{"id":7091,"date":"2012-11-15T10:44:50","date_gmt":"2012-11-15T10:44:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.protectia.eu\/patent-registration-in-hong-kong\/"},"modified":"2023-05-09T07:15:46","modified_gmt":"2023-05-09T07:15:46","slug":"patent-registration-in-hong-kong","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.protectia.eu\/en\/patent-registration-in-hong-kong\/","title":{"rendered":"Patent registration in Hong Kong"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Patenting in Hong Kong is subject to a certain number of peculiarities which stands out as a particularly atypical case, due to its nature as a <strong>special administrative region<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.protectia.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/honk-kong-img.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-4618\" title=\"patente en hong kong\" alt=\"patente en hong kong\" src=\"https:\/\/www.protectia.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/honk-kong-img-1024x536.jpg\" width=\"584\" height=\"305\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Patent in Hong Kong: essential features.<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Patents in Hong Kong are granted based on a formal examination of the application; <strong>patent\u2019s examination does not extend to matters of substance<\/strong> relating to novelty or inventive step of the invention.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>The granting of a patent in Hong Kong <strong>relies on the registration of a patent filed by one of the three following patent offices:<\/strong><br \/> <!--more--><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ol>\n<li>&#8211; \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Intellectual property Office of PRC,<\/li>\n<li>&#8211; \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 European Patent Office and<\/li>\n<li>&#8211;\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 UK Patent Office.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>A patent granted by Hong Kong is valid only in Hong Kong, <\/strong>so it does not provide protection in the People\u2019s Republic of China (PRC).<strong><br \/> <\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>There are two types of patents in Hong Kong<\/strong>:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ol>\n<li>&#8211; \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 A standard patent.<\/li>\n<li>&#8211; \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 A short-term patent.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>The scope of short-term patent has no difference from the standard one, <\/strong>and both may be obtained for the same subjects, mainly products and procedures.<strong><br \/> <\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>short-term patent in Hong Kong: features<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Life of <strong>short-term patent is 8 years renewables every 4<\/strong>, counting from the first date of filing.<\/li>\n<li>It is the most interesting option <strong>for products and procedures of short commercial life<\/strong> because of its fast and low-cost processing.<\/li>\n<li>As a disadvantage, if the owner of a short-term patent have to prove the validity of the patent against third parties in the relevant judicial proceedings, its 8 years of maximum force might be limited considering the observance of its rights.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>standard patent in Hong Kong: features<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Life of a <strong>standard patent in Hong Kong is 20 years<\/strong> from the first date of filing.<\/li>\n<li>This term represents the main benefit for providing longer-lasting protection that <strong>increases the chances of profitable the investment<\/strong> in its development and protection, as well as extend the period when enforcing rights against third parties. <strong>With longer term is more likely to impose the observance of rights.<\/strong><strong><br \/> <\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Its main disadvantages: <strong>higher costs<\/strong> including its maintenance in force as well as the longer processing.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Filing a patent at international level until its granting is a complex procedure, as well as the specification of the patent itself. That is why it is vital to have the support of a professional team with extensive legal expertise such as Protectia Patentes y Marcas.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00bfAre you interested in patenting in Hong Kong?<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"btsolicitud\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.protectia.eu\/contact-us\">Solicitar Informaci\u00f3n\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Patenting in Hong Kong is subject to a certain number of peculiarities which stands out as a particularly atypical case, due to its nature as a special administrative region. Patent in Hong Kong: essential features. 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