Hong Kong Ordinances

PATENTS ORDINANCE - SECT 20

Publication of request to record

(Past version on 01/06/2002).
(Past version on 30/06/1997).

(1) If on an examination under section 19(1) a request to record is found to
have satisfied the requirements of section 15(2) and (3), or if on a
subsequent examination by the Registrar the deficiencies noted under
section 19(2) are found to have been corrected in accordance with the rules,
then the Registrar shall as soon as practicable after such examination, but
subject to this section and section 37-

   (a)  record the designated patent application in the register and enter
        particulars of the request to record in the register;

   (b)  publish the request to record in the prescribed manner;

   (c)  advertise the fact of such publication and entry by notice in the
        official journal; and (Amended 2 of 2001 s. 6; 2 of 2001 s. 14)

   (d)  inform the applicant of the publication of the request to  record.

(2) A request to record shall not be published if-

   (a)  before the completion of preparations for publication, it has been
        finally refused or withdrawn or has been deemed to have been
        withdrawn; or

   (b)  the filing fee or advertisement fee has not been paid.

(3) For the purposes of subsection (1)(b) the request to record shall include-

   (a)  the designated patent application, including the description, the
        claims, any drawings and any search report or abstract published by
        the designated patent office and filed in the request to record;

   (b)  the names of the proprietor and (if different) the inventor.