1989 Ed.]
Solicitors (Trade Marks and Patents) Costs Rules
[CAP. 159
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[Subsidiary]
SOLICITORS (TRADE MARKS AND PATENTS)
COSTS RULES
(Cap. 159, section 74)
LIBRARY
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[18 August 1967]
L.N. 131 of 1967, L.N. 143 of 1975, 25 of 1979, L.N. 163 of 1980, L.N. 246 of 1984, R. Ed. 1984,
L.N. 344 of 1989
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Citation
This rules may be cited as the Solicitors (Trade Marks and Patents) Costs Rules.
(L.N. 143 of 1975)
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Interpretation
(1) In these rules, unless the context otherwise requires--
"non-contentious business" means any trade mark or patent business done by and as a solicitor which is not contentious trade mark or patent business;
"Registrar" means the Registrar General appointed under the Registrar General (Establishment) Ordinance (Cap. 100);
"register" means-
(a) in Part I of the Schedule, the register of trade marks kept under the Trade Marks Ordinance (Cap. 43); and
(b) in Part II of the Schedule, the register of patents kept under the Registration of Patents Ordinance (Cap. 42).
(2) In Part I of the Schedule, the references by numbers to sections and to rules are references to sections and rules of the Trade Marks Ordinance (Cap. 43) and the Trade Marks Rules (Cap. 43 sub. leg.), respectively.
(3) In Part II of the Schedule--
(a) the references by numbers to sections and to rules are references to sections and rules of the Registration of Patents Ordinance (Cap. 42) and the Registration of Patents Rules (Cap. 42 sub. leg.), respectively; and
(b) "Schedule to (Fees) Rules" means the Schedule to the Registration of Patents (Fees) Rules (Cap. 42 sub. leg.).
(L.N. 143 of 1975; 25 of 1979 s. 12)
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