-

(a) а сору of an entry in the register or an extract from the register -vvhicl1 is supplied нпdеr section 69(1) (right to copics of cntтies):

(Ь) а сору of-

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(i) any docнmcпt kcpt in thc Rcgistтy:
(ii) ап cxtract froш апу sucl1 docuшcnt; or
(iii) any application for registration of а trade шark, vvhicl1 pпrports to Ье а certified сору or а certified extract
shall, subject to subsectioп (4), Ье admiHed in evidence in
all coшts, апd iп all proceediпgs, vv·ithout further proof апd vvitlюut productioп of any origiпal.
(4) This sectioн is "·ithoпt prejпdice to sectioп 22А or 22В or Part IV of the Evideнce Ordiнaнce (Сар. 8) апd ану provisioп шаdе Ьу virtнe of that sectioп or Part.

80. Registration is prima f'acie evidence of' validity, etc.

Iн ану proceediнgs relatiнg to а registered trade шark, iнclпdiнg procccdings Гоr rcctification оГ thc rcgistcr, thc rcgistratioп of а persoп as ovvпer of а trade mark sl1all Ье prima facie evideнce of the validity of tl1e original registration and of any subseqнeпt assigшneпt or otl1er traпsmissioп of it.

81. Cetiificate of validity of contested registt·ation

(1) IГ in procccdiпgs bcforc tl1c coнrt thc validity оГ thc rcgistratioп of а tradc шark is coпtcstcd and it is found Ьу tl1e coпrt that the trade шark is validly registered, the coпrt may give а certificate to that elfect.

(2) If the coнrt gives sнch а certificate апd iп апу subseqнcnt procccdiпgs, cithcr bcforc thc coнrt or thc Rcgistrar-
(а) tl1e validity of tl1e registratioп is agaiп qпestioпed он the sаше or sпbstaпtially the sаше gr01mds; апd
(Ь) the O\vпer оГ the registered trade шark obtaiпs а fiпal order, judgment or decisioп iп his favoнr,

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the o"·ner is eнtitled to his costs on an indenшity basis пnless the сошt or tl1e Registrar, as the case шау Ье, directs otheпvise.
(3) Sпbscction (2) docs not cxtcпd to thc costs of' an appcal in апу sucl1 proceediпgs.

82. Bш·den in civil proceedings ot· p1·oving use of trade mark

(1) If, in ану civil proceediнgs uнder tl1is Ordinance iн vvhich the ovvner of а registered trade шark is а party, а qпestion arises as to thc нsе to wllich the tradc шark has Ьееп рнt, the bшden of proviнg that use slшlllie vvith the owнer.

(2) lf, iп any civil procccdings нndcr this Ordiпancc in vvllich а liceпsee of а registered tтade шark is а party, а qнestioп arises as to the пsе to vvhicl1 the trade шark has been рпt, tl1e Ьшdен of proving tlшt пsс shall lie vvith-
(a) tl1e owнer of the trade шark, vvhere l1e is а party to the procccdings; or
(Ь) tl1e licensee, vvl1ere tl1e ovvнer is not а party to the proceedings.

83. Registrю·'s appearance in proceedings involving the register

(1) Iп proceedings before thc court iпvolviпg an applicatioп for­ (a) the revocatioн or variation of tl1e registratioн of а trade

шark

(Ь) а dcclaratioп of' tl1c iпvalidity оГ thc rcgistration of а trade шark; or

(с) the rectification of the register,
the Registтar is eпtitled to appear апd Ье l1eard, апd shall appear if so directed Ьу the court.

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(2) Unlcss othcпvisc dircctcd Ьу tl1c conrt, thc Rcgistrar шау instcad of appcariпg, sнbшit to tl1c coнrt а statcшcnt in "тitiнg sigнcd Ьу hiш, giviнg particнlars of-
(a) any procccdings bcforc hiш in rclation to tl1c шattcr in

ISSUC;

(Ь) tl1c groпnds of any decision giveп Ьу hiш;
(с) thc practicc of thc Rcgistтar or thc Rcgistry in likc cascs, if' апу; and
(d) sucl1 шattcrs rclcvant to tl1c issпes involved in the proceedings and vvitllin his kнovvledge as tl1e Registrar thinks fiC
and the stateшent slшll Ье deeшed to foпn part of the cvidcncc in tl1c procccdings bcforc thc coнrt.

84. Appeals from decisions т· orde1·s of' Registrю·

(1) Ап appcal lics to thc court froш any dccision or ordcr of tl1c

Rcgistrar uпdcr this Ordiпaпcc.
(2) Unlcss thc coпrt othcrvvise directs. any appcal пndcr this Ordinaпcc wl1ich сш1ссшs an application for rcgistration of а tтadc шark shall Ьс hcard iп puЬiic.
(3) In any appcal пndcr tllis Ordinance-
(a) thc Rcgistтar slшll Ьс cntitlcd to appcar and Ьс rcprcscпtcd and Ьс hcard in sнpport of his dccisioп or ordcr; and

(Ь) thc Rcgistrar shall appcar if so dircctcd Ьу tl1c court.

(4) ln this scction, "dccisioп" ():f!:Ji::) iпclнdcs апу act оГ thc Rcgistrar шаdе in tl1e excrcisc of а discretion vcstcd in l1iш Ьу or under this Ordinancc.

85. Genet·al po,vers of сош·t

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The coнrt шау, for the pнrpose of determiнing any questioн iн tl1e exercise of its original or appellate jнrisdiction under this Ordinance, шаkе апу order or exercise апу other po-v-ver v-vhich tl1e Registrar could have made or exercised for tl1e purpose of deterшining that question.

86. Costs of proceedings IJefore court

(1) ln all proceedings before tl1e court нnder tllis Ordinaпce the coнrt шау avvard to апу party sнch costs as it may consider reasonaЬle.

(2) If iп апу sнch proceediпgs tl1e coнrt directs tlшt апу costs of опс party shall Ьс paid Ьу aпotl1cr party, thc coнrt may scttlc tl1e anюunt of the costs Ьу fixing а luшp sum or may direct that tl1c costs shall Ьс taxed on а scalc spccified Ьу the coнrt, being а scale of costs prescribed Ьу rules of court.

87. Costs of proceedings before Registrю·

(l) Thc Rcgistтar may, in procccdings bcforc llim undcr tllis Ordiпancc, Ьу ordcr a\vard to any party sucl1 costs as he шау consider reasoнable and direct hovv· and Ьу v-vhat parties they are to Ье paid.

(2) Апу costs awarded пнdеr this sectioн shall, if the court so orders, Ье recoverable Ьу ехеспtiон issued from the court as if thcy vvere рауаЬlе uпder an order of that court.
(3) Proyision шау Ье шаdе Ьу tl1e rнlcs-
(a) to cшpo\vcr thc Registтar, in such cascs as шау Ье prescribed, to rcquire а party to any procccdings bcfore l1im to give secнrity for costs iн relatioн to tlюse proceediпgs; апd
(Ь) as to tl1e сонsеqненсеs if security is ноt given.

Miscellaneous mattet·s

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88. Recognition of agents

(1) Except as otherwise provided Ьу the mles, any act required or aпthorized Ьу this Ordinance to Ье done Ьу or to а persoн in connection -vvith tl1e registratioп of а trade шark, or any procedure relatiнg to а trade шark, шау Ье dоне Ьу or to ан agcnt authorizcd Ьу that pcrson orally or in -vvriting.
(2) The mles шау in particular autlюrize the Registrar to refuse to recoguize as an agent in respect of ану business ш1der this Ordinance any person specified for the ршроsе in tl1e rнles.
(3) The Registrar shall refuse to recognize as ан agent а persoн lшving neitl1er resideнce nor а place of business in Нонg Копg.

89. Hours ot· business and lJusiness day·s

(1) The Registтar may give directioпs specifying tl1e lюurs of business of the Registry for tl1e purpose of the transaction of bпsiнess пнdеr this Ordinance and the days -vvl1ich are bпsiness days for tlшt purpose.

(2) Business done on апу day after the specified lюurs of busiнess, or on а day -vvhicl1 is ноt а busiнess day, shall Ье deeшed to have been done on the пехt bнsiness day; and
-vvhere the time for doing anything пnder tl1is Ordinaнce
expires оп а day -vvl1ich is поt а bнsiпess day, that tiшe slшll
Ье exteнded to the next business day.
(3) Directions given Ьу the Registтar llПder t11is section шау шаkе di1Terent provision for di1Tereпt classes of bнsiпess and shall Ье pпblisl1ed in tl1e prescribed mшmer.

90. Goveшment's right to sell forfeited ш·ticles

Nothing iп t11is Ordinaпcc atTccts thc right of thc Govcrnmcnt or any person deriving title directly or indirectly froш tl1e Goverшnent

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to dispose of or нsе articles forfeited нnder the lavv relating to cнstoшs or excise.

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PART XI SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION

91. Rules

(1) The Registrar may шаkе шles-

(a) for tl1e purposes of any provision of tl1is Ordinaнce vvllicl1 coнteшplates or aпthorizes tl1e makiнg of шles (other than rules of coнrt) -vvith respect to any matter;

(Ь) prescribing anytl1iпg autlюrized or reqнired Ьу а proyision оГ this Ordinancc to Ьс prcscribcd; апd

(с) generally for regulating tl1e practice анd procedure under tl1is Ordinaнce.
(2) Withoпt prejudicc to tl1c generality of sнbscction (l), rules шаdс нnder this section may шаkс proyision-
(a) as to thc manпcr оГ filing оГ applications for rcgistтation of а tтadc шark and othcr docuшeпts -vvitl1 the Rcgistтar;
(Ь) as to tl1e шaking of applications for registration of а trade mark Ьу а partnership, association or otl1er unincorporatcd body and thc registratioп of tradc marks in thc nаше of sпcl1 а body:
(с) reqпiring and regпlatiпg thc translatioп of docuшeпts and thc filiпg and authcпtication оГ апу translation;
(d) as to tl1e manпer оГ pнЬlication of any пotice, reqнest, docнmeпt or other maHer rcquired Ьу this Ordiпaпcc or tl1e шles to Ье pпblished in the official jопшаl:
(е) specifyiпg tl1e persoп or class of persons Ьу \Уlюш any such пoticc, rcqucst, docuшcnt or шattcr slшll Ьс pпЬlisl1ed in tl1e official journal and specifYing the coпsequeпces of а failнre to publish:

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(t) as to thc timc vvhcn applications апd othcr docнmcпts slшll Ьс trcatcd as haviпg Ьссп filcd with tl1c Rcgistrar for tl1e purposes of this Ordiнance or the rules;

(g) as to the sen1icc of docнmeпts;
(11) rcgulating the proccdure to Ьс follovved in coпnection vv·ith апу proceediпgs or otl1er matter before the Registrar апd authoriziпg tl1e rectificatioн of irregularities of proccdurc;
(i) requiriпg fccs to Ье paid in conпectioп vvith any sнch procecdiпgs or шattcr or in conпcction with tl1e provisioп of апу service Ьу the Registry;

G) eшpovveriпg the Rcgistrar to tax costs avvarded Ьу hiш iп any procccdiпgs bcforc him;

(k) regulatiпg tl1e шоdе of giviпg evideпce iп ану sucl1 proceediпgs, vvhetl1er orally or iп vvritiнg апd vv·hether Ьу шеапs of tl1e production of dосншепts or articles or otl1envise;

(1) rcgulatiпg thc inspcction of documcпts or articlcs;

(m) prescribiпg time liшits for doiпg aпytl1iнg reqпired to Ье dопе iн сшшесtiоп vvith ану proceediпgs uпder this Ordiпaпсе;
(н) providiпg for the exteпsioп of ану tiшe liшit so prescribed. or specified Ьу tl1e Registrar, wl1ether or поt it lшs already expircd;
(о) as to the puЫic iпspectioп of the register апd tl1e supply of certified or uнcertified copies of eпtries iп, or certified or нпcertificd copies of extracts froш, tl1c rcgister iп tl1c eveпt the register is поt kept iп docпmeпtary fonn; апd
(р) providiпg for tl1e puЫicatioп апd sale of docшneнts анd iнforшatioп Ьу the Registry.

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(3) Rulcs шаdс undcr this scction шау шаkс ditTcrcnt provisioпs
Гоr diГГcrcnt cascs.
(4) Rulcs шаdс пndcr tllis scctioн-
(a) aпthorizing tl1c rcctification of irrcgularitics of proccdurc; or
(Ь) providing for thc altcratioн of ану pcriod of tiшc.
шау aпthorize tl1e exteнsioн or furtl1er cxtcнsioн of ану pcriod of tiшc нot,vithstaнdiпg that tl1c pcriod lшs alrcady expircd.
(5) Rнlcs madc нndcr this scctioп prcscriЬiнg fccs shall ноt Ьс madc cxccpt "\Vith thc сопsснt of thc Fiпaпcial Sccrctary.
(6) Аву rulcs шаdс нпdсr sнbscctioп (2)(i) шау­ (а) prcscribc fccs fixcd at; or

(Ь) providc for fccs to Ьс fixcd at,

lcvels that provide for tl1c recovery of expeнditнre iнснпеd or likely to Ье incurred Ьу thc Govcruшeпt or othcr authority iн the exercise of ану or all fппctioнs пнdеr this Ordiнaнce, апd shall поt Ьс liшitcd Ьу rcfcrcнcc to thc ашоuпt of adшiнistrative or other costs iнcпrred or likely to Ье iнcпrred iн the exercise of ану particпlar fнпсtiон.
(7) Provisioн may iн particпlar Ье made Ьу tl1e rules as to-
(a) tl1e раушенt of а siнgle fee iн respect of 2 or more matters; анd

(Ь) the circпшstaпces, iГ апу, iп "\VI1ich а fce шау Ье "\Vaivcd or refпнded.

(8) Rнlcs шау Ьс made нпdеr this scctioп providing for arraпgcmcпts to Ьс made Ьу thc Registrar for thc pнЬiicatioн of reports of decisioнs or orders made Ьу the Registrar undcr this Ordiпaпcc or dccisioпs or ordcrs rclatiпg to tтade

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Section 92

11-8

Сар. 559

шarks шаdе Ьу any coнrt or body ("·hether iн Hong Конg or elsevvhere).
92. Regulations
Tl1e Chief Execнtive in Coпncil шау Ьу regulation-
(a) add to Scl1edule 1 (Paris Coпventioп countтies апd WTO
mcшbcrs) thc nаше of'-

(i)

ан.v coнntrv.
Coпvention:
whicl1 has acceded to the Paris
(ii) ану сопнtrу, territory or area vvllich has acceded to the World Trade Organizatioн Agreement:
(Ь) dclctc from Schcdulc 1 thc nаше оГ-
(i) ану country vvhicl1 l1as denounced tl1e Paris
Conveнtion;
(ii) any country, territory or area vvhich has deпounced the World Trade Orgaпization Agreemeпt;
(с) otl1erwise aшend Schedнle 1:
(d) amend Scl1edule 2 (determiпation of vvell-kпown tтade marks):
(е) aшend Scl1edule 3 (collective шarks); анd

(f) ашенd Scl1edнle 4 (certification шarks).

