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non-adhering Colony can claim recognition as a legal entity in Japan.

It is to be remembered that Hongkong is not a party to the Industrial Property Convention, and it would therefore appear that, while by adhering to the Anglo-Japanese Treaty Hongkong would obtain for her locally registered Companies recognition as legal entities in Japan, they might not thereby necessarily acquire the right to register a Trade Mark in Japan, inasmuch as Trade Marks are not specifically dealt with by that Treaty, but are regulated by the Industrial Property Convention, to which Hongkong is not a party.

On the whole, therefore, the most satisfactory course would appear to be for Hongkong to accede (if her laws permit) to the Industrial Property Convention.

The Board of Trade, however, concur in the proposal to address an inquiry to the Japanese Government in the sense suggested by Sir Edward Grey.

I have &c.,

(Signed) Geo. J. Stanley.

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365non-adhering Colony can claim recognition as a legal entity in Japan.It is to be remembered that Hongkong is not a party to the Industrial Property Convention, and it would therefore appear that, while by adhering to the Anglo-Japanese Treaty Hongkong would obtain for her locally registered Companies recognition as legal entities in Japan, they might not thereby necessarily acquire the right to register a Trade Mark in Japan, inasmuch as Trade Marks are not specifically dealt with by that Treaty, but are regulated by the Industrial Property Convention, to which Hongkong is not a party.On the whole, therefore, the most satisfactory course would appear to be for Hongkong to accede (if her laws permit) to the Industrial Property Convention.The Board of Trade, however, concur in the proposal to address an inquiry to the Japanese Government in the sense suggested by Sir Edward Grey.I have &c.,(Signed) Geo. J. Stanley.

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365non-adhering Colony can claim recognition as a legal entity in Japan.It is to be remembered that Hongkong is not a party to the Industrial Property Convention, and it would therefore appear that, while by adhering to the Anglo-Japanese Treaty Hongkong would obtain for her locally registered Companies recognition as legal entities in Japan, they might not thereby necessarily acquire the right to register a Trade Mark in Japan, inasmuch as Trade Marks are not specifically dealt with by that Treaty, but are regulated by the Industrial Property Convention, to which Hongkong is not a party.On the whole, therefore, the most satisfactory course would appear to be for Hongkong to accade (1f her laws permit) to the Industrial Property Convention.The Board of Trade, however, concur in the propos-al to address an inquiry to the Japanese Government in the sense suggested by Sir Edward Grey.I have &c.,(Signed) Geo. J. Stanley.

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non-adhering Colony can claim recognition as a legal

entity in Japan.

It is to be remembered that Hongkong is not a

party to the Industrial Property Convention, and it

would therefore appear that, while by adhering to the

Anglo-Japanese Treaty Hongkong would obtain for her

locally registered Companies recognition as legal

entities in Japan, they might not thereby necessarily

acquire the right to register a Trade Mark in Japan,

inasmuch as Trade Marks are not specifically dealt with

by that Treaty, but are regulated by the Industrial

Property Convention, to which Hongkong is not a party.

On the whole, therefore, the most satisfactory

course would appear to be for Hongkong to accade (1f

her laws permit) to the Industrial Property Convention.

The Board of Trade, however, concur in the propos-

al to address an inquiry to the Japanese Government in

the sense suggested by Sir Edward Grey.

I have &c.,

(Signed) Geo. J. Stanley.

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