State Intellectual Property Office of the People's Republic of China
European Patent Office (in the case of patents assigned to the United Kingdom)
British patent office
The procedure of applying for a standard patent in Hongkong, China is divided into two stages, and the applicant must submit the following two requests: the request to record the designated patent application refers to the patent application published in China National Intellectual Property Administration, the European Patent Office (designated Britain) or the British Patent Office (the first stage); And submit a request for registration and grant in Hong Kong for patents that have been granted by China National Intellectual Property Administration of the People's Republic of China, the European Patent Office (designating the United Kingdom) or the Patent Office of the United Kingdom (Phase II).
The first stage of standard patent application: examination and publication. We will review your request after setting the submission date of the record request. If there are any deficiencies in the requirements, we will inform you to correct them within two months. If there are no deficiencies or the deficiencies have been corrected, the Intellectual Property Department will issue a record request and publish a notice in the Hong Kong Intellectual Property Bulletin.
The second stage of standard patent application: submission of documents and materials with patent number for registration and grant. P5；
A copy of the published specification of the designated patent (you need to confirm that the copy of the specification is a true copy of the document issued or kept by the relevant designated patent authority);
Chinese and English names of inventions;
If you are not named as the applicant in the relevant standard patent application, you must submit a statement explaining your application rights and supporting documents (such as a copy of the transfer document) to prove your application rights;
Address for service in Hongkong, China; And the translation of relevant materials and documents that need to be provided.
If you appoint an agent, your agent must provide the address of residence or business activity in China and Hongkong.
Apply for a short-term patent
The granting of short-term patents in China and Hongkong is based on the inspection report of one of the international inspection agencies or one of the designated patent agencies. If you want to apply for a short-term patent in China and Hongkong, you must submit a request for authorization and support it with necessary documents and information.
Short-term patent application: submit documents and materials in the form of P6 patent for examination and approval;
A statement (Article113 (b) of the Patent Ordinance and Articles 58(2), 59, 60 and 64 of the Patent (General) Rules);
Chinese and English abstract (Article 6 1 of the Patent (General) Rules);
Chinese and English names of inventions;
The name and address of the applicant;
Name and address of the inventor;
Search Report: 1) If you are not an inventor, please submit a patent number P6A, indicating that you have a short-term patent; 2) Where priority is claimed, please submit the priority statement and relevant priority documents (Article 69 of the Patent (General) Rules); 3) If you intend to advocate non-destructive disclosure, please submit relevant statements and written evidence to support this claim (Articles 58 and 70 of the Patent (General) Rules);
Address for service in Hongkong, China;
Translation of relevant materials and documents to be provided.
If you appoint an agent, your agent must provide the address of residence or business activity in China and Hongkong.