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Section 93

12-2

Сар. 559

PART XII OFFENCES

93. Falsification ot' the register

(1) Any person "·ho шakes or causes to Ье шаdе а false eнtry iн the register, knovviнg or having reasoн to believe that it is J'alse, comшits ап ofTence.

(2) Any person vvho-
(a) шakes or causes to Ье шаdе anytl1iпg falsely purporting to Ьс а сору of' an cntry iп thc rcgistcr: or
(Ь) produces or tenders or causes to Ье produced or tendered iн evidence any sнch thing,
kno\ving or haviпg reason to believe that it is false, comшits an offence.

(3) Апу pcrson vvlю commits an oficncc uпdcr this scction is liable-

(a) on sнmшary conviction, to а fine at level 5 and to iшprisonmeпt for 6 шoпths; апd
(Ь) он conviction on indictmeнt, to а fine at level 5 анd to imprisomnent for 2 years.

94. Falsely t·ept·esenting trade mю·k as registered

(1) Any persoн "·ho-

(a) falsely represeнts that а sigн is а registered trade mark;
or

(Ь) makes а false represeпtatioн as to the goods or services for vvhicl1 а trade шark is registered,

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Section 95

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Сар. 559

kнovving or haYing reasoн to belieye that tl1e representation is false, coшшits ан offeнce and is liaЬle on conviction to а fine at ]еуе] 3.
(2) For thc pнrposcs of this scction, thc нsс in Hong Kong in relatioп to а tтade шark of-
(a) tl1e "·ord "registered" or "[tfl!t"; or
(Ь) any other vvord or syшbol iшportiпg а reference, eitl1er express or iшplied, to registration,
is deeшed to Ье а representation as to registration under this Ordiпance нпless it is shown tlшt tl1e reference is to registration elsevvhere than in Hong Kong and that the trade шark is in fact so registered for the goods or seryices in qнestion.

95. Misuse ot·title "Trade Marks Registry"

Аву persoп vYiю нses on llis place of business, or оп апу docuшent issued Ьу hiш, or other\\·ise, the vvords "Trade Marks Registry" or ''PJ.ii'Jf{a±fffi!3111" or any other -vvords sнggesting tlшt his place of bнsiness is, or is officially connected vvith, the Registтy, coшmits
an offeнce and is liaЬle on sшшnary coнvictioн to а fiнe at level 4.

96. Offences committed Ьу ашt pt·oceedings t·elating to corporations

(1) Wl1ere an offence нnder tllis Ordinance committed Ьу а corporation is proyed to have been coшmitted vvith tl1e consent or cшmivaнce of а director, maнager, secretary or othcr siшilar officer of the corporation, or а person purporting to act in ану sнch capacity, he as vvell as the corporation is gнilty of the offeнce and liaЬle to Ье proceeded against анd pнпished accordiпgly.

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Section 96 Сар. 559

(2) Thc Гollovviпg provlSloпs apply Гоr thc pнrposcs оГ proccediпgs for ап offeпce uпder tl1is Ordiпaпcc allegcd to have Ьееп coшmitted Ьу а corporatioп-
(a) апу rules of court relatiпg to the service of documeпts:
апd
(Ь) sectioп 19А (plea Ьу а corporatioп before а magistrate) апd scctioп 87 (procedure оп charge of iпdictaЫe ofJcпcc agaiпst corporatioп) of' tl1c Magistтatcs Ordiпaпce (Сар. 227).
(3) 111 this sectioп, "director" cif:!:j:j) iпcludes-
(a) ану persoн vvlю occпpies the positioн of' director, Ьу vvlшtever нате called; анd

(Ь) ану pcrsoп iн accordaпcc vvith vvhosc dircctioпs or iнstтuctioпs tl1c directors of а corporatioн are accнstomed to act.

(4) А persoн slшll ноt Ье treated as а director of' а corporatioн Ьу reasoн онlу tlшt tl1e directors of tl1e corporatioн act он advice givcп Ьу 11im in а profcssional capacity.

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Section 97

13-2

Сар. 559

PART XIII

TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS, CONSEQПENTIAL AND RELATED AMENDMENTS AND REPEALS

97. Transitional matters, etc.

(1) Scl1cdulc 5 (transitional шattcrs) has c1Tcct as rcspccts tтansitional шattcrs.
(2) The Cl1ief Executivc in Couпcil шау шаkе regulations coпtaiпing provisioпs of а saviпgs or traпsitioпal naturc co11sequc11t 011 thc c11actшc11t of tllis Ordiпaпcc.
(3) Witlюut prcjudice to the gc11crality of subscction (2), tl1c rcgulatio11s шау iп particular providc for-
(a) tl1e application of provisioнs of this Ordiнancc or thc rules шаdе пнdеr this Ordiнance: or

(Ь) the coпtiпued applicatio11 of provisioпs of thc repcalcd Trade Marks Ordiнance (Сар. 43) or the repealed Trade Marks Rules (Сар. 43 sпЬ. leg. А),

iн cшmection with апу шatter specified in the regпlations.
(4) Rcgulations шаdс uпdcr this scctioп шау, if' thcy so providc, Ье decшed to lшvc соше iпto operatioп оп а datc carlier than tl1e date on \vhicl1 they are pнblished iн the Gazette Ьпt not earlicr thaп thc date on wllich Schedпle 5 (tтansitional matters) comes iпto operatioн.
(5) То thc cxtcпt that апу rcgulations сошс into opcration оп а datc earlicr tlшп thc date 011 \vhicl1 tl1ey arc published i11 tl1e Gazette, those regнlatioнs slшll Ье coнstrued so as not to-
(a) affect, in а шапnсr prcjudicial to апу pcrson, the rigl1ts оГ that pcrsoп existing bcJ'orc thc date on \vhich tl1e regпlatioнs are pпblished iн the Gazette; or

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Section 98 Сар. 559

(Ь) iшposc liaЬilitics on any pcrsoп iп rcspcct оГ anything donc, or oшittcd to Ьс donc, ЬсГоrс that datc.

(б) In thc cvcnt of an incoнsistcncy bcrn·ccн any rcgulations шаdс tmdcr tl1is scction анd thc provisioпs оГ Schcdulc 5, thc lattcr slшll prcyail to thc cxtcпt of thc iпcoпsistcпcy.
98. (Omitted as spent)
99. Repeals

(1) Thc Tradc Marks Ordiнaпcc (Сар. 43) is repealed.

(2) The Trade Marks Rules (Сар. 43 sub. leg. А) are repealed.
(3) The Trade Marks (Ешеrgепсу) Ordiпaпce (Сар. 263) 1s repealed.
(4) The Trade Marks (Ешеrgенсу) Rules (Сар. 263 sпЬ. leg. А)
are repealed.

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Сар. 559

Schedule 1

[ss. 2 & 92]

Paris Convention Countries and WTO Members

Count1·ies \v'hich have acceded to the Paris Conyention

The RepпЬlic of Albania
The People's Deшocratic RepuЬlic of Algeria
The Principality of Andorra Thc RcpuЬlic of Angola Aнtigпa анd Barbпda RepпЬlic of Argeнtina
The RepпЬlic of Arшcnia
The Conшюнwealth of Aпstralia
Thc RcpuЬlic of Aнstria
The RepuЫic of Azerbaijaн
Tl1e Coшшonvvcaltl1 of The Bahaшas
The Kiнgdoш of Bal1rain
Tl1e Pcoplc's RсрпЫiс of Baнgladesl1
Barbados
The RepпЬlic of Bclarus The Kiнgdoш of Belgiпш Belize
Tl1e Rcpпblic of Bcпin
The Kingdoш of Bhutan
The Plнriпational State of Bolivia
Bosнia and Herzegovina
Thc RcpuЬlic of Botsvvana
The FederatiYe Republic of Brazil
Brunci Darussalaш
The Repпblic of Bпlgaria

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Сар. 559

The Burkina Faso
The Republic of Bumndi
Kingdom of Cambodia
The RepuЬlic of Cameroon
Canada
The Central African Republic The RcpuЬlic of Chad Rcpublic of Chilc
Thc Pcoplc 's RcpuЬlic of China The Rcpublic of Colombia Unioп of thc Comoros
Thc Dcmocratic RcpuЫic of Сонgо
The Rcpublic of Сонgо
Thc RcpuЬlic of Costa Rica The Rcpublic of Cotc d'Ivoirc Tl1c RcpuЬiic of Croatia
Thc RcpпЬlic of СпЬа Tl1c RcpпЬiic of Cyprнs The Czcch RерпЫiс
Thc Kingdoш of Dcnшark
The Rcpublic of Djiboпti
Thc Coшmoшvcalth of Doшiпica
The Doшinican RcpпЬlic Tl1c RcpuЬiic of Ecuador Thc Arab RcpнЬlic of Egypt
The Rcpublic of El Salvador
Thc RcpuЬlic of Eqнatorial Gнinca
Rcpublic of Estonia
Tl1c RcpuЬiic of Fiпlaпd
Thc Frcnch RepпЬlic
Tl1c Gaboncsc RcpпЬiic
The RcpпЬlic of the Gaшbia
Gcorgia
The Fcdcral RepпЬlic of Geпnany

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Сар. 559

The RepпЬlic of Glшna
Grenada
Tl1e Republic of Guatemala
The Repпblic of Gпinea
Tl1e Repпblic of Gпiпea-Bissau
The RepпЬlic of Gпyana
The Rcpпblic of Haiti
The Hellcнic Rcpublic (Grcecc) Holy Scc
The Rcpпblic of Hondшas
Huпgary
Thc Rcpпblic of Iccland
The Rcpпblic of India
Thc RcpuЬlic of Iлdoпcsia The Islamic Rcpпblic of Iran Tl1c Rcpublic of lraq
Irclaнd
Tl1c Statc of Isracl The RcpпЬlic of Italy Jamaica
Japan
Thc Hashcmitc Kiпgdom оГ Jordaп
The Rcpпblic of Kazakhstan
Tl1c Rcpublic of Kcnya
Thc Dcmocratic Pcoplc's Rcpublic of Korca
Rcpпblic of Korca Thc Statc of' Kпvvait The Kyrgyz Repпblic
Tl1e Lao Pcoplc's Dcmocratic Republic
Rcpпblic of Latvia
Tl1c Rcpпblic of LсЬапоп The Kingdoш of' Lesotlю Thc Rcpпblic of Libcria
Libya

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Сар. 559

The Principality of Liechteнstein
The RepuЬlic of Litlшania
The Grand Ducl1y of Luxeшboпrg
Thc RcpuЬlic of Maccdonia Tl1e Rcpublic of Madagascar The Rcpпblic of Malavvi Malaysia
The Rcpublic of Mali
Thc RcpuЬlic of Malta
The Islaшic Republic of Maпritaнia
Tl1e Rcpublic of Mauritius The Repпblic of Moldova Tl1e Priпcipality of Monaco Moпgolia
Moпteпcgro
The Kiнgdoш of Morocco
The Repпblic of МоzашЬiqпс
Tl1e Rcpublic of NaшiЬia
The Fcdcral Deшocratic Republic of Nepal
The Kingdoш of thc Nctherlands
Nevv Zealand
Thc RcpuЬlic of Nicaragнa
The Repпblic of Niger
Tl1e Federal Repнblic of Nigeria
The Kiнgdoш of Nonvay
Tl1e Sнltaпate of Ошап
The Islaшic Repпblic of Pakistan
The Repпblic of Раnаша
Tl1e Iпdependent State of Papua New Guinea
Repпblic of Paraguay Tl1e Rcpublic of Peru Repпblic of tl1e Philippines The Republic of Poland
The Portugпese Republic

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The State of Qatar
Rошанiа
Tl1e Rнssian Federation
The RepпЬlic of Rwaнda
Tl1e Federation оГ Saiпt Kitts апd Nevis
Saiнt Lпcia
Saiнt Vincent анd the Greпadiпes
The Iнdepeнdeнt State of Sашоа
Thc RcpuЬlic оГ San Mariнo
The Deшocratic RepпЬlic of Sao Тоше анd Priнcipe
Tl1e Kingdoш of Saнdi Arabia
The Repпblic of Seнegal
Tl1e Repпblic оГ Scrbia
The RcpпЬlic of Scychellcs Thc Rcpпblic of Sicпa Lconc Thc Rcpпblic of Siнgaporc Thc Slovak Rcpнblic
The Rcpпblic of Sloveнia
Tl1c Rcpublic of South Africa
Thc Kiнgdoш of Spaiп
Thc Dcшocratic Socialist Repпblic of Sri Laнka
Thc RcpuЬlic of thc Sudaп The Rcpпblic of Sшiнашс Tl1c Kingdoш of Svvazilaпd The Kiнgdoш of Svv·cdeн S"\viss Coпfcdcration
The Syriaн Arab Republic Thc RcpuЬlic of Tajikistan Thc Kiнgdoш of Thailaнd Thc RcpuЬlic of Togo
The Kiнgdoш of Топgа
The RepпЬlic of Triнidad анd Tobago
Thc RcpuЬlic of Tннisia
Thc Republic of Turkcy

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Сар. 559

Turkшenistan
The Repu blic of Uganda
Ukraiпe
The Uнited Arab Eшirates
Tl1e Uнited Kiнgdoш of Great Britaiн анd Nortl1ern Irelaнd
The United Мехiсан States
The Uнitcd RepнЬiic of Танzанiа
Tl1e Uнitcd States of Aшcrica Oricпtal RcpuЬiic of' Urнguay The Republic of Uzbekistan
Tl1e Bolivariaп RepuЬiic of Veпezнela
The Socialist RepuЫic of Viet Nаш
Tl1e Republic of Уешеn The RepпЬlic of Zaшbia The Rcpпblic of Ziшbab\ve

Countries, te•·ritot·ies and ю·еаs '"' hich have acceded to the World

Trade Organization Agt·eement

Thc lslaшic Rcpublic of AГghanistan
The Republic of Albaнia Tl1e RepuЬlic of Aпgola Aнtigпa анd Barbпda Repпblic of Argentiпa
The Repпblic of Arшenia
The Conшюшvealth of Aпstralia
Tl1e RepuЬlic of Aнstria
The Kiнgdoш of Bal1fain
Tl1e People's RepпЬiic of Bangladesh
Barbados
The Kingdoш of Belgiuш
Belize

