PATENTS ORDINANCE (Hong Kong, 1997-06-30)
Submitted by kevin Lu on Tue, 07/14/2009 - 10:28
Table of contents of enactment:
Cap 514 Long title
Cap 514 s 1 Short title
Cap 514 s 2 Interpretation
Cap 514 s 3 Meaning of "application for a standard patent"
Cap 514 s 4 Meaning of "designated patent", etc.
Cap 514 s 5 Meaning of "published"
Cap 514 s 6 Other references
Cap 514 s 7 Provisions regarding filing of documents, etc.
Cap 514 s 8 Designation of patent offices
Cap 514 s 9 Special provision regarding invention covered by 2 or more patents
Cap 514 s 10 General provision regarding applications for standard patents
Cap 514 s 11 Formality examination of applications for standard patent
Cap 514 s 12 Who may apply
Cap 514 s 13 Determination before grant of questions as to who may apply
Cap 514 s 14 Effect of transfer of application under section 13
Cap 514 s 15 Filing of request to record
Cap 514 s 16 Designated patent application based on international application
Cap 514 s 17 Date of filing of request to record
Cap 514 s 18 Examination on filing of request to record
Cap 514 s 19 Examination as to formal requirements of request to record
Cap 514 s 20 Publication of request to record
Cap 514 s 21 Registrar may publish additional matters
Cap 514 s 22 Provision for request to record in the event of a divisional designated patent application
Cap 514 s 23 Filing of request for registration and grant
Cap 514 s 24 Date of filing request for registration and grant
Cap 514 s 25 Examination on filing of request for registration and grant
Cap 514 s 26 Examination as to formal requirements of the request for registration and grant
Cap 514 s 27 Registration of designated patent and grant of patent
Cap 514 s 28 Further processing of application for standard patent
Cap 514 s 29 Restoration of rights
Cap 514 s 30 Effect of restoration of rights under section 29
Cap 514 s 31 Amendment of application for standard patent
Cap 514 s 32 Withdrawal of application
Cap 514 s 33 Maintaining application for standard patent
Cap 514 s 34 Restoring application for standard patent
Cap 514 s 35 Effect of restoration order under section 34
Cap 514 s 36 Limitation on withdrawal, amendment, etc. of application
Cap 514 s 37 Registrar may refuse to record under section 20 or to register and grant under section 27
Cap 514 s 38 Deemed date of filing where standard patent has been granted
Cap 514 s 39 Term of standard patent
Cap 514 s 40 Restoration of lapsed standard patents
Cap 514 s 41 Effect of order for restoration of standard patent
Cap 514 s 42 Determination after grant of questions referred before grant
Cap 514 s 43 Amendment of standard patent following opposition or revocation proceedings in the designated patent office
Cap 514 s 44 Revocation of standard patent following opposition or revocation proceedings in the designated patent office
Cap 514 s 45 Mention of inventor
Cap 514 s 46 General power to amend specification after grant
Cap 514 s 47 Patent not to be impugned for lack of unity
Cap 514 s 48 Surrender of patents
Cap 514 s 49 Registrar's power to revoke patent on grounds of "ordre public" or morality
Cap 514 s 50 Nature of, and transactions in, patents and applications for patents
Cap 514 s 51 Register of patents
Cap 514 s 52 Effect of registration procedures on rights in patents
Cap 514 s 53 Rectification of register
Cap 514 s 54 Co-ownership of patents and applications for patents
Cap 514 s 55 Determination of right to patent after grant
Cap 514 s 56 Effect of transfer of patent under section 55
Cap 514 s 57 Right to employees' inventions
Cap 514 s 58 Compensation of employees for certain inventions
Cap 514 s 59 Amount of compensation
Cap 514 s 60 Enforceability of contracts relating to employees' inventions
Cap 514 s 61 Supplementary
Cap 514 s 62 Avoidance of certain restrictive conditions
Cap 514 s 63 Determination of parts of certain contracts
Cap 514 s 64 Compulsory licences for standard patents
Cap 514 s 65 Provisions about licences under section 64
Cap 514 s 66 Exercise of powers on applications under section 64
Cap 514 s 67 Opposition to application under sections 64 to 66
Cap 514 s 68 Declaration of extreme urgency
Cap 514 s 69 Government use of patents during a period of extreme urgency
Cap 514 s 70 Rights of third parties in respect of Government use
Cap 514 s 71 Compensation for loss of profit
Cap 514 s 72 References of disputes as to Government use
Cap 514 s 72A Interpretation of Part IXA
Cap 514 s 72B Declaration of extreme urgency for public health problem
Cap 514 s 72C Grant of import compulsory licences for patented pharmaceutical products
Cap 514 s 72D Terms, conditions and nature of import compulsory licences
Cap 514 s 72E Payment of remuneration to proprietors of patents
Cap 514 s 72F Notification of grant of import compulsory licences and remuneration agreed, etc.
Cap 514 s 72G Termination of import compulsory licences
Cap 514 s 72H Disposal of patented pharmaceutical products after period of extreme urgency etc.
