• New Application
【Type】

Standard Patent (R)

【Duration】

20 years from the deemed filing date

【Filing Requirements】
  • To obtain a standard patent (R), a patent application (called “designated patent application”) must first be filed at either one of the following designated Patent Offices:
  1. the China National Intellectual Property Administration in Mainland China
  2. the European Patent Office (designating the United Kingdom)
  3. the United Kingdom Patent Office
  • There are two stage applications must be filed with the Hong Kong Patents Registry:

  1. A Request to Record (stage 1) must be filed within six months after the publication of the designated patent application in the designated patent office.

  2. A Request for Registration and Grant (stage 2) must be filed within six months after publication of the request to record in Hong Kong, or the grant of the designated patent by the designated patent office, whichever is the latest.

【Language of Proceedings】

Chinese or English

【Required Information and Documents】

  1. Applicant’s name and address;

  2. Inventor’s name;
  3. The title of the invention in both Chinese and English;
  4. An abstract in both Chinese and English;
  5. A copy of the designated patent publication;
  6. If priority is claimed, country or region, application number and date on which the priority application is filed are required to state (if applicable);
  7. If the applicant is not the same applicant as named in the designated patent application, a statement explaining the applicant’s right to apply with supporting document (for example a copy of an assignment) is required.
  • Renewal
【Maintaining a Standard Patent Application】

Maintenance fee must be paid while the designated patent application is pending and said fee is payable annually after the expiry of the 5th year from the anniversary of the deemed filing date (same as the filing date of the designated patent application) first occurring after the date of publishing the request to record (Stage 1). The patent application can be maintained until the Request for Registration and Grant (Stage 2) is filed or up to its maximum term of 20 years.

【Renewing a Standard Patent】

Renewal fee must be paid annually after the expiry of the 3rd year from the anniversary of the deemed filing date (same as the filing date of the designated patent application) first occurring after the date of publishing the request for registration and grant (Stage 2). The patent can be renewed up to its maximum term of 20 years

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