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Trade Marks Ordinance (Amendment of Schedule 1) Regulation 2014, Hong Kong, China

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 Trade Marks Ordinance (Amendment of Schedule 1)

Trade Marks Ordinance (Amendment of Schedule 1) Regulation 2014

L.N. 70 of 2014

Section 1 B1953

L.N. 70 of 2014

Trade Marks Ordinance (Amendment of Schedule 1)

Regulation 2014

(Made by the Chief Executive in Council under section 92 of the Trade

Marks Ordinance (Cap. 559))

1. Commencement

This Regulation comes into operation on 21 November 2014.

2. Trade Marks Ordinance amended

The Trade Marks Ordinance (Cap. 559) is amended as set out in

section 3.

3. Schedule 1 amended (Paris Convention countries and WTO

members)

(1) Schedule 1, English text, list under heading “Countries

which have acceded to the Paris Convention”—

Repeal

“The Democratic People’s Republic of Algeria”

Substitute

“The People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria”.

(2) Schedule 1, list under heading “Countries which have

acceded to the Paris Convention”—

Repeal

“The Republic of Bolivia”

Substitute

“The Plurinational State of Bolivia”.

(3) Schedule 1, English text, list under heading “Countries

which have acceded to the Paris Convention”—

Trade Marks Ordinance (Amendment of Schedule 1) Regulation 2014

L.N. 70 of 2014

Section 3 B1955

Repeal

“The Republic of France”

Substitute

“The French Republic”.

(4) Schedule 1, list under heading “Countries which have

acceded to the Paris Convention”—

Repeal

“The Cooperative Republic of Guyana”

Substitute

“The Republic of Guyana”.

(5) Schedule 1, list under heading “Countries which have

acceded to the Paris Convention”—

Repeal

“The Republic of Hungary”

Substitute

“Hungary”.

(6) Schedule 1, English text, list under heading “Countries

which have acceded to the Paris Convention”—

Repeal

“Kyrghyz Republic”

Substitute

“The Kyrgyz Republic”.

(7) Schedule 1, list under heading “Countries which have

acceded to the Paris Convention”—

Repeal

“Malta”

Substitute

“The Republic of Malta”.

Trade Marks Ordinance (Amendment of Schedule 1) Regulation 2014

L.N. 70 of 2014

Section 3 B1957

(8) Schedule 1, list under heading “Countries which have

acceded to the Paris Convention”, after item “Saint Vincent

and the Grenadines”—

Add

“The Independent State of Samoa”.

(9) Schedule 1, English text, list under heading “Countries which have acceded to the Paris Convention”—

(a) Repeal

“The United States of Mexico”;

(b) After item “The United Kingdom of Great Britain

and Northern Ireland”—

Add

“The United Mexican States”.

(10) Schedule 1, list under heading “Countries, territories and

areas which have acceded to the World Trade Organization Agreement”—

Repeal

“The Republic of Bolivia”

Substitute

“The Plurinational State of Bolivia”.

(11) Schedule 1, English text, list under heading “Countries,

territories and areas which have acceded to the World Trade Organization Agreement”—

Repeal

“The Republic of France”

Substitute

“The French Republic”.

(12) Schedule 1, list under heading “Countries, territories and

areas which have acceded to the World Trade Organization

Agreement”—

Trade Marks Ordinance (Amendment of Schedule 1) Regulation 2014

L.N. 70 of 2014

Section 3 B1959

Repeal

“The Cooperative Republic of Guyana”

Substitute

“The Republic of Guyana”.

(13) Schedule 1, list under heading “Countries, territories and

areas which have acceded to the World Trade Organization Agreement”—

Repeal

“The Republic of Hungary”

Substitute

“Hungary”.

(14) Schedule 1, English text, list under heading “Countries,

territories and areas which have acceded to the World Trade

Organization Agreement”—

Repeal

“Kyrghyz Republic”

Substitute

“The Kyrgyz Republic”.

(15) Schedule 1, list under heading “Countries, territories and

areas which have acceded to the World Trade Organization

Agreement”—

Repeal

“Malta”

Substitute

“The Republic of Malta”.

(16) Schedule 1, list under heading “Countries, territories and

areas which have acceded to the World Trade Organization Agreement”, after item “Swiss Confederation”—

Add

Trade Marks Ordinance (Amendment of Schedule 1) Regulation 2014

L.N. 70 of 2014

Section 3 B1961

“The Republic of Tajikistan”.

(17) Schedule 1, English text, list under heading “Countries,

territories and areas which have acceded to the World Trade

Organization Agreement”—

(a) Repeal

“The United States of Mexico”;

(b) After item “The United Kingdom of Great Britain

and Northern Ireland”—

Add

“The United Mexican States”.

Kinnie WONG

Clerk to the Executive Council

COUNCIL CHAMBER

13 May 2014

Trade Marks Ordinance (Amendment of Schedule 1) Regulation 2014

Explanatory Note L.N. 70 of 2014

Paragraph 1 B1963

Explanatory Note

This Regulation updates the lists of Paris Convention countries

and WTO members contained in the Trade Marks Ordinance

(Cap. 559).


Legislation Amends (1 text(s)) Amends (1 text(s))
Treaties Relates to (2 records) Relates to (2 records) WTO Document Reference
IP/N/1/HKG/24
IP/N/1/HKG/T/4/Add.5
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