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Сар. 559

The RepпЬlic of Benin
The Plшinational State of Bolivia
Tl1e Republic of Bots-vvana
The Federative RерпЫiс of Brazil
Bruпci Darussalaш
The RepпЬlic of Bпlgaria
The Вшkiпа Faso
Tl1e Republic of Buruпdi
Thc Rcpublic of СаЬо Vcrdc
Kiнgdoш of Caшbodia
Tl1e Rcpublic of Caшeroon
Санаdа
Tl1e Ccпtral Africaп Republic The RepпЬlic of Chad Rcpublic of Chilc
The People's RерпЫiс of Chiнa
Thc Rcpublic of Coloшbia
The Deшocratic Repпblic of Сонgо
Tl1e Rcpublic of Congo
The Rcpublic of Costa Rica The Repпblic of Cote d'Ivoire Thc Rcpublic of Croatia
The Repпblic of СпЬа Tl1e Rcpublic of Cyprнs The Czech Repпblic
Tl1e Kiнgdoш of Dcншark
The Repпblic of Djiboпti
The Coшшoшvcalth of Doшiпica
The Doшinican Repпblic Thc Rcpublic of Ecuador The Arab Repпblic of Egypt
The Repпblic of El Salvador
Rcpublic of Estonia

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Сар. 559

European Uнion
The Republic of Fiji
The Republic of Finland
Thc Frcnch RcpнЬlic
Tl1e Gabonese RcpuЬlic
The RepпЬlic of the Gaшbia
Georgia
The Federal RepпЬlic of Geпnany
Thc RcpuЬlic of Ghana
Grenada
Tl1e RcpuЬiic of Guatcmala
The RcpпЬlic of Gпinca
Tl1e RcpпЬiic of Gпiпca-Bissau
The RepпЬlic of Gпyana
The RcpпЬlic of Haiti
The Helleнic RepuЬlic (Greece) The RcpпЬlic of Hoнduras Huпgary
The RepпЬlic of Icelaнd
The RcpпЬlic of Iпdia
The Republic of Iнdoнesia lrclaпd
The State of Israel Tl1e RcpuЬiic of ltaly Jamaica
Jарап
The Hashemite Kiнgdom of Jordaн
The Republic of Kazakhstaп Tl1e RcpuЬiic of Кепуа RcpпЬlic of Korea
Tl1e State of Ku-vvait
The Kyrgyz Repнblic
The Lao Pcoplc's Dcmocratic RepuЬiic
Repнblic of Latvia

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Сар. 559

The Kingdoш of Lesotlю
The Republic of Liberia
Tl1e Priпcipality оС Liechteпsteiп
The RepuЬlic of Lithuaпia
Tl1e Graпd Пнсhу of LнхешЬонrg
The Масао Special Adшiпistrative Region
The RcpuЬlic of Maccdoпia The Rcpublic of Madagascar Thc RcpнЬlic of Malawi Malaysia
Tl1c RcpнЬiic of Maldivcs
Thc RcpuЬlic of Mali
The Rcpublic of Malta
Thc lslaшic RcpнЬlic of Mauritaпia
The Rcpublic of Maпritiпs Tl1c RcpнЬiic of Moldova Moнgolia
Moнtcпcgro
The Kingdoш of Morocco
Thc RcpпЬlic of Mozaшbiqпc
The Republic of the Uнiон of Мушшшr
Thc RcpнЬlic of NaшiЬia
The Federal Dcшocratic Rcpпblic of Nepal
Tl1c Kiнgdoш of thc Ncthcrlaнds
New Zealaнd
The Republic of Nicaragнa
The RepпЬlic of Niger
Thc Fcdcral RcpнЬiic ofNigcria
The Kiнgdoш of Norway
Thc Sultaпatc оГ Ошап
The Islaшic Rcpublic of Pakistaн
Tl1c RcpuЬiic of Рапаша
The Indepcнdcnt State of Рарпа NC\v Gпinca

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Сар. 559

RepпЬlic of Paragпay The Republic of Реш Republic of the Philippines The Republic of Poland
Tl1e Portнguese RepuЬlic
The State of Qatar
Romania
The Rпssiaн Federatioн
Thc Rcpublic of Rwaнda
The Federatioн of Saiнt Kitts анd Nevis
Saiнt Lнcia
Saiнt Viнceнt анd tl1e Greнadiнes
Tl1e Iпdepeнdeпt State of Sашоа
The Kiнgdoш of Saпdi Arabia
The Republic of Seнegal
Separate Cпstoms Territory of Tai\vaн, Peнghu. Kimneн анd Matsu
Thc Rcpublic of Scychcllcs The Republic of Sierra Lеопе Tl1e Republic of Siпgapore The Slovak RерпЫiс
Tl1e Repпblic of Sloveпia
The Solomoн Islaпds
The Repпblic of South Africa
The Kiнgdom of Spaiн
Thc Dcmocratic Socialist Rcpнblic оГ Sri Laпka
The Republic of Sшiнame The Kiпgdoш of S\vazilaнd The Kiпgdom of Swedeп S\viss Coнfederatioн
The RepпЬlic of Tajikistaн
The Kiнgdom of Thailaнd
The Republic of Togo

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Сар. 559

The Kingdoш of Тонgа
The Republic of Trinidad and Tobago
Tl1e RepuЬiic of Tнnisia The RepпЬlic of Тшkеу Tl1e RepпЬiic of Ugaпda Ukraine
The United Arab Eшirates
The Uнited Kiнgdoш of Great Britaiн анd Northeш Irelaнd
Thc Unitcd Мсхiсап Statcs
The Uнited RepпЬlic of Tanzania
Tl1e Unitcd States of Amcrica
Oriental Repпblic of Urпgпay
Tl1e RcpuЬlic of Vaпнatu
The Bolivarian Repпblic of Venezпela
The Socialist RерпЫiс of Viet Nam
The Republic ofYemeн Thc RcpuЬlic of ZamЬia The Republic of Ziшbab,ve

(Schedule 1 amendecl L.N. 181 о/"2002; L.N. 216 oj"2005; L.N. 254 oj"

2009; L.N. 64 oj"2013; L.N. 70 oj"2014; L.N. 123 of"2015; L.N. 18 of"

20/7)

(Pormat clшnges-E.Н. 2 oj" 2014)

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TRADE MARKS ORDINANCE

SCHEDULE 2 82-2

Section 1

Сар. 559

SCHEDПLE 2

[ss. 4 & 92]

DETERMINATION OF WELL-КNOWN TRADE MARKS

1. Facto1·s for consideration

(l) ln dctcrшiniпg Гоr thc pнrposcs оГ scction 4 (шcaniпg оГ

'\vcll-knowп tтadc шark") whctl1cr а tradc шark is wcll kнovvn in Hong Kong, the Registrar or tl1e court shall take into accoнnt апу f'actors f'roш vvhich it шау Ьс inferred that the tradc шark is vvell knovvп iп Нопg Копg.

(2) In particular, the Registrar or the court shall consider any information suiJmitted to the Registrю·or the сошi f'rom

vvhich it mav.

Ье inferre<t that the tt·ade mю·k is' or is not'

w·ell lшovvn in Hong Kong, inclшting, but not limited to,

inf'ormation conceшing the follovving-

(a) tl1e degree of knovvledge or recogнitioн of the trade шark iн the relevant sectors of the public;
(Ь) the duration, extcпt апd gcographical arca оГ any нsс of the tтadc шark;
(с) tl1e duratioн. exteнt анd geograpl1ical area of ану proшotioн of tl1e trade шark, iнclпdiнg advertisiнg or pнЬlicity апd tl1c preseпtatioп, at fairs or exhibitioпs, of tl1e goods or services to wblch the trade шark applies;
(d) the dшatioн апd gcogтaphical arca of ану registratioнs. or ану applicatioнs for registratioн, of tl1e trade шark, to thc cxtcпt that thcy rcflcct usc or rccognitioн of thc trade шark;

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SCHEDULE 2 82-4

Section 1 Сар. 559

(с) thc rccord of sнcccssГul сnГоrссшспt оГ rigl1ts in thc trade шark, iп particular, tl1e extent to -vv11ich the tтade шark has been recognized as а vvell-kno"·п trade шark Ьу сошреtепt aнthorities in foreigп jшisdictions; апd

(f) tl1e value associated with the trade шark.

(3) The factors шentioned in subsectioп (2) are intended to serve as guidelines to assist the Registrar and the coпrt to deteпnine

-vvhcthcr thc tтadc шark is vvcll knovvп in Hong Kong. 1t is not

а precondition for reachiнg tlшt deterшiнation that iнforшation Ье sнbшiHed -vvith respect to any оГ tlюse Гactors or that eqнal vveigl1t Ье given to eacl1 of theш. Rather, the detenniпation in each case -vvill depeпd нроп the particular circшnstaпces of that case. In sоше cases all of the factors шау Ье releyant. Iн other cases sоше of tl1e factors шау Ье relevant. ln still other cases поnе of the factors шау Ье relevaнt, and tl1e decisioп шау Ьс bascd on additional Гactors tlшt arc поt шcпtioncd in subsection (2). Such additioнal factors шау Ье relevaнt аlоне, or in coшbination "·ith one or шоrе of the factors шeнtioned in subsection (2).

(4) Fш· the purpose of subsection (2)(а), "relevaпt sectors of the puЫic" (:ffiUJ®i1-XOC:WЯIO includes, but is not limited

to-

(a) actнal or potential consuшers of tl1e type of goods or services to vvl1ich tl1e trade шark applies:

(Ь) persons iпvolved in channels of distribution of the type оГ goods or scniccs to which tl1c tтadc шark applics; and

(с) business circles dealing witl1 the type оГ goods or services to vvl1ich tl1e trade шark applies.

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SCHEDULE 2 82-6

Section 2

Сар. 559

(5) Wl1crc а tradc mark is dctcrmincd to Ьс vvcll k1юvvn in at least one relevant sector of tl1e puЬiic in Hong Копg, it slшll Ье considered to Ье vvell knovvн in Hong Kong.
(б) For tl1e purpose of sнbsection (2)(е), "competeпt authorities in Joreigп jurisdictions" (5'!':t[t3:.:ffмYЩ) шeans adшinistratiYe, judicial or quasi-judicial aпtlюrities iн jurisdictioнs otl1er
thaп Нопg Kong tlшt are сошреtепt to deterшine vvhetl1er а trade mark is а vvell-kнo"·н trade mark or iн eпforciнg the protection of vYell-knovvп tтade шarks, iн their respective jпrisdictioнs.

2. Factors not •·equired to lJe estalJlished

For tl1e purpose of deterшiнiнg vvl1etl1er а trade шark is vvell kнovvп iн Нопg Конg, it is not necessary to estaЬlish-
(a) that tl1c tтadc шark lшs Ьссн нscd, or has bccn registered, iп Hong Копg;
(Ь) tlшt ан applicatioп for registratioп of tl1e trade шark lшs
Ьееп filed iн Нопg Конg;
(с) that the trade mark is vvell kнovYn, or lшs Ьеен registered, iп а jшisdictioп other thaн Нопg Конg;
(d) that ап application for registтation of the trade шark has bccn filcd in а jurisdictioп otl1cr tlшn Нопg Kong; or
(е) tl1at tl1e trade mark is well kнovvн Ьу tl1e puЬlic at large iн Нонg Конg.

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SCHEDULE 3 SЗ-2

Section 1

Сар. 559

SCHEDПLE 3

[ss. 61 & 92]

COLLECTIVE MARКS

General

1. This Ordiнance applies to collective marks subject to the provisioнs of this Schedule.

Signs of vvhich а collective mark ma:y consist

2. In relation to а collective mark, the reference in section 3(1) ofthis Ordinance (шeaнing of "trade mark") to distinguishing goods or seryices of one нпdertaking from those of other tllldertakiпgs slшll Ье coнstrued as а reference to distingнishing goods or services of шешЬеrs of tl1e association vvhicl1 is the OvYпer of tl1e collective шark froш those of other нndertakings.

1ndication of geographical ot·igin

Mark not to Ье misleading as to

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SCHEDULE 3 SЗ-4

Section 4

Сар. 559

character ш·significance

regнlatioнs шпst сошрlу.

Appt·oval of' regulations Ь)' Registrar

б. (1) А collective шark shall поt Ье registered uпless tl1e rcgнlations govcшing its usc сошрlу vvitl1 scction 5(2) of tllis Schedпle анd апу fпrther reqпireшeнts iшposed Ьу the шles.

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SCHEDULE 3 SЗ-6

Section 7

Сар. 559

rcquircшcnts.
(4) If it appears to the Registrar that the reqпireшeнts шепtiонеd iп sectioн 6(1) анd (2) of this Scl1edнle, анd tl1e other rcqнircшeпts for rcgistтatioн, are шсt, l1c shall accept the applicatioн анd slшll proceed iн accordaнce vvith sectioн 43 of' tllis Ordiнaпcc (puЬlicatioп of particнlars of applicatioп).

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SCHEDULE 3 SЗ-8

Section 9

Сар. 559

8. ln additioп to any othcr gтонпds оп which thc rcgistration шау Ьс opposcd, пoticc оГ oppositioп вшу Ьс givcп rclatiпg to апу оГ tl1c шattcrs шcntioнcd in scction 6(1) and (2) ofthis Schcdulc.

Regulations to Ье open to inspection

9. Tl1c rcgulatioнs govcrniнg thc пsс of а registcred collcctivc шark shall Ье open to рпЬliс inspection in the sаше w·ay as tl1e register.

Amendment of' regulations

Inft·ingement: rights of authorized users

11. The follovving provisioпs apply in relation to an authorizcd user of а registercd collective mark as in rc1atioп to а liceпsee of а registered trade шark-
(a) scction 18(6) of tllis Ordiпancc (infriпgcmcnt of rcgistered tradc шark); апd

(Ь) sectioп 25(3) of this Ordinance (order J'or disposal).

12. (1) The follovving provisions. wllich correspond to the provisioпs of section 35 оГ tllis Ordiпaпce (rigllts of liceпsees geпerally),

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SCHEDULE 3

Section 12

SЗ-10

Сар. 559

have effect as regards the rights of an aнtlюrized нser iн relation to iнfringeшent of а registered collective шark.
(2) An aпtlюrized пser is entitled, sнbject to ану agreeшeнt to tl1e coнtrary betyv·eeн l1iш and tl1e owнer of tl1e registered collective шark, to call on tl1e O\vпer to take iпfriпgeшeпt proceediпgs in respect of any шatter \Vllich affects his iпterests.
(3) If tl1e owнer-
(a) refпses to do so; or

(Ь) fails to do so withiп 1 шопth aller beiпg called uроп to do so,

tl1e aпtlюrized нser шау briпg the proceediпgs iп his O\Vll паше as i1' l1e ;vere the ovvпer.
(4) Where iнfriнgeшeпt proceediнgs are broнgl1t Ьу virtнe of this sectioп, the aнthorized нser шау поt, withoпt tl1e leave of thc coнrt. procccd with thc actioп нпlcss thc owпcr is cithcr joiпed as а plaiпtiff or added as а defeпdaпt.
(5) Nothiпg iп subsectioп (4) a1Tects the graпtiпg оГ iпterlocutory relief оп ап applicatioп Ьу ап authorized нser аlопе.
(6) А persoп vvho is added as а defeпdaпt as шепtiопеd iп sнbscctioп (4) shall поt Ьс шаdс liablc for апу costs iп thc actioн шlless l1e takes part iп tl1e proceediпgs.
(7) Iп iпfriпgeшeпt proceediпgs brougllt Ьу the ovvпer of а registered collective шark, апу loss sнffered or likely to Ье sнffered Ьу aнthorized нsers slшll Ье takeн iнto ассопнt; анd thc coнrt шау givc sнch dircctioпs as it thiпks fit as to thc exteнt to whicl1 the plaiпtiff is to hold the proceeds of ану pecuпiary reшedy оп belшl1' of sнch users.

