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Hong Kong Productivity Council (HKPC)
Infringement
Injunction
A patent is an exclusive right to exploit an invention. The grant is the concluding step in the process of obtaining a patent after which the patent may be enforced. See registration
The Hong Kong Productivity Council is a statutory body whose function is to promote the increased productivity of industry in Hong Kong and to encourage the more efficient use of resources. Its role is to advise the Governor on matters concerning the productivity of industry in Hong Kong and measures designed to increase it. The Council also consults with, co-ordinates and assists the activities of persons or organizations, either in Hong Kong or elsewhere, engaging in the study, development or dissemination of programmes, methods or techniques designed to increase productivity in industry.
The patent laws of each country set out the rights of the patent owner. The owner has the right to do certain acts or to authorize others to do those acts. In general terms, the rights of a patent owner are infringed if any person without the owner's consent commercially exploits a patented product or uses a patented process or offers it for use. The rights of a patent owner are infringed if any party, without the owner's authority, commercially exploits a patented product or uses a patented process or offers it for use.
An injunction is a court order directed at a party which prevents that party from doing the things mentioned in the injunction. Any party who disobeys an injunction may be brought before the court and punished for contempt of court.
An interlocutory injunction is an interim injunction restraining a party pending full trial and is normally granted only if the payment of damages or compensation would not be adequate and something must be done immediately to stop the activity complained of.
An ex parte injunction is one granted against a party in its absence where the matter is so urgent that there is insufficient time to serve the court papers upon the party against whom the injunction is sought or for other reasons, for example to avoid alerting that person and enabling him to hide or destroy evidence of infringement of intellectual property rights.
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