WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION  
ORGANISATION MONDIALE DU COMMERCE  
ORGANIZACIÓN MUNDIAL DEL COMERCIO  IP/N/1/HKG/T/4/Add.3 
2 June 2010 
 (10-3047) 
Council for Trade-Related Aspects 
of Intellectual Property Rights Original:   English/ 
 anglais/  inglés 
  
  
MAIN DEDICATED INT ELLECTUAL PROPERTY 
LAWS AND REGULATIONS NOTIFIED UNDER 
ARTICLE 63.2 OF THE AGREEMENT 
 
HONG KONG, CHINA 
 
Addendum  
 
 The present document reproduces the text1 of the  Trade Marks Ordinance (Amendment of Schedule 1) 
Regulation 2009,  as notified by Hong Kong, China on 22 March 2010 under Article 63.2 of the Agreement (see 
document IP/N/1/HKG/21). 
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Conseil des aspects des droits de propriété intellectuelle qui touchent au commerce  
 
 
PRINCIPALES LOIS ET RÉGLEMEN TATIONS CONSACRÉES À LA 
PROPRIÉTÉ INTELLECTUELLE NO TIFIÉES AU TITRE 
DE L'ARTICLE 63:2 DE L'ACCORD 
 
HONG KONG, CHINE 
 
Addendum
 
  Le présent document contient le texte
1 du Règlement de 2009 relatif à l'Ordonnance sur les marques de 
fabrique ou de commerce (Modification de l'annexe 1), notifié par Hong Kong, Chine le 22 mars 2010 au titre 
de l'article 63:2 de l'Accord (voir le document IP/N/1/HKG/21). 
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Consejo de los Aspectos de los Derechos de Propiedad Intelectual relacionados con el Comercio 
 
 
PRINCIPALES LEYES Y REGLAMENTOS DEDICADOS A LA PROPIEDAD 
INTELECTUAL NOTIFICADOS EN  VIRTUD DEL PÁRRAFO 2 
DEL ARTÍCULO 63  DEL ACUERDO 
 
HONG KONG, CHINA 
 
Addendum
 
 
 En el presente documento se reproduce el texto1 del Reglamento de 2009 relativo a la Orden sobre 
marcas de fábrica o de comercio (modi ficación de la Lista 1), notificado po r Hong Kong, China el 22 de marzo 
de 2010 de conformidad con el párrafo 2 del artículo 63 del Acuerdo (véase el documento IP/N/1/HKG/21). 
                                                      
1 In English only./En anglais seulement./En inglés solamente. IP/N/1/HKG/T/4/Add.3 
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  L.N. 254 of 2009  
   
TRADE MARKS ORDINANCE (AMENDMENT OF  
SCHEDULE 1) REGULATION 2009 
 
(Made by the Chief Executive in Council under section 92 
of the Trade Marks Ordinance (Cap. 559)) 
 
 
1. Commencement  
 
 This Regulation comes into operation on 26 February 2010.   
 
2. Paris Convention countries and WTO members  
 
 (1) Schedule 1 to the Trade Marks Ordinan ce (Cap. 559) is amended in the list under the 
heading "Countries which have acceded to the Paris Convention"  by repealing "The State of 
Bahrain" and substituting "The Kingdom of Bahrain".  
 
 (2) Schedule 1 is amended in the list under the heading "Countries which have acceded to 
the Paris Convention" , in the English text, by repealing "The Republic of Malta" and substituting 
"Malta".   
 (3) Schedule 1 is amended in the list under the heading "Countries which have acceded to 
the Paris Convention"  by repealing "The Kingdom of Ne pal" and substituting "The Federal 
Democratic Republic of Nepal".    (4) Schedule 1 is amended in the list under the heading "Countries which have acceded to 
the Paris Convention"  – 
 
 (a)  by repealing "Serbia and Montenegro";   (b)  by adding "Montenegro";   
 (c)  by adding "The Republic of Serbia".  
  (5) Schedule 1 is amended in the list under the heading "Countries which have acceded to 
the Paris Convention"  by repealing "Spain" and substituting "The Kingdom of Spain".  
  (6) Schedule 1 is amended in the list under the heading "Countries which have acceded to 
the Paris Convention"  –  
  (a)  by repealing "The Republic of Syprus (Cyprus)";    (b)  by adding "The Republic of Cyprus".  
 
 (7) Schedule 1 is amended in the list under the heading "Countries which have acceded to 
the Paris Convention" , in the English text, by repealing "The Bolivar Republic of Venezuela" and 
substituting "The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela".    IP/N/1/HKG/T/4/Add.3 
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   (8) Schedule 1 is amended in the list under the heading "Countries which have acceded to 
the Paris Convention" , in the Chinese text, by repealing " 利比里亞 " and substituting 
"利比里亞共和國 ".  
 
 (9) Schedule 1 is amended in the list under the heading "Countries which have acceded to 
the Paris Convention"  by adding – 
  (a)  "The Republic of Angola";   
(b)  "The Kingdom of Thailand";  
 
(c)  "The Republic of Yemen".  
  (10) Schedule 1 is amended in the list under the heading "Countries, territories and areas 
which have acceded to the World Trade Organization Agreement"  by repealing "The State of 
Bahrain" and substituting "The Kingdom of Bahrain".  
 
 (11) Schedule 1 is amended in the list under the heading "Countries, territories and areas 
which have acceded to the World Trade Organization Agreement" , in the English text, by 
repealing "The Republic of Ma lta" and substituting "Malta".  
 
 (12) Schedule 1 is amended in the list under the heading "Countries, territories and areas 
which have acceded to the World Trade Organization Agreement"  by repealing "The Kingdom of 
Nepal" and substituting "T he Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal".  
  (13) Schedule 1 is amended in the list under the heading "Countries, territories and areas 
which have acceded to the World Trade Organization Agreement"  by repealing "Spain" and 
substituting "The Kingdom of Spain".  
  (14) Schedule 1 is amended in the list under the heading "Countries, territories and areas 
which have acceded to the World Trade Organization Agreement"  – 
 
(a)  by repealing "The Republic of Syprus (Cyprus)";  
 (b)  by adding "The Republic of Cyprus".  
  (15) Schedule 1 is amended in the list under the heading "Countries, territories and areas 
which have acceded to the World Trade Organization Agreement" , in the English text, by 
repealing "Royal Thai (Thailand)" and substituting "The Kingdom of Thailand".  
  (16) Schedule 1 is amended in the list under the heading "Countries, territories and areas 
which have acceded to the World Trade Organization Agreement" , in the English text, by 
repealing "The Bolivar Republic of Venezuela"  and substituting "The Bolivarian Republic of 
Venezuela".  
   (17) Schedule 1 is amended in the list under the heading "Countries, territories and areas 
which have acceded to the World Trade Organization Agreement"  by adding – 
 
(a)  "The Republic of Cape Verde";  
 (b) "The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia";   IP/N/1/HKG/T/4/Add.3 
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  (c)  "The Kingdom of Tonga";  
 (d)  "Ukraine";   (e)  "The Socialist Republic of Viet Nam".  
 
     Manda CHAN  
  Clerk to the Executive Council  
   COUNCIL CHAMBER  
8 December 2009  
    
 
 
  
Explanatory Note 
  This Regulation updates the lists of countries wh ich have acceded to the Paris Convention and 
countries, territories and areas which have acceded to the World Trade Organization Agreement.  
   
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