Grounds f'ш·revocation of' registration

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SCHEDULE 3

Section 13

83-12

Сар. 559

13. Apart t'rom thc gтонпds оГ rcvocatioп mcпtioпcd iп scctioп 52 оГ this Ordiпaпce (revocatioп оГ registтatioп), the registratioп оГ а collective шark may Ье revoked on tl1e grOtmd-

(a) that the шаппеr iп vvhich the owпer uses the collective mark or allovvs it to Ье used has caused it to become liaЬle to mislead tl1e рпЬliс iп tl1e mаппеr referred to iп sectioп 4(1) оГ this Schedнle;

(Ь) tlшt the ovvнer has failed to observe. or to secure the observaпce of, tl1e regulatioпs govemiпg the use of the collective mark; or

(с) tl1at ан ameпdmeпt of the re gпlatioпs l1as Ьееп made so that the regнlations-

(i) по loпger сошрlу vvitl1 sectioп 5(2) of this Scl1edпle апd any fпrtl1er requiremeпts iшposed Ьу the rнles; or

(ii) are coпtrary to accepted priпciples of morality.

Grounds for invalidity of' t·egist•·ation

14. Apart froш the grouнds of iпvalidity meпtioпed iп sectioп 53 of this Ordiпaпce (declaratioп of iпvalidity of registratioп), the registratioп оГ а collective шark шау Ье declared invalid оп tl1e groнnd that tl1e collectiYe mark vvas registered iп breach of sectioн

4(1) or 6(1) or (2) of this Scl1edнle.

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SCHEDULE 4 84-2

Section 1

Сар. 559

SCHEDПLE 4

[ss. 62 & 92 & Scl1. 5]

CERTIFICATION MARKS

General

1. This Ordinaнce applies to certificatioн шarks subject to the provisioнs of tl1is Schedule.

Signs ot·\vhich а certification mark may consist

2. In relation to а certification mark, the refereнce iн section 3(1) of tl1is Ordiнance (шeaнing of "trade шark") to distingпishiнg goods or services of one нndertaking from those of other нndertakings shall Ье constrнed as а reference to distiнgнishing goods or services vvl1ich are certified froш those vvl1ich are поt.

Indication of geographical origin

(2) Hovvever, the o\V·ner of such а certification mark is ноt entitled to prol1iЬit the use of tl1e sign iн accordance vvitl1 honcst practiccs in iпdustтial or comшcrcial шattcrs, in particulac Ьу а person who is entitled to use а geograpl1ical nате.

Nature ot·O\\'ner's trade or lJusiness

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SCHEDULE 4 84-4

Section 4

Сар. 559

4. А ccrtification mark slшll поt Ьс rcgistcrcd if thc O\vncr carrics on а trade or bнsiness involving tl1e supply of goods or services of tl1e kind certified.

Mark not to Ье misleading as to chю·acter or significance

(2) Tl1e Registтar шау accordiпgly reqнire tlшt а sign in rcspcct о[ which ап applicatioп is шаdс Гоr rcgistтation as а certificatioп mark iнclude some iпdicatioн that it is а certificatioп шark.
(3) Nonvitl1staнdiнg sectioн 46 of this Ordiнaнce (ameнdmeнt of applicatioн). ан applicatioн шау Ье ameнded so as to comply \Vith any rcqнircшcnt imposcd Ьу tl1c Rcgistтar undcr subsectioн (2).

Regulations govпning use of certification mark

(a) the persoнs aпtlюrized to use tl1e certificatioнmark;
(Ь) the clшracteristics to Ье certified Ьу the certificatioн mark.
(с) ho"\v thc ccrtifyiпg body is to tcst thosc charactcristics апd to supervise the нsе of tl1e certificatioн mark;
(d) tl1e fees. i1' any, to Ье paid iн coнnectioн ;vith the use of the certificatioп mark; апd

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SCHEDULE 4 84-6

Section 7 Сар. 559

(с) thc proccdurcs for rcsolving disputcs.
(3) Tl1e rules шау iшpose l'urther requireшeпts vvitl1 whicl1 tl1e rcgulations шust сошрlу.

Approyal of regulations, etc.

7. (1) А certification шark slшllпot Ье registered unless-
(a) thc rcgulations govcruing its usc сошрlу with scction
6(2) of this Schedule апd any l'urther reqнireшeпts iшposed Ьу tl1e шles; and

(Ь) the applicant is coшpetent to certif'y the goods or services for vvhicl1 the certificatioп шark is to Ье registered.

(2) А certification шark shall not Ье registered if the regнlatioпs govcrning its usc arc contrary to acccptcd principlcs of шorality.
(3) Ап applicant for registratioп оГ а certification шark nшst file tl1e regulatioпs апd рау the prescribed fee before the епd of the prescribed period after tl1e date of tl1e application for rcgistration.
(4) lf an applicant fails to сошрlу witl1 subsection (3), the applicatioп shall Ье deeшed to Ье ;vithdra;vп.

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SCHEDULE 4 84-8

Section 9 Сар. 559

(а) to satisfy tl1c Rcgistrar tlшt thc rcqнircшcnts шcntioпcd in section 7(1) апd (2) of tl1is Schedule are шеt; or

(Ь) to file regнlatioнs aшended so as to шееt those reqнireшeпts.

(4) If it appears to tl1e Registrar that the requireшeпts шeпtioned iн sectioн 7(1) анd (2) of tl1is Scl1edule, анd tl1e otl1er requireшeпts for registтatioн, are шеt, l1e slшll accept tl1e application анd shall procccd in accordaнcc \Vith scctioн 43 of this Ordiнaнce (puЫicatioн of particнlars of applicatioн).

9. Iн additioн to ану other groнпds он \Vl1ich tl1e registratioн шау Ье opposcd, пoticc о[ oppositioн шау Ьс givcн rclating to any о[ thc шatters шепtiонеd iп sectioп 7(1) анd (2) of this Scl1edнle.

Regulations to Ье open to inspection

1О. Thc rcgulatioнs govcrniнg thc usc о[ а rcgistcrcd ccrtificatioн шark slшll Ье ореп to рнЬ!iс iпspectioп iп the sаше "\vay as tl1c registcr.

Ameшtment of regulations

Conscnt to assignmcnt of rcgistcrcd

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SCHEDULE 4

Section 12

84-10

Сар. 559

ce11ification mark

12. Tl1e assigшneнt or other traнsшissioн of а registered certificatioн шark is ноt effective witlюut tl1e сонsенt of tl1e Registrar.

Infringcmcnt: rights of authorizcd uscrs

13. Tl1e followiнg provisioнs apply iн relatioн to ан autlюrized user of а registered certificatioн шark as iн relatioн to а liceнsee of а rcgistcrcd tradc шark-
(а) sectioн 18(6) of this Ordiнaпce (iпfriнgeшeнt of registered trade шark); анd

(Ь) scction 25(3) oftl1is Ordiпaпce (order for disposal).

14. Iн iнfriнgeшeнt proceediнgs brougl1t Ьу the owнer of а registered ccrtificatioп шark. апу loss sufГcrcd or likcly to Ьс safJcrcd Ьу aнtlюrized нscrs slшll Ьс takcп iпto ассонпt; апd thc coнrt шау givc sнch dircctioнs as it tl1iпks fit as to thc cxtcнt to vvl1ich thc plaintiff is to hold thc procccds of апу рсснпiаrу rcшcdy оп bclшlf of sпch users.

Grounds f'ш·revocation of registration

15. Apart froш the grouнds of revocatioн шенtiонеd iн sectioн 52 of tl1is Ordiнaнce (revocatioн of registratioн). tl1e registratioн of а ccrtificatioп шark шау Ьс rcvokcd он tl1c grouнd-
(a) that tl1e owнer has Ьеgнп to carry он sucl1 а trade or bнsiнess as is шенtiонеd iп sectioп 4 of tllis Schedнle;
(Ь) that tl1e шаннеr iн which tl1e ovvнer нses tl1e certificatioн шark or allovvs it to Ье пsed lшs caпsed it to Ьесоше liaЬlc to шislcad thc puЬlic iн thc шаппсr rcfcrrcd to iп sectioн 5(1) of tl1is Scl1edнle;

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SCHEDULE 4 84-12

Section 16 Сар. 559

(с) that thc ovvncr lшs failcd to obscrvc, or to sccнrc thc observaпce оС the regulatioпs goveшiпg tl1e use of tl1e certificatioп шark;
(d) that ап aшendшent of the regulatioпs has been шаdе so that the regнlatioпs-

goods or services for vvhich tl1e certificatioп шark is
registered.

Grounds t'or invalidi(y of regist1·ation

16. Apart froш the groш1ds of iпvalidity шепtiонеd iн sectioн 53 of this Ordiнaнce (declaratioн of iнvalidity of registratioн). the rcgistтatioп оГ а ccrtification шark may Ьс dcclarcd iпvalid on tl1e ground tlшt tl1e certification шark vvas registered iн breacl1 of sectioп 4. 5(1) or 7(1) or (2) of tllis Schedule.

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SCHEDULE 5 85-2

Section 1

Сар. 559

SCHEDПLE 5

[s. 97]

TRANSITIONAL MATTERS

Preliminary

1. (l) ln t11is Schcdulc-

"coшшcnccшeпt date" ( !::::5<':1( [J;lt.}j) шеапs tl1c datc on "\vhich tl1is
Schedпle сошеs into operation;
"existing registered шark" (J *'f[tftttf i'ic) шeans а шark tlшt, iшшediately before thc сошшсnссшепt date, coпstitпted а rcgistcrcd tradc шark, ccrtification tтadc шark or dcfcnsivc trade шark пnder the repealed Ordinaпce;
"пйv register" (;fi, ВJ.:fflt l:I. flft) шеапs the register of trade шarks kept llllder sectioп 67 of tllis Ordiпaпce (register to Ье kept);
"old la"\v" ( *'f5bl ) шеапs-
(а) the repealed Ordiпaпce апd the repealed Rules; апd

(Ь) апу other епасtшепt or rule of law applyiпg to existiпg registered шarks iшшediately beJ'ore the сошшеnсешепt date;

"old register" C :f·Hi±fffi r ff;fffi) шeans the registcr or tradc шarks kept tшder the repealed Ordiпaпce;
"tl1e repealed Ordinance" (1)\\:m}[lffiЖfJIJ) шeans the Trade Marks Ordiпaнce (Сар. 43), as iп operatioп iшшediately before its rcpcal Ьу this Ordinancc:
"the repcaled Rпles" (*Ei!И :&J WU) шеапs the Tradc Marks Rules (Сар. 43 sнЬ. lcg. А), as iп opcratioп iшшcdiatcly beforc thcir rcpcal Ьу this Ordiпaпcc.

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SCHEDULE 5 85-4

Section 1

Сар. 559

(2) Unlcss thc contcxt otl1cnvisc rcquircs, all vvords and exprcssioпs нsed in tl1is Schcdнlc and defiпcd iп scctioп 2(1) of tl1e repealed Ordiпaнce have the sаше шeaнing as in the repealed Ordiпaпce.
(3) In the event of an iпcoнsisteпcy betweeп this Schedule анd section 92 of tl1e repealed Ordiпaпce (transitional provisions relating to tl1e Intellcctнal Property (World Trade Orgaпization Aшendшents) Ordiнance 1996), section 92 of tl1e repealed Ordinancc shall prcvail to thc cxteпt of tl1e incoпsistcncy.
(4) For tl1e purposes of tl1is Schedпle. а шatter shall Ье treated as pendiпg on the сошшеnсешеnt date if-
(a) the шatter vvas pendiпg beforc tl1c Registrar нпdеr tl1e old lavv but no vvтitten decisioн on the шatter had Ьеен issпed Ьу tl1e Registrar before tl1e сошшеnсешеnt date;
(Ь) tl1e шatter was tl1e subject of а vvritteн decisioп issued Ьу the Registrar under tl1e old lavv before the сошшеnсешеnt date Ьнt tl1e decisioп vvas sнbject to appealннder the old lavv and the period for coшшencing the appeal had поt yet expired;
(с) tl1e шatter was tl1e subject of proceediпgs пнdеr tl1e old lavv· vvhich vvere pendiпg before а court iшшediately before the сошшепсешеnt date; or
(d) tl1e шatter vvas tl1e subject of an order шаdе Ьу а coнrt before the сошшенсешеnt date Ьпt the order vvas sнbject to appeal undcr tl1c old lavv and thc period for coшшencing the appeall1ad not yet expired.
(5) For ease of refereпce, provisioпs of the repcaled Ordiпance rcfcrrcd to iп this Schcdulc, and othcr rclcvant provisioпs of tl1e repealed Ordinance, are set out in the Анnех to this Scl1cdulc.

Existing rcgistcrcd marks

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SCHEDULE 5 85-6

Section 2

Сар. 559

Ordiпaпce (powcr to схрппgс or vary rcgistratioп for brcacl1
of conditioп) vvhich are pcnding on tl1c сошшеnсешепt datc shall Ье dcalt vvith ппdсr the old la"\V·, анd апу пeccssary altcrations апd eпtтics slшll Ье шаdс iп thc пevv rcgister.
(2) Any cпtry iп the old rcgistcr of а disclaiшer, coнditioп or liшitatioп which rclates to ан existiпg registercd шark shall Ье dccшcd to Ье tтansfcrrcd to tl1e пеw rcgister апd shalllшvc cffect as if entcred iн thc не"\\· register in accordaпcc vvitl1 this Ordinaпce.

Ef'fects ot· registration-infringement

4. (1) Sнbject to sпbscctioнs (2) and (3)-
(а) sections 14 to 21 of tl1is Ordinaнce (vvhicl1 relate to registratioн анd infringcшeнt) apply in relation to ан existing rcgistercd шark as f'roш the сошшепсешсnt date; and

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SCHEDULE 5 85-8

Section 5 Сар. 559

(Ь) scction 22 of this Ordiпaпcc (actioп for infringcmcnt) applics ш rclatioп to thc iпfringcшcпt of an eXIstшg registered mark coшmitted он or after the comшenceшent date.

