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THURSDAY, MARCH 20, 1980

THE TOTAL NUMBER OF TRADE MARKS ON THE REGISTER AT DECEMBER 31, 1979 WAS 34 275.

DURING THE YEAR, 2 260 APPLICATIONS, INCLUDING MANY MADE IN PREVIOUS YEARS, WERE INITIALLY ACCEPTED AND THEIR TRADE MARKS WERE ADVERTISED IN THE GOVERNMENT GAZETTE TO SEE WHETHER THERE WAS ANY OPPOSITION TO THE REGISTRATION.

THE SPOKESMAN SAID: +ANY NOTICE OF OPPOSITION MUST BE LODGED WITH THE REGISTRY WITHIN TWO MONTHS FROM THE DATE OF THE ADVERTISEMENT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISION OF THE TRADE MARKS RULES UNDER THE TRADE MARKS ORDINANCE.

AT PRESENT, THE TRADE MARKS ORDINANCE PROVIDES THE INITIAL REGISTRATION TO BE VALID FOR SEVEN YEARS AND THEREAFTER RENEWABLE FOR A FURTHER SUBSEQUENT PERIOD OF 14 YEARS.

THE SPOKESMAN SAID ALTHOUGH THERE IS NO ORIGINAL GRANT OF PATENTS IN HONG KONG, THE REGISTRATION OF PATENTS ORDINANCE PROVIDES THAT ANY GRANTEE OF A UNITED KINGDOM PATENT OR EUROPEAN PATENT (UK) MAY, WITHIN FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE OF ITS GRANT, APPLY TO HAVE THE PATENT REGISTERED IN HONG KONG.+

+REGISTRATION OF A UNITED KINGDOM PATENT OR EUROPEAN PATENT (UK) IN HONG KONG CONFERS ON THE GRANTEE THE SAME PRIVILEGES AND RIGHTS AS IF THE PATENT HAD BEEN GRANTED IN THE UNITED KINGDOM WITH AN EXTENSION TO HONG KONG.

+A TOTAL OF 893 PATENTS WERE REGISTERED DURING THE YEAR, COMPARED WITH 758 IN 1978, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

CONTRACT FOR RAILWAY DEPOT TO BE SIGNED TOMORROW

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THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT WILL AWARD A MAJOR CONTRACT FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A RAILWAY DEPOT AT HO TUNG LAU, SHA TIN, TOMORROW (FRIDAY),

THE CONTRACT, WHICH FORMS PART OF THE $2 000 MILLION MODERNISATION AND ELECTRIFICATION SCHEME OF THE KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY, IS THE BIGGEST SO FAR AWARDED UNDER THE SCHEME.

YOU ARE INVITED TO SEND A REPORTER AND/OR PHOTOGRAPHER TO COVER THE CONTRACT SIGNING CEREMONY WHICH WILL BE HELD IN THE GIS THEATRE, BEACONSFIELD HOUSE, FIFTH FLOOR, AT 3.15 PM TOMORROW.

OFFICERS OF THE PWD PUBLICITY UNIT WILL BE ON HAND TO ASSIST THE PRESS.

TV CREWS ARE REQUESTED TO ARRIVE EARLY SO THAT THEY WILL HAVE AMPLE TIME TO SET UP THEIR EQUIPMENT.

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