TNAG-2890-FCO40-4162-Reform-and-localisation-of-the-Hong-Kong-Patent-System-1993 — Page 61

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GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT (2)

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HONG KONG

RECEIVED IN RECISTRY

18 JUN 1993

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DESK OF

Mr Peter Ricketts

Hong Kong Department

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

King Charles Street

London SW1A 2AH

United Kingdom

(Fax: 002-44-71-270-3387)

Dear Mr Ricketts

REGISTRY

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25 May 1993

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Patents Reform in Hong Kong

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The Patents Steering Committee (PSC) was set up to advise HKG on the type of patent system which should be adopted for HK and to draw up implementation proposals. The PSC Report will be released on 27 May 1993 for public consultation and a copy has been separately mailed to you.

2.

The Report contains three main recommendations for Hong Kong, namely

(a)

an independent patent system

with

own

its

and legislation

administrative system for the of inventions to be protection

based on the registration of patents granted by the European Patent Office (EPO) and, in the second phase, of

the Chinese Patent patents granted by (CPO);

Office

(b)

the introduction of a petty patent

and processes protect inventions with only a short term commercial life; and

for

system to products

(c)

3.

recommendations.

question of the PCT.

the investigation of the practical considerations for

application the continued

(PCT) to

to HK Cooperation Treaty

patent system has been established.

This

letter

We

addresses

be will

the

first

two

writing separately on the

of the Patent once HK's own

14. The