1300
Attorneys in employment
of other attorneys,
Saving clause.
ORDINANCES Nos. 15 AND 16 OF 1873.
Barristers and Attorneys, (Practice.)
Trade Marks.
8. No attorney who shall be admitted and enrolled by the Supreme Court after the passing of this Ordinance, shall, while in the employment of another attorney, practise on his own account, or in his own name, or transact any legal business otherwise than as clerk to such other attorney.
Existing Laws.
9. Nothing in this Ordinance contained shall be deemed to affect the rules of the legal profession, and the existing laws relating to barristers and attorneys, further or otherwise than is herein expressly provided.
No. 16 of 1873.
Title.
Preamble. [Ord. No. 8 of 1863.]
[25 & 26 Vic., c. 88.]
Register of trade marks.
Application for leave to
An Ordinance to provide for the Registration of Trade Marks.
[9th December, 1873.]
WHEREAS by "The Merchandize Marks Ordinance, 1863," the provisions of the Imperial Act entitled "The Merchandize Marks Act, 1862," have been extended to this Colony; And whereas the parties entitled to the benefit and protection of the said Ordinance are, in most cases, resident in England, or other places out of the Colony, and by reason thereof, the proof of trade marks and of the right to the exclusive use thereof in legal proceedings under the said Ordinance is attended with great difficulty, delay, and expense; And whereas it is expedient to provide for the registration of trade marks within the Colony, and to amend the law of evidence in relation to the matters aforesaid; Be it enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the advice of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows:-
1. From and after the passing of this Ordinance, a public book shall be kept in the office of the Colonial Secretary in this Colony to be called "The Register of Trade Marks."
2. Any person claiming the right to the exclusive use of any trade mark, either solely or jointly with others, may apply to the Governor for leave to register the same in "The Register of Trade Mark."