which came into force on 1st January 1955, are valid for only seven years, so that the Registry had also to deal with, by renewal or removal, all registrations in 1955-56. This abnormal situation of having to deal with two series of first renewals will continue until the end of 1968.
Fees
84. In view of the greatly increased number of renewals, the total of fees collected rose to the new record total of $279,294 over $84,000 more than the previous year's then record total.
Patents Registrable
PART V
PATENTS REGISTRY
85. There is no original registration of patents in Hong Kong, but patents granted in the United Kingdom may be registered under the Registration of United Kingdom Patents Ordinance (Cap. 42). This provides that the grantee of a patent in the United Kingdom, or any person deriving his right from the grantee may, within five years from the date of issue of the patent, apply to have it registered here, and that such registration shall confer the same rights as though the patent had been issued in the United Kingdom with an extension to Hong Kong. Applications must be accompanied by a certified copy of the United Kingdom specification and a certificate from the Comptroller General of the United Kingdom Patent Office giving full particulars of the issue of the patent.
Patents Registered
86. There was a decline in the number of patents registered as compared with 1961-62, the total being 29 lower at 149. The numbers of patents registered during the past five years have been as follows:
1958-59
1959-60
1960-61
1961-62
1962-63
60
102
106
178
149
87. Table XVII gives the countries of domicile of the grantees of the patents registered during the year. Twelve countries appear on the list. The United States of America, in second place in 1961-62, has
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