What's the use of applying for a Hong Kong patent?

Because the acceptance time of short-term patents in Hong Kong is quite short, it takes about three to four months to get the certificate, which is about one year earlier than the acceptance time of China National Patent Office. This year, it has sufficient advantages in business negotiation and product market operation. Although the patent is territorial, the fact that a product has a Hong Kong patent indicates that it has applied for a China patent, which is also a powerful explanation and can achieve good results.

Although it will cost thousands of dollars more, it is still a commercial means (Hong Kong is also a big market for many products). If you want to have a patent right when the product is put on the market, it is best to apply for a patent for the technology of the product at the initial stage of conceptual design and research and development. The improvement of the later R&D process can be protected by reapplication, or the technical direction can be determined at the first application to protect the technical content.

At the same time, applying for a Hong Kong patent has the following advantages:

A. Obtain strategic and effective patent protection: Hong Kong is an important free trade port city, and any products passing through the port of Hong Kong will be within the scope of patent protection; Hong Kong is one of the largest capital markets in the world, and there are many large heavyweight companies listed in Hong Kong, which may become potential buyers or infringers of patents. Hong Kong continues the case law system, and patent protection is fair.

B. Excellent publicity of corporate brand and integrity: Obtaining Hong Kong patent certification will build intangible high quality and trust in the hearts of consumers, customers and partners, and integrity is hard to buy, which is of great help to the establishment of a good corporate brand image.

C. enhance the value of intangible assets.

D. The application cost is almost zero (government subsidy): Shenzhen Municipal Government has a subsidy policy. Each unit applies for Hong Kong standard patent subsidy of 6,000 yuan, and each individual applies for Hong Kong standard patent subsidy of 4,360 yuan.