Spruson & Ferguson files the first patent under Hong Kong’s new patent system
29 February 2020
Spruson & Ferguson filed the first patent under Hong Kong’s new patent system, which launched in late December. The new patent system comprises an original grant patent system which creates a direct route for seeking standard patent protection in Hong Kong with a term of 20 years, as an alternative to the existing re-registration route from the UK or China. This major development for Hong Kong included a change in legislation in 2016, the moving of the patents registry in 2017 to a larger premises, the hiring of professionals with technical backgrounds to facilitate independent substantive examination within Hong Kong, and a change in the IT systems of the registry over the past few years.