(2) The old lavv applies to infringemeнts coшшitted before the commenceme11t date.

(3) It is поt ап iпfri11gcшeпt of-

(a) ан existiнg registered mark; or

(Ь) а registered trade mark of vvl1icl1 the disti11ctive eleшe11ts are the same or substaнtially the sаше as those of ан existi11g registercd шark a11d wl1ich is registcred for the same goods or services,

to contiпuc 011 or atlcr tl1c соmшспссшс11t datc апу usc which did поt coпstitute ан iнfriпgeшeпt of the existiпg registered шark undcr thc old lavv.

lnfringing goods, matcrial ot·articlcs

5. Section 23 (ordcr for delivcry up), sectioп 24 (limitation on ordcr J'or dclivcry нр) and section 25 (order for disposal) oJ' this Ordiпaпce apply to infriпgi11g goods, material or articles vvl1etl1er шаdе before, on or aftcr thc сошшепсешеnt datc.

Rights and remedies of licensee ot·authorize<t uset·

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SCHEDULE 5 85-10

Section 7

Сар. 559

Co-ovv nership of registered mark

7. (1) Subject to sпbsectioн (2), sectioн 28 of tl1is Ordiнaнce (co- ovvнership of registered trade mark) applies as from the coшшcnccmcnt datc to ан cxisting rcgistcrcd шark оГ vvhich 2 or more persoнs vvere iшmediately ЬеГоrе the соmшенсешепt date registered as joiнt ovvнers.

(2) So loнg as the relatioнs betvv·eeн the joiнt ovvнers remaiн sпcl1 as are described iн sectioн 19 or 19А of the repealed Ordinaпcc Goiпtly ovvncd tradc marks rclating to goods; and to services), as the case шау Ье, tl1ere sl1all Ье takeп to Ье ап agreement to exclude the operation of section 28 of this Ordinance (co-ovvnership оГ registered tтade mark).

Assignment, etc. of t·egistet·ed mю·k

tтaпsшissioпs) vvl1ich is peпdiпg оп tl1e сошшепсешеnt date
shall Ье treated as ан applicatioн for registratioн tmder sectioн

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SCHEDULE 5 85-12

Section 9

Сар. 559

29 of tl1is Ordinance (registration of transactions affecting registered trade шark) and shall proceed accordingly.
(5) The Registrar шау reqпire tl1e applicaнt to ашенd his application for registration so as to conforш \vitll the requireшeпts оГ this Ordiпaпce.
(б) Where before the сошшеnсешеnt date а person lшs Ьесоше entitled Ьу assignшeнt or transшissioн to ан existiнg registered шark Ьнt has not registered his title, any application for registration шаdе on or after tlшt date shall Ье шаdе пnder sectioп 29 of tl1is Ordiпaпce (registтatioп of tтaпsactioпs affecting registered trade шark) and slшll proceed accordingly.
(7) Section 43 of the repealed Ordiпance (registratioп of assigпшents and traпsшissioпs) coпtinнes to apply to cases to
\vhicll sпbsections (4) to (б) apply and, in sпch cases, section
29(3) апd (4) of tl1is Ordiпaпce (registratioп оГ tтaпsactioпs affectiнg registered trade шark) does ноt apply as regards the сопsеqнепсеs of failiпg to register.
Licensing ot· registe1·ed mю·k

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Section 1О

85-14

Сар. 559

(3) Provision шау Ьс шаdс Ьу thc rulcs for putting such cxisting eпtтics iп tl1c sаше fonn as is requircd for ПС"\V cпtries шаdе in the nevv register он or after the сошшенсешеnt date.
(4) Ап application шаdс uпdcr sectioп 58 of tl1e rcpealcd Ordiпaпcc (registered users) for rcgistratioп as а registcrcd user \Vllicl1 is peпding оп tl1e сошшенсешенt date slшll Ье tтcated as ап applicatioн for registratioп of а liceпce нпdеr sectioн 29(1) of tllis Ordiнaнce (registratioн of traнsactioнs affcctiпg rcgistered trade шark) апd shall procccd accordingly.
(5) The Registrar шау reqпire tl1e applicaпt to ашепd his applicatioн so as to coнfonn vvitl1 the reqпireшeпts of this Ordiпance.
(б) Ану proceediнgs peнdiнg он the сошшенсешенt date пнdеr sectioн 60 of the repealed Ordiпaнce (variatioн or caнcellatioн of rcgistration as а rcgistered нser) shall Ье dcalt \Vitl1 нпdеr tl1e old la\V, апd апу нecessary alteratioнs анd eнtries slшll Ье шаdс to tl1c пеvу register.

Pending applications for registration

(2) Sectioп 15 of tl1e repealed Ordiнaнce (oppositioн to registratioн) анd ану other provisioнs of tl1e old lavv relatiнg to oppositions to rcgistration contiпuc to apply in rclation to ан applicatioншeнtioнed iп sпbsectioп (1).
(3) Proyisioп шау Ье шаdе Ьу tl1c rнles for regнlatiпg tl1e practicc анd procedпre iн сшшесtiон \Vith ан applicatioн шенtiонеd iн sпbsectioн (1) or ан oppositioн to registratioн шенtiонеd iн subscctioп (2).

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SCHEDULE 5 85-16

Section 11 Сар. 559

(4) Without prcjudicc to tl1c gcncrality of subscctioп (3), tl1c rulcs шау шаkе provision-
(a) aпthorizing the rectification of irregularities of procedпre:

(Ь) шodifyiпg tiшe liшits for any thing reqнired to Ье dопе ппdеr tl1e шles; апd

(с) providiпg Гоr tl1e exteпsioп оГ апу tiшe liшit so prcscribcd whcthcr or поt it has alrcady cxpircd.
(5) Tl1e povver of tl1e Registrar пнdеr sectioп 91 of this Ordiнaнce (шles) to шаkе шles regпlatiпg the practice апd procedпre, апd as to tl1e шatters шепtiопеd iп subsectioп (2) of that sectioп, is exercisaЫe iп relatioп to such applicatioпs; анd ditfcrcnt provision шау Ьс шаdс for sнch applications Гrош tlшt шаdе for other applicatioнs.
(6) Sections 24, 25(2), 26(2) and 56 of the repealed Ordiпance (provisions as to associated trade шarks) shall Ье disregarded iн dealiнg, оп or after the сошшеnсешеnt date, vvith ан application for rcgistтation о[ а шark undcr thc rcpcalcd Ordinaнce.

Conve1·sion of pending application

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SCHEDULE 5

Section 12

85-18

Сар. 559

(3) А noticc duly givcn undcr subscction (1) is irrcvocaЬlc and has the efГect tlшt the application Гоr registтation is to Ье treated as if шаdе on tl1e comшenceшent date.

Trade marks registet·ed accш·ding to old classification

Claim to priш·ity

13. Sectioп 41 of tl1is Ordiнaпce (claim to priority) applies to ан applicatioп for registratioп ппdеr tllis Ordiпaпce made оп or after the сошшеnсешеnt date пotvvithstaпding tlшt the Coпveпtion applicatioп or WTO applicatioп сопсешеd vvas made before that date.

Duration and renev,·al of registration

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SCHEDULE 5 85-20

Section 15 Сар. 559

(3) ln cithcr casc it is iшmatcrial Yvhcn thc fcc for rcncyval. if апу, is paid.

Peшting application for alteration of registet·ed mю·k

15. Ап application undcr scction 51 оГ thc rcpcalcd Ordinancc (altcration of rcgistcrcd tradc шark) Yvl1ich is pcпding on tl1c coшmcnccmcнt datc shall Ьс dcalt "·ith undcr thc old laYv. and any ncccssary altcrations and cntтics shall Ьс madc to tl1c ncyv rcgistcr.

Revocation t'or non-use

16. (1) An application made tmder section 37 of the repealed Ordinaнce (removal Гrош register and iшposition of liшitatioпs оп groнпd of non-нse) wl1ich is pcnding on tl1c coшmencemeпt date slшll Ье dealt with u11der tl1e old laYv, апd а11у пecessary alteratio11s a11d e11tтies slшll Ьс шаdе to tl1e
11CYV rcgistcr.

сошшспссшсnt date, but sнcl1 an application шау Ьс шаdс
онlу 011 the grou11d шe11tio11ed i11 scctio11 52(2)(а) of this
Ordi11aнce.

Application t'or rectification, etc.

it applics iп rclation to an existing rcgistered шark, this

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Section 18

85-22

Сар. 559

Ordinance shall Ье deemed to have been in force at all шaterial times.

(3) No objectioн to the validity of tl1e registratioн of an existiнg registered mark may Ье taken on the ground mentioned in sectioп 12(4) of tl1is Ordiпance (relative grouпds for rel'usal of registration).

Regulations as to use of cet·tification mark

19. А certificate giveп uпder sectioп 75 оГ the repealed Ordiпance

(certificate of validity) shall l1ave effect as if given under section

81(1) of this Ordinaнce (certificate of validity of contested rcgistтatiоп).

ANNEX

[sectioн 1(5) of Schedule 5]

PROVISIONS OF ТНЕ REPEALED TRADE MARKS ORDINANCE (САР. 43)REFERRED ТО IN SCHEDULE 5 (TRANSIТIONAL MATTERS) ANDOTHER RELEVANT PROVISIONS OF ТНЕ REPEALED ORDINANCE(AS lN OPERATION IMMEDIATELY BEFORE IТS REPEALBY SECTION 99 OF TНIS ORDINANCE)

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SCHEDULE 5 85-24

Section 2

Сар. 559

2. Interp1·etation

(1) In this Ordiнance, пnless the coнtext othenvise reqпires-

"шark" (f t'ic) шeans апу sign that is visually perceptiЬle and сараЫе of beiнg represeнted grapl1ically and шау, iн particнlar, coпsist of vvords, pcrsoпal naшcs, lcttcrs. nuшcrals, figurative eleшents or coшЬination of colours, анd iнclпdes апу coшЬination of sucl1 signs;
"trade шark" (rtuf ) шeans (except in the expressions "trade шark rclating to goods". "tтadc mark rclating to scrviccs", "defensive trade mark" анd "certification trade шark") а trade шark relatiпg to goods or а trade mark relating to services;
"trade mark relating to goods" C Mrft:if ) means а mark пsed or proposed to Ье used iп relatioп to goods for tl1e pпrpose of indicatiнg, or so as to iнdicate, а connection in the сошsе of tтade bet--vveeп the goods and sоше persoп haviпg tl1e right either as proprietor or as registered пser to пsе the шark, vvhcthcr vvith or vvitlюпt any indicatioп of tl1c idcntity of that person:
"trade mark relating to services" (IEzf1iH}jf ) means а mark used or proposed to Ье пsed in relation to services for the pпrpose of iпdicatiпg, or so as to indicate, that а particпlar person is connected, in the coпrse of bпsiness, vvith the provisioн of those services, \vhetl1er vvith or vvithout any indication of the identity of tlшt persoн:
(2) ReГcreпces iп this Ordinaпce to-

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SCHEDULE 5 85-26

Section 9 Сар. 559

(а) thc usc of а шark shall Ьс constтucd as rcfcrcпccs to the use of а priпted or otl1er visнal represeпtation of tl1e шark;

(Ь) the нsе of а шark iп relation to goods shall Ье constrнed as references to tl1e нsе of the шark нроn, or in physical or other relatioн to, goods; and

(с) the нsе of а шark in relation to services shall Ье constrнcd as rcfcrcпccs to thc нsс of' tl1c шark as or as part of ану stateшent about the availability or perforшance of seryices or otheпvise iп relation to serv1ces.
(3) For the pшposes of this Ordiпance, goods апd services are associated vvith each other if it is likely tlшt tlюse goods шight Ье sold or otherwise traded in анd those services шigl1t Ье provided Ьу the sаше business, and а description of goods and а description of services are associated vv·ith each otl1er if it is likely that the description of goods шigl1t Ье sold or otl1eпvise traded in and tl1e description of services шight Ье proYided Ьу the sаше business.
(4) References iн this Ordiнaнce to а near reseшЬlance of шarks are references to а reseшЫance so near as to Ье likely to deceive or cause confusion.
(5) For the pшposes of tllis Ordinance, а person vvho proYides services tlшt are ancillary to а trade or bнsiness of that persoн шау Ье regarded as being сшшесtеd, in the coпrse of bпsiнess, vv·itl1 tl1e proyisioн of those seryices.

9. Trade mю·ks registraЫe in Рюi А

(1) А trade шark (otl1er than а certificatioн trade шark) to Ье registraЬle in Part А of the register shall contaiп or coпsist of at least опе of the followiпg essential particulars-

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Section 9 Сар. 559

(а) thc nаше of' а сошраnу, iпdividнal, or firm, rcprcscпtcd in а special or particнlar manner;
(Ь) tl1e sigпatшe (in otl1er thaн Chiнese characters) of the applicant for registratioп or of some predecessor iп his busiпess;
(с) ан iнveнted ,,·ord or iнveнted words;
(d) а vvord or words lшviнg но direct rеГеrенсе to tl1e charactcr or quality of' tl1c goods or scrviccs, as thc case may Ье, апd ноt beiнg accordiнg to its ordiнary significatioп а geographical nаше or а surname;
(е) ану otl1er distiнctive mark, Ьнt а наше, sigнatпre, or vvord or words, otl1er thaн sпch as fall vvithiн the dcscriptioпs in paragтaphs (а), (Ь), (с) апd (d), shallнot Ье registrable ш1der the provisioнs of tl1is paragrapl1 except upon evidence оГ its distiпctiyeness.
(2) For the pпrposes of this sectioн, "distiнctive" () meaнs-
(a) iн tl1e case of а trade mark relatiнg to goods. adapted iн rclatioп to thc goods iн rcspcct оГ whicl1 thc tradc mark is registered or proposed to Ье registered, to distinguish goods vvith vvhicl1 the proprietor of the trade шark is or шау Ье conпected. in the сошsе of' trade. from goods in tl1e case of wl1ich но sпch сшшесtiон sпbsists; or

(Ь) in thc casc оГ а tradc шark rclatiнg to scrviccs. adaptcd iп relatioн to tl1e services iп respect of vvl1ich tl1e trade mark is registered or proposed to Ье registered, to distiпguish services YVith the provision оГ YVhich the proprietor is or may Ье сшшесtеd, iн tl1e сошsе of busincss, Гrош scrviccs vvith thc provision оГ vvhich hc is ноt so com1ected,

eitl1er generally or, vvhere tl1e trade mark is registered or proposed to Ье registered subject to limitatioнs, iн relatioн to use within the extent оГ tl1e registтatioп.

