Patents Registered
108. The number of patents registered during the year rose by 27 to 176, two below the record number registered in 1961-62. The numbers registered during the past five years have been as follows:
1959-60 1960-61
1961-62
102
106
44
1962-63 1963-64
178
149
176
109. The countries of domicile of the grantees of the patents registered during the year were:
United States of America
United Kingdom...
Hong Kong
Japan
Switzerland
West Germany
Australia
•
...
France
Carried forward
Fees
...
•
68
40
Brought forward Belgium Italy
14
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The Netherlands...
12
Austria
...
12
Canada
...
10
Liechtenstein
5
...
Malaysia
...
..
4
Panama
165
Total...
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:
:
165
2
2
2
按匪
...
1
1
1
1
1
176
110. The Registration of United Kingdom Patents (Fees) (Amend- ment) Rules, 1964, varied, with effect from 1st March 1964, the fees payable under the Registration of United Kingdom Patents Ordinance to bring them approximately into line with similar fees charged under the Trade Marks Ordinance. The principal fee, namely that for a Certificate of Registration of a Patent, was increased from $40 to $60. A few fees were slightly reduced.
III. The year's collections amounted to $9,734, $1,954 more than in the previous year.
Explanatory
PART VI
OFFICIAL RECEIVER IN BANKRUPTCY
AND COMPANIES WINDING UP
112. The Bankruptcy Ordinance (Cap. 6) and the Rules made there- under follow with some variations the English Bankruptcy legislation. The law relating to the winding up of companies by the Court is contained
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