Hong Kong Trademark Registration Procedures 1. Trademark Pre-filling Search Before applying to register a trademark, it is advisable to find out if someone else has already registered or has applied to register the same or similar trademark with the applica...
Hong Kong Trademark Registration System 1. Trademark Registration Authority Hong Kong Intellectual Property Department (HKIPD) 2. Signed International Treaties for Trademarks Nil 3. Principles for Trademark Protection (1) Registration principles. Hon...
Hong Kong Trademark Registration Costs and Registration Procedures The legal basis of Hong Kong trademark is the Trade Marks Act. According to the Basis Law, even after the commission of Hong Kong to China, IP rights registered in Hong Kong will not be automa...
Hong Kong Intellectual Property Rights Sources of intellectual property law Hong Kong is a common law jurisdiction and the fundamentals of the intellectual property regime have been inherited from the English system which was followed until the reversion of ...
Hong Kong Trademark Registration Guide Introduction Trademarks are protected in Hong Kong by the Trade Marks Ordinance and by the Common law doctrine of passing off. The protection by passing off alone is the last resort. Enforcement by way of passing off e...