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Section 1О

85-30

Сар. 559

(3) ln dctcпnining vvhctl1cr а tradc mark is adaptcd to distinguish as aforesaid the tтibunal шау lшve regard to the exteпt to "blch-
(a) the tтade mark is iпhereпtly adapted to distiпguisl1 as aforesaid; апd
(Ь) Ьу reasoн of tl1e use of the trade mark or of ану otl1er circuшstances, tl1e tтade шark is iп Гасt adapted to distiпguish as aforcsaid.
1О. T1·ade marks •·egistraiJie in Part В

(1) А trade шark relatiпg to goods to Ье registraЬie iн Part В of the register шust Ье capable, iн relatioн to the goods iп respect of which it is registered or proposed to Ье registered, of' distiнguishiнg goods vvitl1 vvhich thc proprictor of thc tradc шark is or шау Ье cшmected iн tl1e course of trade from goods in the case of vvhich но such соnнехiон subsists, either geпerally ос vvhere the trade mark is registered or proposed to Ье registered subject to limitatioнs, iн relatioн to the use vvithiп thc cxtcпt of' tl1c rcgistтation.

(1А) А trade mark relating to seгvices to Ье registтable iн Part В of the register nшst Ье сараЬiе, in relation to the services iн respect of vvhich it is registered or proposed to Ье registered, of distiнguishiнg services with the provisioн of vvhicl1 the proprictor о[ thc mark is or may Ьс conпcctcd in tl1c coursc of bпsiпess froш services -vvitl1 tl1e provisioп of vvhicl1 l1e is not so сонпесtеd eitl1er geпerally or, vvhere the trade mark is registered or proposed to Ье registered sпbject to limitatioнs, in relatioп to use within the extent of the registratioп.
(2) Iн deterшiпiнg "·hether а trade шark is capable of distiнgпisl1iпg as aforesaid the tribшшl may have regard to the exteнt to vvhicl1-

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Section 14 Сар. 559

(а) thc tтadc mark is iпhcrcпtly сараЬlс of distiпguishiпg as aforesaid; апd
(Ь) Ьу reasoн of tl1e нsе of the trade шark or of ану other circншstaпces, the trade mark is iп fact сараЫе of distiпguisl1ing as aforesaid.
(3) А trade mark may Ье registered iп Part В нotжitl1staнdiнg ану registтatioп iп Part А iп the паше of tl1e sаше proprietor of thc sашс tradc mark or апу part or parts thcrcof.

14. Advertisement of application

Wl1eп an applicatioп J'or registтatioп oJ' а tтade mark has Ьеен accepted, vvl1ether absolнtely or sнbject to coнditioпs or limitatioнs. the Registтar slшll reqнire the applicaпt to advertise it, as accepted, iн the prescribed шаннеr. The advertiseшeнt shall set forth all coпditioнs анd liшitatioнs sнbject to vvhicl1 tl1e applicatioн lшs Ьееп accepted:
Providcd that thc Rcgistтar may rcqнirc an applicatioп for registratioп of а tтade шark to Ье advertised Ьу tl1e applicaпt before ассерtансе-
(а) if it Ье made нпdеr sectioн 9(l)(e); or
(Ь) iп ану other case vvhere it appears to l1iш that it is expedieнt Ьу reasoн of ану exceptioнal circшnstaнces so to do,
анd vvhere ан applicatioн has Ьееп so adyertised the Registrar may, if he thiпks fit, require the applicaпt to advertise it again \vheп it lшs Ьеен accepted but slшllнot Ье bouнd so to do.

15. Opposition to rcgistt·ation

(1) Аву persoп шау, vvitlliп tl1e prescribed tiшe l'roш the date of the advertisemeнt of ан applicatioн, give пotice to the Registтar of oppositioп to the registтatioн.

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Section 15

85-34

Сар. 559

(2) Thc пoticc slшll Ьс givcп iп writiпg in tl1c prcscribcd шanncr, апd shall include а stateшent of the gтонпds of opposition.
(3) The Registrar slшll send а сору of tl1e notice to the applicant, and, vvithiн tl1e prescribed tiшe after the receipt tl1ereof, the applicant shall send to the Registrar, in the prescribed шanner, а counter-stateшeпt of the grouпds оп wblcl1 he relies for his applicatioп, and if l1e does not do so he slшll Ье deeшed to have аЬапdопеd his applicatioп.
(4) lf tl1e applicant sends sucl1 а counter-stateшent, tl1e Registтar shall fнrnisl1 а сору tl1ereof to the persoп giviпg пotice of oppositioп, апd shall, after l1eariпg the parties, if so required, апd coпsideriпg tl1e evideпce, decide vvl1ether, апd subject to vvhat coпditioпs or liшitatioнs, if ану, registratioп is to Ье perшitted.
(5) The decisioн of tl1e Registrar slшll Ье subject to appeal to the
Сошt.
(6) Ап appeal uпder this sectioп shall Ье шаdе iп tl1e prescribed шаппеr, апd оп tl1e appeal the Coнrt slшll, if reqнired, hear the parties апd the Registrac апd shall шаkе ан order deterшiпiпg vvl1ether, апd sнbject to vvhat coпditioпs or liшitatioпs, if апу, registratioп is to Ье permitted.
(7) Оп the heariпg of ан appeal ш1der this sectioн апу party шау, either iп the prescribed mаппеr or Ьу special leave of the Сошt, briпg forvvard fнrther material for the coпsideratioп of tl1e Coпrt.
(8) Оп an appcal нпdсr this scctioп по Гurthcr groнnds of objectioп to the registratioп of а trade mark shall Ье alloVYed to Ье takeп Ьу the орроненt or tl1e Registrar other thaп those stated Ьу the oppoпent as l1ereinbefore provided, except Ьу leave of tl1e Сошt. Wl1ere ану fнrther groнпds of objectioн arc takcn thc applicant shall Ьс cntitlcd to vvithdravv llis

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Section 16

85-36

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application vvithout payтent of the costs of the opponeнt он giying нotice as prescribed.
(9) On ан appeal uнder this sectioн the Court шау. after l1eariнg tl1e Registrar, peпnit tl1e trade тark proposed to Ье registered to Ье nюdified iп апу шаппеr поt sнbstantially alfecting tl1e identity thereof, but in any sucl1 case tl1e trade тark as so тodified shall Ье advertised in the prescribed тanner before being registered.
(1О) lf' а pcrson giving noticc оГ opposition or ап applicant scndiпg а counter-statcшeпt after receipt of а сору of tl1e пotice, or an appellaнt. neither resides nor carries on bнsiнess in Hong Копg, the tribнnal тау reqнirc hiт to givc secшity for costs of the proceediнgs before it relative to the oppositioп or to tl1e appeal, as tl1e case тау Ье. and in defaпlt of sucl1 security beiпg duly giveп шау trcat the oppositioп or applicatioп, or the appeal, as the case тау Ье, as abandoнed.

16. Registration subject to (fisclaimet·

(1) If а trade шark coнtains апу part поt separately registered Ьу tl1e proprietor as а trade mark or if-

(a) in tl1c case of а trade шark relating to goods it contaiпs шattcr соттоn to thc tradc or othcrwisc of а non­ distinctiYe character; or
(Ь) in thc casc оГ а trade mark relating to scrv1ces it contains mattcr соттоn to tl1c provision of scrvices of that description or othenvise of а Iюн-distiпctive charactcr.
tl1e Registrar or tl1e Court, in deciding vvhetl1er sucl1 trade шark shall Ьс cntered or slшll reтain on the register, тау require, as а coпdition of its being on tl1e register-
(i) tl1at tl1e proprietor shall disclaiт any rigl1t to the exclusive use of any part of the trade шark. or of all or

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апу portion of any sucl1 matter, to the exclusive use of wl1icl1 the tribшшllюlds him not to Ье entitled: or
(ii) tlшt he shall make such other disclaiшer as tl1e tribunal may consider necessary for tl1e purpose of definiнg his rights uпder sucl1 registтatioп.
(2) No disclaiшer on tl1e register slшll affect any rights of tl1e proprietor of а trade mark except sucl1 as arise out of the registratioп of the trade шark in respect or -vvhich tl1e disclaimer is made.

19. Jointly ovvned tt·ade mю·ks relating to goo(ts

Whcrc thc rclatioпs bctvvccn 2 or шоrс pcrsons intcrcstcd in а tтadc mark relating to goods are sucl1 tlшt no one of them is entitled as betvveeп lliшselr and the other or otl1ers or them to нsе it except-
(a) он behalf of botl1 or all of tl1eш; or

(Ь) iп relatioп to ап article vvitl1 vvllich both or all of tl1eш arc coпncctcd in thc coursc оГ tтadc,

tlюse persons шау Ье registered as joint proprietors of the trade mark апd this Ordinance shall have e1Tect in relatioп to апу rights to the use of the trade mark vested in tlюse persoнs as if tlюse rights lшd Ьееп vested iп а siпgle persoп.

19А. Jointly ovvned trade marks relating to services

Where tl1e relations betvveen 2 or nюre persoнs interested in а trade mark relating to services are such tlшt no опе of tl1eш is eпtitled as betweeн himself and the otl1er or others of them to use it except-
(a) оп ЬеlшlГ of both or all of theш; or
(Ь) iн relation to services vvitl1 the provisioн of vvhich botl1 or all of theш are сшшесtеd in tl1e course of business,
those persons вшу Ье registered as joint proprietors of the trade mark, and this Ordinance shall have effect in relatioн to any rights

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to the нsе of the trade mark yested iн those persons as if those rigl1ts had been vested in а single person.

22. Concurrent use

ln case of lюnest coпcurreпt use, or of other special circuшstaпces vvhich in tl1e орiнiоп of the Coнrt or of the Registrar make it proper to do so, tl1e Court or the Registтar may permit tl1e registтatioп Ьу more thaп опе proprietor, iп respect or-
(a) thc samc goods or scrviccs:

(Ь) the sаше descriptioп of goods or services: or

(с) goods анd services or descriptioпs of goods and services wl1icl1 are associated vvith each other,
of trade шarks that are ideпtical or пearly resemЬie eacl1 otl1er, subject to sпcl1 coнditioнs анd limitatioнs, if ану, as the Coпrt or the Registrar, as tl1e case шау Ье, шау thiпk it right to iшpose.

24. Associated trade marks

(1) Where а trade шark relatiнg to goods that is registered, or is the sнbject of ан applicatioн for registratioн, iн respect of any goods is ideпtical vvith anotl1er tтade шark that is registered, or is the sпbject of ан applicatioн for registratioн, iн tl1e наше of' tl1c samc proprictor in rcspcct of'-

(a) tl1e sаше goods or descriptioп of' goods; or

(Ь) services tlшt are associated vvith tlюse goods or goods of that descriptioп,

or so нearly reseшЬles it as to Ье likely to deceive or сапsе coнfusioп if' uscd Ьу а pcrson othcr than thc proprictor, thc Registrar шау at ану tiшe reqпire that the trade marks shall Ье eпtered on the register as associated trade marks.

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(lA) Wl1crc а tradc mark rclating to scrviccs that is rcgistcrcd, or is the subject оГ ап applicatioп Гоr registтatioп, iп respect of апу services is identical "·ith aнother trade mark that is registered, or is the subject of ап application for registтation, iп the nаше of the same proprietor iп respect of-
(a) thc samc scniccs or dcscription of' scniccs; or

(Ь) goods that are associated vvith those services or services

о[ that dcscription,

or so nearly resemЬies it as to Ье likely to deceive or сапsе сопf'пsiоп if' пsed Ьу а person otl1er thaп the proprietor. tl1e Registrar may at any time reqпire that the trade шarks slшll Ье entered оп tl1e register as associated trade шarks.

(2) On application шаdе in the prescribed шanner Ьу the registered proprietor of' 2 or шоrе trade marks registered as associatcd tradc шarks, thc Rcgistтar шау dissolvc thc associatioп as respects any of theш if he is satisfied tlшt there vvoпld Ье no likelilюod of deception or confпsion being caused iГ tlшt tтade mark vvere пsed Ьу another person in relation to апу of tl1e goods or services iн respect of vvhich it is rcgistcrcd, and hc шау amcпd tl1c rcgistcr accordingly.

(3) Any decision of tl1e Registrar пnder tl1e provisions of sпbsections (1), (IA) and (2) shall Ье sпbject to appeal to the Court.

25. Comblned t1·ade marks

(l) 1[ thc proprictor о[ а tradc mark claims to Ьс cпtitlcd to thc exclusive нsе of any portion оГ sнch tтade mark separately, l1e may apply to register the vvlюle and апу sпch part as separate tтade шarks. Eacl1 sпch separate trade mark must satisfy а11 tl1e conditioнs of ан iпdepeпdeнt trade mark and slшll, sпbject

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to the provisions of subsection (2) hereof and section 38(2), lшve all the incidents of an iнdepeнdent trade шark.

(2) Where а trade шark анd ану part or parts tl1ereof are thus registered as separate trade шarks in tl1e nаше of the same proprietor, they slшll Ье deeшed to Ье, and shall Ье registered as, associated trade шarks.

26. Series of trшte marks

(1) Where а person claiшing to Ье tl1e proprietor of seyeral trade шarks, iп respect of the sаше goods or services or tl1e sаше description of goods or services, seeks to register tlюse trade шarks апd thc tradc шarks, whilc rcscшЬling cach othcr iп tl1e шaterial particulars tl1ereof, differ in respect of-

(a) statements of the goods or services iп relatioп to "\vhich they are respectiye]y нsed or proposed to Ье нsed; or
(Ь) statemeнts of шнnЬеr, price, qпality or нашеs of places;
or
(с) otl1er matter of а noн-distinctive clшracter "\Vl1ich does ноt sпbstantially affect the identity of the trade шark; or
(d) coloнr,
tl1e trade marks may Ье registered as а seпes ш one registration.
(2) All trade шarks so registered shall Ье deemed to Ье, and shall
Ье registered as, associated trade шarks.

