WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION  
ORGANISATION MONDIALE DU COMMERCE  
ORGANIZACIÓN MUNDIAL DEL COMERCIO  IP/N/1/HKG/P/1/Add.8 
2 June 2010 
 (10-3049) 
Council for Trade-Related Aspects 
of Intellectual Property Rights Original:   English/ 
 anglais/  inglés 
 
 
MAIN DEDICATED INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY  
LAWS AND REGULATION S NOTIFIED UNDER  
ARTICLE 63.2 OF THE AGREEMENT 
 
HONG KONG, CHINA 
 
Addendum  
 
 The present document reproduces the text1 of the Patents Ordinance (Amendment of Schedule 1) 
Order 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 NOTI FIÉES AU TITRE  
DE L'ARTICLE 63:2 DE L'ACCORD 
 
HONG KONG, CHINE 
 
Addendum  
  Le présent document contient le texte
1 de l'Arrêté de 2009 relatif à l'Ordonnance sur les brevets 
(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 de la Orden de 2009 relativa a la Orden sobre patentes 
(modificación de la Lista 1), notificad a por 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/P/1/Add.8 
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L.N. 252 of 2009  
 
 
PATENTS ORDINANCE (AMENDMEN T OF SCHEDULE 1) ORDER 2009 
 
(Made by the Chief Executive in Council under section 153  
of the Patents Ordinance (Cap. 514)) 
 
 
1. Commencement  
 
 This Order comes into operation on 26 February 2010.    2. Paris Convention countries and WTO me mber countries, territories and areas  
 
 (1) Schedule 1 to the Patents Ordinance (Cap . 514) is amended in the list under the heading 
"Paris Convention countries"  by repealing "The State of Bahr ain" and substituting "The Kingdom 
of Bahrain".  
 
 (2) Schedule 1 is amended in the list under the heading "Paris Convention countries" , in the 
English text, by repealing "The Republic  of Malta" and substituting "Malta".  
  (3) Schedule 1 is amended in the list under the heading "Paris Convention countries"  by 
repealing "The Kingdom of Nepal"  and substituting "The Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal".  
  (4) Schedule 1 is amended in the list under the heading "Paris Convention countries" -  
 
(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 "Paris Convention countries"  by 
repealing "Spain" and substituting "The Kingdom of Spain".  
  (6) Schedule 1 is amended in the list under the heading "Paris Convention countries"  - 
 
(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 "Paris Convention countries" , in the 
English text, by repealing "The Bolivar Republic  of Venezuela" and substituting "The Bolivarian 
Republic of Venezuela".  
 
 (8) Schedule 1 is amended in the list under the heading "Paris Convention countries" , in the 
Chinese text, by repealing " 利比里亞 " and substituting " 利比里亞共和國 ".  
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   (9) Schedule 1 is amended in the list under the heading  "Paris Convention countries"  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 "WTO member countries, 
territories and areas (not includi ng Paris Convention countries)"  by repealing -  
 
 (a)  "The Republic of Angola";  
 (b)  "Royal Thai (Thailand)". 
  (11) Schedule 1 is amended in the list under the heading "WTO member countries, 
territories and areas (not includi ng Paris Convention countries)"  by adding "The Republic of 
Cape Verde".  
 
   Manda CHAN 
  Clerk to the Executive Council 
 
 
COUNCIL CHAMBER 8 December 2009 
 
  
 
 
 
 
Explanatory Note 
 
 This Order 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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