Cap 514 s 72I No infringement of patents by persons to whom patented pharmaceutical products are disposed of in accordance with import compulsory licences
Cap 514 s 72J References of disputes as to import compulsory licences
Cap 514 s 72K Interpretation of Part IXB
Cap 514 s 72L Application for export compulsory licences for patented pharmaceutical products
Cap 514 s 72M Grant of export compulsory licences for patented pharmaceutical products
Cap 514 s 72N Terms, conditions and nature of export compulsory licences
Cap 514 s 72O Notification of grant of export compulsory licences
Cap 514 s 72P Determination of remuneration payable to proprietors of patents
Cap 514 s 72Q Termination of export compulsory licences
Cap 514 s 72R References of disputes as to export compulsory licences
Cap 514 s 72S Signature of documents by partnerships, companies and associations
Cap 514 s 73 Prevention of direct use of invention
Cap 514 s 74 Prevention of indirect use of invention
Cap 514 s 75 Limitation of effect of patent
Cap 514 s 76 Extent of invention
Cap 514 s 77 Disclosure of invention
Cap 514 s 78 The claims
Cap 514 s 79 The abstract
Cap 514 s 80 Proceedings for infringement of patent
Cap 514 s 81 Restrictions on recovery of damages for infringement
Cap 514 s 82 Relief for infringement of partially valid patent
Cap 514 s 83 Right to continue use begun before priority date
Cap 514 s 84 Certificate of contested validity of patent
Cap 514 s 85 Proceedings for infringement by a co-owner
Cap 514 s 86 Proceedings for infringement by exclusive licensee
Cap 514 s 87 Effect of non-registration on infringement proceedings
Cap 514 s 88 Infringement of rights conferred by publication of application for standard patent
Cap 514 s 89 Remedy for groundless threats of infringement proceedings
Cap 514 s 90 Declaration as to non-infringement
Cap 514 s 91 Power to revoke patents on application
Cap 514 s 92 Application for revocation
Cap 514 s 93 Patentable inventions
Cap 514 s 94 Novelty
Cap 514 s 95 Non-prejudicial disclosure in case of standard patent application
Cap 514 s 96 Inventive step
Cap 514 s 97 Industrial application
Cap 514 s 98 Priority right
Cap 514 s 99 Effect of priority right
Cap 514 s 100 Right to a patent to belong to inventor
Cap 514 s 101 Proceedings in which validity of patent may be put in issue
Cap 514 s 102 Amendment of patent in infringement or revocation proceedings
Cap 514 s 103 Amendments of applications and patents not to include added matter
Cap 514 s 104 Language of proceedings before Registrar
Cap 514 s 105 Authentic text
Cap 514 s 106 Authentic text of standard patent and standard patent application
Cap 514 s 107 Amendment to patent or patent application to be in authentic text
Cap 514 s 108 Right to apply for a short-term patent
Cap 514 s 109 Non-prejudicial disclosure
Cap 514 s 110 Priority right
Cap 514 s 111 Claiming priority
Cap 514 s 112 Effect of priority right
Cap 514 s 113 Requirements of short-term patent application
Cap 514 s 114 Examination on filing
Cap 514 s 115 Examination as to formal requirements
Cap 514 s 116 Divisional short-term patent application
Cap 514 s 117 Formality examination only
Cap 514 s 118 Grant of short-term patent and publication
Cap 514 s 119 Deferral of grant of patent at applicant's request
Cap 514 s 120 Amendment of application for short-term patent before grant
Cap 514 s 121 Withdrawal of application
Cap 514 s 122 Limitation on withdrawal, amendment, etc. of application
Cap 514 s 123 Further processing of, and restoration of rights in respect of, short-term patent applications
Cap 514 s 124 Registrar may refuse to grant short-term patent
Cap 514 s 125 Short-term patent application based on international application
Cap 514 s 126 Term of short-term patent
Cap 514 s 127 Restoration of lapsed short-term patents
Cap 514 s 128 Disclosure of invention by specification; availability of samples of micro-organisms
Cap 514 s 129 Court proceedings in relation to short-term patents
Cap 514 s 130 Appeal from Registrar
Cap 514 s 131 Registrar's appearance in proceedings involving register
Cap 514 s 132 General powers of the court
Cap 514 s 133 Procedure in case of option to apply to court or Registrar
Cap 514 s 134 Burden of proof in certain cases
Cap 514 s 135 Exercise of Registrar's discretionary powers
Cap 514 s 136 Costs and expenses in proceedings before court
Cap 514 s 137 Costs and expenses in proceedings before Registrar
Cap 514 s 138 Licences granted by order of the court or Registrar or by Director of Health*
Cap 514 s 139 Immunity of Registrar as regards official acts
Cap 514 s 139A Protection of Government and public officers
Cap 514 s 140 Recognition of agents
Cap 514 s 141 Falsification of register, etc.
Cap 514 s 142 Unauthorized claim of patent rights
Cap 514 s 143 Unauthorized claim that patent has been applied for
Cap 514 s 144 Misuse of title "Patents Registry"
Cap 514 s 145 Offences by corporations or partners
Cap 514 s 146 Correction of errors in patents and applications
Cap 514 s 147 Information about patent applications and patents, and inspection of documents
Cap 514 s 148 Hours of business and excluded days
Cap 514 s 149 Rules
Cap 514 s 150 Registrar may specify forms to be used
Cap 514 s 150A Power to specify official journal, etc.
Cap 514 s 151 Application*
Cap 514 s 152 Forfeited articles
Cap 514 s 153 Amendment of Schedule 1
Cap 514 s 154 Repeal
Cap 514 s 155 Validity of instruments made or things done under the repealed Ordinance
Cap 514 s 156 Use of patented inventions for service of the Crown
Cap 514 s 157 Infringement
Cap 514 s 158 Rules providing for transitional arrangements
Cap 514 s 159 Interpretation (Part XIX)
Cap 514 s 160 (Omitted as spent)
Cap 514 s 161 (Omitted as spent)
Cap 514 s 162 (Omitted as spent)
Cap 514 s 163 (Omitted as spent)
Cap 514 Sched 1 PARIS CONVENTION COUNTRIES AND WTO MEMBER COUNTRIES, TERRITORIES AND AREAS
Cap 514 Sched 2 REGISTRATION OF PATENTS ORDINANCE
（Source：legislation.gov.hk）
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