37. Removal from register and imposition of limitations on gt·ound of non-use

(1) Subject to tl1e provisioнs of sectioнs 55(1), 55A(l) анd

57(1), а registered trade шark шау Ье takeн off the register in rcspcct of' any of' thc goods or scпiccs in rcspcct of' "\Yilich it is registered on application Ьу ану persoн aggrieved to

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the Coнrt, or, at the optioн of the applicaнt and sнbject to tl1e provisioнs of section 80, to the Registrar, он the groш1d eitller-
(a) that tl1c tradc mark vvas rcgistcrcd without any bona fidc inteпtioп оп the part of tl1e applicaпt for rcgistтatioп tlшt it shoнld Ьс нscd iп relatioн to thosc goods or scrviccs Ьу hiш or, if it vvas rcgistcrcd uпdcr scctioп 18(1), Ьу thc corporatioп or rcgistcrcd нscr coпccrncd, апd tlшt tl1ere l1as iп fact Ьееп по Ьопа fide нsе of the trade mark iп rclatioп to thosc goods or scrviccs Ьу апу proprictor tl1creof for the tiшe bciпg пр to thc date оне montl1 bcforc thc datc of thc application; or
(Ь) tlшt пр to tl1e datc опе шонtl1 before tl1e date of the applicatioп а сопtiннонs period of 5 years or loпger clapscd dшing vvllich thc tradc шark vvas а rcgistcrcd trade шark and dнriпg wblch there vvas no bona fidc usc thcrcof in rclatioп to tlюsc goods or scrviccs Ьу апу proprietor tl1ercof for the tiшe beiпg.
(lA) Subjcct to subscction (lC), thc tribuпal шау rcfusc an applicatioп шаdс нпdсr subscctioп (l)(a) or (Ь) in rclation to апу goods if it is shovvn that there has Ьееп, beforc thc rclcvant datc or dшing thc rclcvaпt pcriod, as thc casc шау Ье, Ьопа fide use of the tradc шark Ьу the proprietor thcreof for thc tiшc bciпg iп rclatioп to-
(a) goods of tl1e sашс descriptioп: or

(Ь) scrviccs associatcd vvith tlюsc goods or goods of tlшt dcscriptioп,

beiпg goods or, as the case шау Ье, scrvices iн rcspect of vvhich thc tradc mark is rcgistcrc
(lВ) Sпbjcct to sпbsectioп (1С), tl1e tribtmal шау refпse ан applicatioп шаdе uпder sпbsectioп (l)(a) or (Ь) in relatioн to any services if it is shown that tl1cre has Ьееп, beforc the

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relevaнt date or during the relevant period, as tl1e case may Ье, bona fide use of the trade mark Ьу the proprietor thereof Jor the time being in relation to-
(a) scrviccs оГ thc samc dcscription; or

(Ь) goods associated with those services or services оГ tlшt dcscriptioп.

being services or, as tl1e case may Ье, goods in respect

оГ vvl1icl1 the trade mark is registered.

(IC) Subsectioпs (lA) and (lВ) do not apply vvhere tl1e applicant has Ьееп perшitted uпder section 22 to register an identical or nearly resembling trade mark in respect of the goods or services in question or \Vllere tl1e tribuнal is of the opinion that he шigllt properly Ье pennitted so to register sнch а trade шark.
(2) Wl1ere in relatioп to апу goods in respect оГ vvhicl1 а tтade шark is registered-
(a) the шatters reГerred to in subsection (1)(Ь) are shovvn so Гаr as regards non-нse of the trade шark in relation to goods to Ье sold, or otl1eпvise traded in, iп Нопg Копg (otl1envise than for export l'roш Нопg Копg), or iн relation to goods to Ье exported to а particular market outside Нопg Kong; апd
(Ь) а persoн lшs Ьеен perшitted uнder sectioн 22 to register an identical or nearly resemЬling trade mark in respect оГ those goods under а registratioп extending to use iн relation to goods to Ье sold. or otheпv·ise traded in, in Hong Kong (otl1envise tlшn for export f'rom Hong Kong), or iн relatioн to goods to Ье exported to that шarkct, or thc tтibunal is оГ opinion that hc might properly Ье perшitted so to register such а trade шark,
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the Registrar, the tribunal may impose on the registration of tl1e first-шentioned trade шark sucl1 limitatioнs as tl1e tribunal thinks proper for secнriпg that tlшt registration shall ceasc to extcпd to sucl1 usc as last aforcsaid.
(2А) Wl1cre iп rclatioп to any services in respcct of whicl1 а tтade mark is registercd-
(a) the mattcrs referred to in subsection (1)(Ь) are shovvn so far as regards non-use of thc trade mark in relation to services for use or availaЬle for ассерtапсе in Нопg Копg, or for use iп а country, territory or place outsidc Hong Kong; and
(Ь) а person has been pennitted under section 22 to register an identical or nearly rcscшЬliпg tradc шark in respcct of tlюse scrvices under а registration extcпding to usc in rclatioп to scrvices for usc or availaЬic Гоr асссрtапсе in Hong Конg or for пsс iн tlшt coпntry, territory or place, or tl1e tтibunal is of орiпiоп tlшt hc might propcrly Ье permitted so to rcgister sпch а tradc шark,
on application Ьу that pcrsoп to tl1c Coнrt or, at thc option of the applicant and sпbject to section 80, to the Rcgistrar, tl1c tribuпal may imposc on the rcgistration of thc first-mentioned trade mark sпch limitations as the tribпnal thinks proper Гоr sccнriпg tlшt tl1c rcgistration shall ccasc to cxtcnd to such usc as last aforcsaid.
(3) Ап applicant shall not Ье cntitled to rcly Гоr thc purposes of subsection (l)(Ь), (2) or (2А) on any nоп-нsе of а trade mark-
(a) in rclatioп to particнlar goods tlшt is sho"\vп to lшve Ьсеп dпс to spccial circumstaпccs in thc tradc; or
(Ь) in relation to particпlar serviccs tlшt is slю,vn to l1ave Ьеен dпе to special circпmstaнces affecting thc provisioн оГ thosc seryiccs,

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and not to ану intention not to пsе or to abandoн tl1e trade шark in relation to tl1e goods or services to vvl1ich the applicatioп relates.

43. Registration ot· assignments and transmissions

(1) Wl1ere а person Ьесошеs entitled Ьу assigпшeпt or transшissioп to а rcgistcrcd tтadc шark, hc shall шаkс application to the Registrar to register his title, анd the Rcgistrar slшll. оп reccipt of sнch application and on proof of title to l1is satisfactioн, register l1iш as tl1e proprietor of the tradc шark in respcct of tl1e goods or services iп respcct of' which thc assignшcпt or tтansшission has cffcct, and shall сапsе particпlars of tl1e assigшnent or transшission to Ье eпtcrcd on the rcgister.

(2) Any decision of tl1e Registrar пnder this section slшll Ье sнbject to appcal to the Coнrt.
(3) Except for the pшposes of an appeal пnder this section or of an application пnder section 48, а docпшent or instпm1ent in rcspcct оГ vvhich no eпtry has becn шаdс in thc register in accordance vv·ith the provisions of sпbsection (1) shallнot Ье adшittcd in evidcnce in any Coнrt in proof of tl1c titlc to а trade шark пnless tl1e Coпrt othern·ise directs.

48. Genet·al povver to rectify entt·ies in register

(1) Sнbjcct to thc provisions of this Ordinancc-

(a) any pcrson aggricved Ьу the non-inscrtion in or oшission froш tl1e register of any eнtry, or Ьу any eнtry шаdе iн tl1e register vvitlюпt sпfficient сапsе, or Ьу any entry vvroпgly reшaining оп tl1c rcgister, or Ьу any епоr or defect iн any entry in the register, шау apply in the prescribed шапnеr to the Coнrt or, at thc option of the applicant анd sпbject to tl1e provisioнs of section 80, to thc Rcgistrar. апd thc tтiЬнпаl шау шаkс such ordcr for

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шaking, expunging or varying the eнtry as the tribunal шау tl1ink fit;
(Ь) tl1e tribпnal шау iн any proceediнg under tl1is sectioн decide ану qпestion tlшt it шау Ье necessary or expedieпt to decide in соппехiоп -vvitl1 tl1e rectification of the register;
(с) in case of fraud in the registratioп, assignшent or transшissioп of а registered trade шark, the Registrar шау hiшself apply to the Court under tl1e provisions of this scctioп;
(d) апу order of tl1e Court rectifYiнg the register slшll direct tl1at notice of the rectificatioн shall Ье served in the prescribed шanner on thc Rcgistrar, and tl1c Registrar shall on receipt of the notice rectifY tl1e register accordingly.
(2) The po"·er to rectify the register coнferred Ьу this sectioн shall include povver to renюve а registration in Part А of the rcgister to Part В.

49. Po\ver to expunge or vat·)· registration for b1·each of condition

On applicatioн Ьу ану person aggrieved to the Court, or, at the option of tl1e applicant and subject to tl1e provisioнs of section 80, to tl1e Rcgistrar, or on application Ьу the Rcgistrar to the Coнrt, tl1e tribunal шау шаkе such order as the tribunal шау think fit for cxpuпging or varying tl1e rcgistration of а tradc шark on tl1e ground of апу contraventioн of, or failure to observe, а conditioн eпtcred on the register in rclation thereto.

50. Correction of 1·egister

(1) The Registrar шау, он reqпest шаdе in the prescribed шаnнеr

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(а) corrcct any crror in thc паше and addrcss of' thc rcgistered proprietor of а tтade шark; or
(Ь) eнter any change in the nаше and address of the persoн wlю is registered as proprietor of а trade шark: or
(с) cancel the eпtry of а trade mark on the register; or
(d) strike out апу goods or services or classes of goods or services froш tlюse in respect of vvhicl1 а trade mark is rcgistcrcd; or
(е) eпter а disclaimer or memoraнduш relatiнg to а trade шark vvhich does поt iн any vvay exteпd the rights giveн Ьу the existing registration of such tтade шark.
(2) The Registrar may, он request made iп the prescribed mапнеr Ьу а rcgistcrcd uscr о[ а tradc mark, corrcct апу crror. or eпtcr any chaпge, in tl1c nаше and address of tl1e registcred нser.
(3) Any decisioп of tl1e Registrar uнder this sectioн slшll Ье subject to appeal to tl1e Court.

51. Alteration of registere(t tr нte mark

(1) Tl1e rcgistered proprietor of а trade шark шау apply in tl1e prcscribcd шanncr to tl1c Rcgistтar Гоr lcavc to add to or altcr tl1e trade mark in any шanner not substaнtially affectiпg the identity tl1ereof, and tl1e Registrar шау refuse such leaye or may grant it on such tem1S апd subject to sпch limitatioнs as he шау tlliпk fit.

(2) The Registrar шау cause an application under this sectioн to Ье advertised iп the prescribed mшmer in any case where it appears to 11im tlшt it is expedient so to do. and ;vhere l1e does so. if witl1in the prescribed tiшe from tl1e date of the advertiscшeпt any person givcs пotice to the Registтar in the prescribed шanuer of opposition to the application, the

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Registrar slшll, after l1earing tl1e parties if so required, decide tl1e шatter.
(3) Any decision of tl1e Registrar ппdеr this section slшll Ье sпbject to appeal to tl1e Сошt.
(4) Wl1ere lcave as aГoresaid is gтaпted, the tтade шark as altered slшll Ьс advcrtiscd iп tl1c prcscribcd шаппсr, uпlcss it has already been adyertised, iн tl1e forш to vvl1icl1 it l1as been altered, in ап advertisemeпt нпdеr sнbsection (2).

56. Det·ensiye tt·ade marks to Ье registered as associated trade marks

А tradc шark rcgistcrcd as а dcfcnsivc tradc шark and that tradc шark as otherwise registered in the nаше of the sаше proprietor slшll, notvvithstanding that the respectiYe registratioпs are in respect of differeпt goods or seryices, Ье deeшed to Ье, апd shall Ье registered as, associated tтade шarks.

58. Registration as а registered user.

Meaning of "permitted use"

(1) (а) Subject to the provisioпs of this section апd sections

59 to 63, а person otl1er than the proprietor of а tтade шark шау Ье registered as а registered пser thereof iп rcspcct of' all or any of tl1c goods or scrviccs in rcspcct of vvhicl1 it is registered (otheпvise thaп as а defeнsive trade шark) and eitl1er vYith or vvithoнt conditions or restrictioпs.

(Ь) Tl1e нsе оГ а tтade шark Ьу а registered user of tl1e tтade шark in rclatioп to-

(i) goods vvith vvhich he is соппесtеd iп the course of trade; or
(ii) seryices vvitl1 the provisioп of vvblcl1 he is cшmected iп tl1e сошsе of bпsiнess,

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анd in respect of vvhicl1 for tl1e time being tl1e trade mark remaiнs registered and he is registered as а registered user, being use sucl1 as to comply vvith any conditioнs or restrictions to which l1is registratioн is subject, is in this Ordiпaпce referred to as tl1e "perшitted пsе" of the trade шark.
(2) (а) Tl1e permitted use of' а tтade шark shall Ье deeшed to Ье нsе Ьу tl1e proprietor thereo[ and shall Ье deeшed not to Ье пsе Ьу а person otl1er tl1an the proprietor. for the purposes of sectioп 37 апd Гоr апу other purpose for vvllich sпch пsе is шaterial пnder this Ordinance or at сошшоn law.
(Ь) Where а person is registered as а registered пser of а trade шark relatiнg to goods он an application шаdе vvitlliп one year Гrош tl1e сошшепсешеnt of tl1is Ordinaнce. tl1is sпbsection slшll have effect iн relatioп to any previoнs нsе (vvhether before or aГter the comшeнcement of this Ordiнance) of tl1e trade шark Ьу that pcrson, bcing пsс in rclation to tl1c goods in rcspcct of vvl1icl1 l1e is registered and, vvl1ere l1e is registered sнbject to conditioпs or restrictions, being нsе sнch as to comply sпbstantially therevvith. as if sпch previoпs пsе had been perшitted use.
(3) Where it is proposed that а person shoнld Ье registered as а registered пser of а trade шark, the proprietor анd the proposed registered нser nшst apply in vvritiпg to tl1e Registrar in tl1e prescribed mшшеr, and шпst fшnisl1 l1im vv·ith а statutory declaratioп шаdе Ьу tl1e proprietor, or Ьу sоше persoн aпthorized to act on his belшlf and approved Ьу the Registrar-

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of control Ьу tl1e proprietor over the perшitted use vvl1ich tl1eir relationship vvill confer and vvhether it is а tem1 of their relationsl1ip that tl1e proposed registered user slшll Ье the sole registered user or tlшt there slшll Ье ану other restriction as to persoпs for vvlюse registratioп as registered пsers applicatioн may Ье шаdе;

(Ь) stating tl1e goods or services in respect of wllich registration is proposed;

(с) stating any conditions or rcstrictions proposcd with respect to tl1e characteristics of the goods or services, to tl1e mode or place of perшitted пsе, or to апу other шatter; апd
(d) statiнg vvl1ether tl1e perшitted use is to Ье for а period or vv·itlюпt limit of period, анd, if for а period, the dшatioн thereof '
анd vvitl1 sнch fшther docпmeнts, iнforшatioн or evidence as
may Ье required пнdеr the rпles or Ьу the Registrar.
(4) Wheн tl1e requireшeнts of subsectioн (3) lшve Ьеен coшplied vvith, if the Registrar. after coнsideriнg the iпformatioн Гu.rпisl1ed to l1iш u.пder that su.bsection, is satisfied that iп а11 the circuшstances the нsе of the trade шark iн relatioн to the proposed goods or seryices or any of tl1eш Ьу the proposed registered нser subject to ану coнditioнs or restrictioнs vvhich tl1c Rcgistrar thiпks propcr vvould ноt Ьс contrary to tl1e puЫic iнterest, the Registrar may register tl1e proposed registered user as а registered u.ser iп respect of the goods or services as to vvhicl1 l1e is so satisfied sпbject as aforesaid.
(5) Tl1e Registтar slш11 rel'use ап application u.пder the provisioпs of' sпbscctioнs (1) to (3) if' it appcars to hiш that thc grant tl1ereof vvoпld teнd to facilitate traffickiнg iн а trade mark.
(6) Tl1e Registтar shall, if so reqнired Ьу an applicaнt, take steps for securiнg tlшt information given for the purposes of an

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application ш1der tl1e provisioнs of sнbsectioнs (l) to (3) (other tlшn шatter entered in tl1e register) is not disclosed-
(a) iн the case of ан applicatioн for registration in respect of goods. to rivals in tl1e trade; or

(Ь) in tl1e case of an application for registтatioп iп respect of scrviccs, to rivals iп thc bнsiпcss.

