Hong Kong Ordinances

PATENTS ORDINANCE - SECT 3

Meaning of "application for a standard patent"

In this Ordinance, unless the context otherwise requires, reference to an
application for a standard patent is a reference to proceedings under Part II-

   (a)  under sections 15 to 22 to record a designated patent  application;
        and <* Note-Exp. x-Ref: Sections 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 
 22 *>

   (b)  under sections 23 to 27 for the registration of a designated  patent
        and the grant of a standard patent for the invention shown in the
        published specification of the designated patent, <* Note-Exp. x-Ref: 
 Sections 23, 24,
        25, 26, 27 *> up to but not including the grant of the
        standard patent, and cognate expressions shall be construed
        accordingly; and reference to-

        (i)    the filing of an application for a standard patent is a
               reference to the filing of a request to record;

        (ii)   the date of filing an application for a standard patent is a
               reference to the date of filing a request to record;

        (iii)  an application for a standard patent as filed is a reference to
               a request to record as filed;

        (iv)   the publication of an application for a standard patent is a
               reference to the publication of a request to record;

        (v)    an invention which is the subject of an application for a 
               standard patent, or an invention in respect of which an
               application for a  standard patent has been made, is a
               reference to the invention disclosed in the specification of
               the corresponding designated patent or, if no
               request for registration and grant has been filed in the
               application, of the designated patent application;

        (vi)   the specification of an application for a standard patent is a
               reference to the specification of the
               corresponding designated patent  application.