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7.

The

United

Kingdom

ratified

the 1883

Paris

Convention on 7 July 1884 and the revised Paris Convention, April 1970 (in relation to Articles

Stockholm Act, on 26

13-30) and on 19 May 1970 (in relation to Articles 1-12).

to notification

By a Intellectual Property Organization, applied the

revised

the Director-General

of the World

the United Kingdom

Convention as a whole to Hong Kong on

16 November 1977 (reference at Annex B).

8.

Article 27 of the

Stockholm Act replaces

the

Convention provides that the

1883

Paris Convention,

as

revised, in relations between countries to which the Act

applies.

The

revisions various

to the 1883 Convention,

however, remain in force in relations with those countries to which the Stockholm Act does not apply or does not apply

in its entirety.

Benefits

9.

The

Convention

encourages innovation and enhances

protection

of

industrial

rights property

in

Union

countries.

By

procedures,

it

and limiting

facilitates

the

grant

of

rights.

The

streamlining application

obligations to prohibit importation of infringing goods and unfair competition, and to provide right holders with legal

remedies

interests

of

it

against

the economic

safeguard acts such

of right holders. Given the growing importance intellectual property protection in international trade, is essential for Hong Kong to continue to comply with standards and procedures of the international community in protecting and promoting industrial property and, in

the

•

return,

to

Convention.

continue

to

enjoy the

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benefits of the