59. Proceedings t·ш·int·•·ingement

(1) Subject to any agreement subsisting betvveen the parties, а registered user of а trade mark slшll Ье entitled to саП проn the proprietor tl1ereof to take proceediнgs to preveнt iпfringement thereof, and. if the proprietor refпses or neglects to do so vvitl1iп 2 шonths after being so ca11ed upon, tl1e registered нser шау institнte proceedings for infringemeнt in his ovvn nаше as if he vvere the proprietor, making the proprietor а defeнdant.
(2) А proprictor so addcd as dcfcпdant shall not Ьс liaЬlc for any costs пnless he enters an арреаrансе and takes part iн the proceedings.

60. Variation ot·cancellation of registration as а registe1·ed user

(l) Withoнt prcjudicc to thc provisions of scction 48, thc rcgistтatioп of а persoп as а rcgistered user-

(a) шау Ье varied Ьу tl1e Registrar as regards the goods or services iн respect of vvl1ich, or any coнditions or restrictions subjcct to wllich, it lшs e1Tect, on tl1e application in vvriting in tl1e prescribed mшmer of the registcred proprictor of the tтade шark to vvhicl1 tl1e registratioн relates:
(Ь) шау Ье cance11ed Ьу the Registrar оп tl1e application iп vvriting iп tl1c prcscribed maпner оГ thc registcrcd

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proprietor or of the registered нser or of апу other registered нser of tl1e trade шark; or
(с) шау Ье caнcelled Ьу the Registrar он the application iн Yпitiнg in tl1e prescribed шшшеr of any person on ану оГ tl1e follo,ving grouпds, tlшt is to say-
(i) that the registered нser lшs нsed the trade шark otl1erwise tlшn Ьу vvay of the perшitted нsе, or in such а ;vay as to санsе, or to Ье likely to санsе, deception or confнsioн:
(ii) tlшt the proprietor or tl1e registered user шisrcprcscntcd, or failcd to disclosc, sошс fact шaterial to the applicatioп for tl1e registratioн, or that the circншstances Jшус шatcrially clшngcd since the date of tl1e registration: or
(iii) tlшt thc registration oнgl1t поt to lшvc Ьссп effcctcd lшving rcgard to rigllts vcstcd iп tl1c applicaпt Ьу virtнe of а contract in the perforшaпce of vvhicl1 he is iпtercstcd.
(2) The Registrar шау at any tiшe cancel the registration of а person as а rcgistcrcd uscr оГ а tтadc шark iп rcspcct of any goods or scrviccs iп rcspcct of' vvhich tl1c tтadc шark is по longer registered.

62. Registrar's decision subject to appeal to Court

Any decision of tl1e Registrar нnder sections 58 and 60 shall Ье sнbject to appeal to the Court.

63. Right to use not assignalJie or t•·ansmissiiJie

Nothiнg in sections 58, 59 анd 60 slшll coнfer on а registered нser of а tradc шark any assignablc or transшissiblc right to thc use tl1ereof.

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64. Marks registralJle as certification trade mю·ks

(1) А шark adapted in relation to any goods to distingпish in the сошsе of trade goods certified Ьу any persoн in respect of' origin, шaterial, шоdе of' шanuf'actпre, qпality, accuracy or other characteristic, froш goods ноt so certified shall Ьс rcgistraЬic as а ccrtificatioп tтadc шark in Part А of' thc register in respect of tlюse goods in the nаше, as proprietor thereo[ оГ tlшt persoп:
Provided that а шark shall not Ье so registraЫe in tl1e nаше of а person who caпies оп а trade in goods of tl1e kind certified.
(1А) А шark adapted in relation to any seгvices to distinguish in the course of business seryices certified Ьу any person iп respect of qпality, асспrасу or other characteristic, froш services поt so certified, shall Ье registтaЬle as а certification trade шark in Part А of the register in respect of those services in the nаше, as proprietor of the certificatioп tтade шark, of tlшt persoп:
Providcd tlшt а шark slшll not Ьс so rcgistтaЬlc in thc nаше of а person vvlю is сшшесtеd in tl1e course of bпsiнess vvitl1 the proyision оГ services of the kind certified.
(2) In determiniпg vv·hetl1er а шark is adapted to distiпgпisl1 as aforesaid, the tribшшl may have regard to tl1e exteнt to vvhich-
(a) tl1e шark is inl1erently adapted to distingпisl1 as aforesaid iн relation to the goods or services in qнestion: and
(Ь) Ьу reasoп of the пsе of the mark or of any otl1er circпшstances, tl1e шark is iп fact adapted to distiнgпisl1 as a[orcsaid in rclation to tl1c goods or scrviccs in qпestion.

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(3) Thc fact that а шark consists оГ signs or iпdications vvl1ich шау serve, iп trade, to designate tl1e geographical origiп of goods or seryices slшll not preclude it froш being registered as а certificatioп trade шark in Part А of the register in respect оГ those goods or services.
(4) N otl1ing in t11is Ordiпancc slшll cntitlc thc proprictor of а certificatioп trade шark tlшt consists of signs or indicatioпs described iн subsection (3) to interfere -vvitl1 or restrain the use Ьу any person of апу signs or indications the use of vvblcl1 is in accordaнce vvitl1 lюнest practices iн iнdustrial or coшшcrcial шattcrs (iн particular, Ьу а pcrson vvho is cпtitlcd to use а geographicalпaшe).

65. Application for registration as certification tt·ade mark

(1) Ан applicatioн for tl1e registratioн of а шark uнder sectioн

64 shall Ье шаdе to the Registrar iн vvritiнg iн tl1e prescribed шаппеr Ьу the persoп proposed to Ье registered as tl1e proprietor tl1ereof.

(2) The provisioнs of sectioп 13(2) анd of sectioп 13(4) to (7) shall have effect iп relatioп to ан applicatioп uнder this sectioн as tl1ey lшve effect iн relatioн to ан applicatioн uнder sectioп 13(1).

(3) Iн dealiнg tmder the said provisioнs vvith ан applicatioн uпder tl1is sectioн tl1e tribшшl slшll l1ave regard to tl1e like consideratioпs, so J'ar as relevaпt, as if the applicatioп vvere ан applicatioн uнder sectioн 13 анd to ану other coнsideratioнs relevaпt to applicatioпs uпder this sectioп, iпcludiпg tl1e desirability of secнriпg that а certificatioн trade шark shall coшprise sоше iнdicatioп that it is such а trade шark.
(4) Ан applicaнt for tl1e registratioн of а шark under this sectioн shall traнsшit to tl1e Registrar draft regпlatioнs for goveшiнg the use tl1ereof, vvl1ich shall iпclude provisioпs as to the cases

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in vvl1ich tl1e proprietor is to certify goods or services and to authorize tl1e use of the trade шark, and шау contain ану other provisions that the Registrar шау require or perшit to Ье iнserted tl1ereiн (inclпding provisions conferring а right of appeal to the Registrar against апу refusal of tl1e proprietor to certif)" goods or services or to aпtlюrize the пsе of the trade mark iп accordance with the regulations). Tl1e regнlations, if approved, slшll Ье deposited vvitl1 the Registrar and slшll Ье opcn to inspcction in likc manпcr as thc rcgistcr.
(5) The Registrar shall coнsider the application with regard to the follovving шatters-
(a) whether the applicant is competeпt to certify the goods or services in respect of wl1ich the шark is to Ье registered:
(Ь) wl1etl1er the draft regпlations are satisfactory; and
(с) vvl1etl1er in all the circпшstances the registration applied for woпld Ье to the pпblic advaнtage;
апd шау either-
(i) rcfhsc to acccpt thc application; or
(ii) accept the application, апd approve tl1e regнlations, cithcr vvithoнt modificatioп and нncoпditionally or sпbject to ану coпditioпs or liшitatioпs, or to ану ameпdmeпts or modificatioпs оГ tl1e applicatioп or оГ tl1e regпlatioнs, vvl1ich l1e шау tlliпk reqпisite lшviпg regard to any of tl1e шatters aforesaid;
Ьпt, except iп the case of ассерtансе апd approval vvithoпt modificatioп апd unconditioпally, thc Rcgistrar shall ноt decide tl1e matter vvitlюпt giviнg to tl1e applicant ан opportuпity оГ bciпg l1card:
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matters aforesaid before tl1e application lшs Ьеен accepted, so lюvvever that the Registrar shall Ье at liberty to recoнsider any matter оп vvhicl1 l1e has given а decision under this proyiso if any amendment or modificatioн is thereafter made in the applicatioп or in tl1e draft regulatioпs.
(б) Any decision of the Registrar нпdеr this section slшll Ье sнbject to appeal to the Coнrt.

75. Certificate of' validity

Iн any legal proceeding in wl1ich tl1e validity of tl1e registration of а registered trade шark сошеs iпto qнestion апd is decided in favoнr of the proprietor of tl1e trade mark the Сошt шау certify to that effect, апd if it so certifies then in any subseqнent legal proceeding in which tl1e Yalidity of the registratioн сошеs iнto qнestion tl1e proprietor of the trade mark on obtaining а final order or jнdgшent in his favour slшll have his fнll costs, clшrges and expenses as betvveeн solicitor анd client, пnless in tl1e sнbseqпeнt proceeding the Court certifies that he ought поt to have them.

76. Trade usage, etc., to Ье conside1·ed

(1) ln any action or procccding rclatiпg to а tтadc шark rclating to goods or tтade nаше the tribunal shall adшit evideпce of the пsages of the trade concerned and of ану releyant trade mark relating to goods or tтade nаше or get-up legitiшately used Ьу other persons.

(2) ln any actioп rclating to а tтadc шark rclatiпg to scrviccs or bпsiness nаше, tl1e tribuпal shall adшit evideпce of busiпess нsages in the provision of services in qпestioн and of any relevant tтade шark relatiпg to services or business nаше or get-up legitiшately used Ьу other persons.
92. Transitional provisions t·clating to thc lntcllcctual
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Amendments) Ordinance 1996

(1) ln t11is scctioп-

"cxistiпg rcgistcrcd tradc шark" (f:\1:fj:J±fffip.}jf ) шcans а tradc шark, ccrtificatioп trade mark or defcпsive trade шark tl1at is rcgistered uпdcr this Ordiпaпce before tl1e сошшсnссшепt of thc пevv lavv:
"псw lavv" (if,f]·jzE;:[f) шcans scctioпs 18 to 25 of' the lntcllectual
Property (World Tradc Orgaнization Ашенdшенts) Ordinaнcc

1996 (11 of' 1996):

"old law" ( 5 if) шcans this Ordinaнce and any othcr cnactшent or rнlc of lavv applying to existing registercd trade шarks iшшediately before thc comшcnccшent of tl1e пevv lavv.
(2) Ап applicatioп Гоr thc registratioп оГ а tтadc шark (including ccrtificatioп tradc шarks апd dcf'cnsivc tтadc шarks). as dcfined iн tl1is Ordiнaнce bcforc the сошшенсешеnt of thc ne;v la;v, shall Ье treated as pending оп tl1e сошшеnсешеnt of tl1e пcvv law if tl1e application had becn шаdе but l1ad поt been fiпally detcrшined bcfore tlшt сошшсnссшепt.
(3) Sections 27(1), 27A(l). 67(1) and 67A(l), as ameнded Ьу tl1c ncvv law, slшll apply in rclatioн to ан existing rcgistered trade шark as froш the сошшепсешеnt of the new lavv but only in so far as those sections relate to an infringemeпt of ап existing rcgistered trade шark that is coшшitted оп or aftcr the сошшеnсешеnt of thc ne"· la"·; and tl1e old la"· slшll continuc to apply in relation to ап inf'ringcшeпt that is coшшittcd bcfore the сошшепсешсnt of thc неw law.
(4) Dcspitc subscction (3). it is not ап infringcшcпt of­ (a) an existing registered tтade шark; or
(Ь) а registered trade шark of "·hich the distinctiYc cleшcnts
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existing registered trade шark and vvhich is registered for tl1e sаше goods or services,

to contiпue on or after tl1e сошшенсешенt of the nevv law ану usc that did not. нпdсr thc old law. constitнtc ап int'ringcшcnt of tl1e existiпg registcred tтade шark.

(5) Subjcct to subsection (6), an application for tl1c rcgistration of' а tтadc шark that is pcnding оп tl1e coшшencemcnt of' tl1e nevv lavv slшll Ье dealt with uнder tl1e old lavv Ьпt, if the tradc mark is rcgistcrcd. it shall Ьс tтcatcd for thc purposcs of subsections (1) to (4) as an existing registered trade шark.

(6) If ап application for tl1c rcgistration of а trade шark tlшt is peпding оп thc coшmcnccmeпt of' thc пеw la\v has not becn advertised uнder section 14 before its coшmencement, the applicaпt may giyc noticc to thc Rcgistrar clccting to lшvc thc registraЬility of tl1e mark determiнed in accordaнce vvith this Ordiпancc, as aшended Ьу the nc;v law.

(7) А notice пнdсr subsectioн (6) must Ьс iн tl1e prcscribed fom1, Ье accompaнied Ьу tl1e appropriate fee and Ье given to the Rcgistтar not latcr thaп 6 шoпths atlcr thc сошшсnссшсnt of tl1e nevv law.

(8) А notice givcn нnder sнbscction (6) is iпeyocablc and has the effect tlшt thc application shall Ье tтcatcd as if' it had becn шаdе after the сошшенсешеnt of tl1e нevv lavv.

(9) An application шаdс undcr scction 48 tlшt is pcnding on the сошшепсешепt of the пevv lavv slшll Ье dealt vvith in accordaпce vvith the old lavv.

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