IP/N/1/HKG/29  
IP/N/1/HKG/P/9  
 
18 April 2017  
(17-2091) Page: 1/2 
Council for Trade -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 : PATENTS ORDINANCE (AMENDMENT OF SCHEDULE 1) ORDER  2017  
(L.N. 16 OF 201 7)  
Notifying Member  
 HONG KONG, CHINA  
 
 
Details of the notified legal text  
 
Title  
 Patents Ordinance (Amendment of Schedule 1 ) Order 2017  (L.N. 16 of 
2017) 
 
Subject matter  
 Industrial property  (general) ; Patents  (including plant variety protection)  
Nature of 
notification   Main dedicated intellectual property law or regulation  
  Other law or regulation  
 
Link to legal text  https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2017/IP/HKG/17_1832_00_e.pdf  
 
Notification status   First notification  
 Amendment or rev ision to notified legal text  
 Replacement or consolidation of notified legal text(s)  
 
Previous 
notification(s) 
referred to  IP/N/1/HKG/P/8  
"https://docs.wto.org/dol2fe/Pages/FE_Search/FE_S_S006.aspx?DataSourc
e=Cat&query=@SymbolMatch=IP/N/1/HKG/P/8&Language=English&Contex
t=ScriptedSearches&languageUIChanged=true# " 
 
IP/N/1/HKG/P/1/Add.10  
"https://docs.wto.org/dol2fe/Pages/FE_Search/FE_S_S006.aspx?DataSourc
e=Cat&query=@SymbolMatch=IP/N/1/HKG/P/1/Add.10&Language=English
&Context=ScriptedSearches&languageUIChanged=true# " 
 
IP/N/1/HKG/P/1/Add.9  
"https://docs.wto.org/dol2fe/Pages/FE_Search/FE_S_S006.aspx?DataSourc
e=Cat&query=@SymbolMatch=IP/N/1/HKG/P/1/Add.9&Language=English&
Context=ScriptedSearches&languageUIChanged=true# " 
 
IP/N/1/HKG/P/1/Add.8  
"https://docs.wto.org/dol2fe/Pages/FE_Search/FE_S_S006.aspx?DataSourc
e=Cat&query=@SymbolMatch=IP/N/1/HKG/P/1/Add.8&Language=English&
Context=ScriptedSearches&languageUIChanged=true# " 
 
IP/N/1/HKG/P/1/Add.7  
"https://docs.wto.org/dol2fe/Pages/FE_Search/FE_S_S006.aspx?DataSourc
e=Cat&query=@SymbolMatch=IP/N/1/HKG/P/1/Add.7&Language=English&
Context=ScriptedSearches&languageUIChanged=tru e#" 
 IP/N/1/HKG/29 • IP/N/1/HKG/P/9  
 
- 2 - 
 
    
IP/N/1/HKG/P/1/Add.6  
"https://docs.wto.org/dol2fe/Pages/FE_Search/FE_S_S006.aspx?DataSourc
e=Cat&query=@SymbolMatch=IP/N/1/HKG/P/1/Add.6&Language=English&
Context=ScriptedSearches&languageUIChanged= true# " 
 
IP/N/1/HKG/P/1/Add.5  
"https://docs.wto.org/dol2fe/Pages/FE_Search/FE_S_S006.aspx?DataSourc
e=Cat&query=@SymbolMatch=IP/N/1/HKG/P/1/Add.5&Language=English&
Context=ScriptedSearches&languageUIChanged= true# " 
 
IP/N/1/HKG/P/1/Add.3  
"https://docs.wto.org/dol2fe/Pages/FE_Search/FE_S_S006.aspx?DataSourc
e=Cat&query=@SymbolMatch=IP/N/1/HKG/P/1/Add.3&Language=English&
Context=ScriptedSearches&languageUIChanged=tr ue#" 
 
IP/N/1/HKG/P/1  
"https://docs.wto.org/dol2fe/Pages/FE_Search/FE_S_S006.aspx?DataSourc
e=Cat&query=@SymbolMatch=IP/N/1/HKG/P/1&Language=English&Contex
t=ScriptedSearches&languageUIChanged=true# " 
 
Brief description of the  notified legal text  
 
Amendment of Schedule 1 to the Patents Ordinance (Cap. 514)  
 
To update the list of WTO Member countries, territories or areas for meeting the international 
obligations under the TRIPS Agreement of affording to a person who has filed an application  for a 
patent in a WTO Member country, territory or area a right of priority during a prescribed period for 
the purpose of filing a corresponding  application in 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 Director of Intellectual Property (Registration)  
Intellectual Property Department  
Government of Hong Kong, China  
 
Tel:   (852) 2961 68 89 
Fax:   (862) 2838 6082  
Email:  elsietse@ipd.gov.hk