Hong Kong Ordinances

PATENTS ORDINANCE - SECT 24

Date of filing request for registration and grant

(1) Subject to subsection (2) and section 25(3), the date of filing of a
request for registration and grant shall be the earliest date on which
documents filed by the applicant contain-

   (a)  an indication that a request is made for the registration of a
        designated patent and the grant of a standard patent;

   (b)  information identifying the applicant;

   (c)  the publication number assigned to the designated patent by the
        designated patent office, and the date of its publication; and

   (d)  the publication number assigned to the request to record by the
        Registrar.

(2) If the earliest filing with the Registrar of any part of a
request for registration and grant occurred more than 6 months after the later
of-

   (a)  the date of grant of the designated patent; and

   (b)  publication of the request to record in accordance with section  20 ,
        then the application shall be deemed to be withdrawn.