IP/N/1/HKG/32  
IP/N/1/HKG/L/5  
 
18 April 2017  
(17-2094) Page: 1/2 
Council for T rade-Related Aspects  
of Intellectual Property Rights  Original: English  
 
 
 
NOTIFICATION OF LAWS  AND REGULATIONS  
 UNDER ARTICLE 63.2 O F THE TRIPS AGREEMEN T 
HONG KONG, CHINA : LAYOUT -DESIGN (TOPOGRAPHY) OF INTEGRATED CIRCUI TS (DESIGNATION 
OF QUALIFYING COUNTR IES, TERRITORIES OR AREAS) (A MENDMENT) REGULATION  2017 
(L.N. 19 OF 201 7) 
Notifying Member  
 HONG KONG, CHINA  
 
 
Details of the notified legal text  
 
Title  
 Layout -design (Topography) of Integrated Circuits (Designation of 
Qualifying Countries, Territories or Areas) (Amendment) Regulation 201 7 
(L.N. 1 9 of 201 7) 
 
Subject matter  
 Industrial property (general); Layout designs  (topographies of integrated 
circuits)  
 
Nature of 
notification   Main dedicated intellectual property law or regulation  
  Other law or regulation  
 
Link to legal text  http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2017/IP/HKG/17_1838_00_e.pdf  
 
Notification status   First notification  
 Amendment or revision to notified legal text  
 Replacement or consolidation of notified legal text(s)  
 
Previous 
notification(s) 
referred to  IP/N/1/HKG/L/4  
"https://docs .wto.org/dol2fe/Pages/FE_Search/FE_S_S006.aspx?DataSourc
e=Cat&query=@SymbolMatch=IP/N/1/HKG/L/4&Language=English&Contex
t=ScriptedSearches&languageUIChanged=true# " 
 
IP/N/1/HKG/L/3/Add.2  
"https://docs.wto.org/dol2fe/Page s/FE_Search/FE_S_S006.aspx?DataSourc
e=Cat&query=@SymbolMatch=IP/N/1/HKG/L/3/Add.2&Language=English&
Context=ScriptedSearches&languageUIChanged=true# " 
 
IP/N/1/H KG/L/3/Add.1  
"https://docs.wto.org/dol2fe/Pages/FE_Search/FE _S_S006.aspx?DataSourc
e=Cat&query=@SymbolMatch=IP/N/1/HKG/L/3/Add.1&Language=English&
Context=ScriptedSearches&languageUIChanged=true# " 
 
IP/N/1/HKG/L/3  
"https://docs.wto.org/dol2fe/Pages/FE_Search/FE_S_S006.aspx?DataSourc
e=Cat& query=@SymbolMatch=IP/N/1/HKG/L/3&Language=English&Contex
t=ScriptedSearches&languageUIChanged=true# " 
 IP/N/1/HKG/32 • IP/N/1/HKG/L/5  
 
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IP/N/1/HKG/L/2/Add.2  
"https://docs.wto.org/dol2fe/Pages/FE_Search/FE_S_S006.aspx?DataSourc
e=Cat&query=@SymbolMatch=IP/N/1/HKG/L/2/Add.2&Language=English&
Context =ScriptedSearches&languageUIChanged=true# " 
 
IP/N/1/HKG/L/2/Add.1  
"https://docs.wto.org/dol2fe/Pages/FE_Search/FE_S_S006.aspx?DataSourc
e=Cat&query=@SymbolMatch=IP/N/1/HKG/L/2/Add.1&Language=English&
Context=ScriptedSearches&languageUIChanged=true# " 
 
IP/N/1/HKG/L/2  
"https://docs.wto.org/dol2fe/Pages/FE_Search/FE_S_S006.aspx?DataSourc
e=Cat&query=@SymbolMatch=IP/N/1/HKG/L/2&Language=English&Contex
t=ScriptedSearches&languageUIChanged=true# " 
 
Brief description of the notified legal text  
 
Amendment  of the Schedule to the Layout -Design (Topography) of Integrated Circuits 
(Designation of Qualifying Countries, Territories or Areas) Regulation (Cap. 445 sub. leg. B)  
 
To update the list of qualifying countries, territories or areas for meeting the intern ational 
obligations under the TRIPS Agreement of affording the same level of intellectual property 
protection for layout -designs (topographies) of integrated circuits to nationals of other WTO 
Member countries, territories or areas, as to residents of Hong  Kong, China.  
 
Language(s) of 
notified text  English  
Date of adoption   
 
Entry into force  01/04/2017  
 
 
Notification details  
 
Submission date 
of notification  07/04/2017  
Other information  
  
Agency or 
authority 
responsible  Ms Elsie Tse  
Assistant Direc tor of Intellectual Property (Registration)  
Intellectual Property Department  
Government of Hong Kong, China  
 
Tel:   (852) 2961 6889  
Fax:   (862) 2838 6082  
Email:  elsietse@ipd.gov.hk