Hong Kong Applicants To Receive Prioritised Patent Examinations By Chinese Patent Office (CNIPA) In New Pilot Program

• Law Firm: Davies Collison Cave
• Subject Matter: Intellectual Property, Patent
• Author: Owen Gee
• Published date: 23 January 2023

The Chinese and Hong Kong IP offices (CNIPA and HKIPD) have announced a pilot project for prioritised examination of mainland Chinese invention patent applications filed by Hong Kong SAR applicants. The pilot project started on 1 January 2023 and will apply to invention patent applications in the substantive examination stage and which belong in the classifications listed in the technical fields specified in the "Administrative Measures for Priority Examination of Patents" (Decree No. 76 of the State Intellectual Property Office) - these generally relate to identified strategic emerging industries.

Permanent residents of Hong Kong SAR, companies established in accordance...