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Trade Marks Ordinance (Amendment of Schedule 1) Regulation 2017, Hong Kong, China

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Details Details Year of Version 2017 Dates Entry into force: April 1, 2017 Adopted: January 24, 2017 Type of Text Implementing Rules/Regulations Subject Matter Trademarks Notes The notification by Hong Kong to the WTO under article 63.2 of TRIPS states:
'This Regulation provides for the amendment of the 'Schedule 1'to the Trade Marks Ordinance (Cap. 559), in order to update the list of WTO Member countries, territories or areas for meeting the international obligations under the TRIPS Agreement for affording to a person who has filed an application for registration of a trademark in a WTO Member country, territory or area a right of priority during a prescribed period for the purpose of filing a corresponding application in Hong Kong, China.'

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第 1條 Section 1

Trade Marks Ordinance (Amendment of Schedule 1) Regulation 2017《2017年商標條例 (修訂附表 1)規例》

2017年第 18號法律公告 B1540

L.N. 18 of 2017 B1541

2017年第 18號法律公告

《2017年商標條例 (修訂附表 1)規例》

(由行政長官會同行政會議根據《商標條例》(第 559章 )第 92條訂立 )

1. 生效日期 本規例自 2017年 4月 1日起實施。

2. 修訂《商標條例》 《商標條例》(第 559章 )現予修訂,修訂方式列於第 3條。

3. 修訂附表 1 (巴黎公約國及世貿成員 ) (1) 附表 1,在 “已加入《世貿協議》的國家、地區及地方”標

題下的列表,在“阿爾巴尼亞共和國”項目之前—— 加入 “阿富汗伊斯蘭共和國”。

(2) 附表 1,在 “已加入《世貿協議》的國家、地區及地方”標 題下的列表,在“柬埔寨王國”項目之前—— 加入 “哈薩克斯坦共和國”。

(3) 附表 1,在 “已加入《世貿協議》的國家、地區及地方”標 題下的列表,在“希臘共和國 (希臘 )”項目之前——

L.N. 18 of 2017

Trade Marks Ordinance (Amendment of Schedule 1) Regulation 2017

(Made by the Chief Executive in Council under section 92 of the Trade Marks Ordinance (Cap. 559))

1. Commencement

This Regulation comes into operation on 1 April 2017.

2. Trade Marks Ordinance amended

The Trade Marks Ordinance (Cap. 559) is amended as set out in section 3.

3. Schedule 1 amended (Paris Convention countries and WTO members)

(1) Schedule 1, list under heading “Countries, territories and areas which have acceded to the World Trade Organization Agreement”, before item “The Republic of Albania”—

Add

“The Islamic Republic of Afghanistan”.

(2) Schedule 1, list under heading “Countries, territories and areas which have acceded to the World Trade Organization Agreement”, before item “The Republic of Kenya”—

Add

“The Republic of Kazakhstan”.

(3) Schedule 1, list under heading “Countries, territories and areas which have acceded to the World Trade Organization Agreement”, before item “The Principality of Liechtenstein”—

第 3條 Section 3

Trade Marks Ordinance (Amendment of Schedule 1) Regulation 2017《2017年商標條例 (修訂附表 1)規例》

2017年第 18號法律公告 B1542

L.N. 18 of 2017 B1543

Add

“The Republic of Liberia”.

(4) Schedule 1, list under heading “Countries, territories and areas which have acceded to the World Trade Organization Agreement”, before item “The Republic of Sierra Leone”—

Add

“The Republic of Seychelles”.

Kinnie WONG Clerk to the Executive Council

COUNCIL CHAMBER

24 January 2017

加入 “利比里亞共和國”。

(4) 附表 1,在 “已加入《世貿協議》的國家、地區及地方”標 題下的列表,在“塞拉利昂共和國”項目之前—— 加入 “塞舌爾共和國”。

行政會議秘書 黃潔怡

行政會議廳

2017年 1月 24日

Trade Marks Ordinance (Amendment of Schedule 1) Regulation 2017《2017年商標條例 (修訂附表 1)規例》

2017年第 18號法律公告 B1544

L.N. 18 of 2017 B1545

註釋 第 1段

Explanatory Note Paragraph 1

Explanatory Note

As a member of the World Trade Organization (WTO), Hong Kong is obliged to grant to a person who has filed an application for a trade mark in a WTO member country, territory or area a right of priority during a prescribed period for the purpose of filing a corresponding application in Hong Kong.

2. Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Liberia and Seychelles have acceded to the World Trade Organization Agreement. This Regulation updates the list of WTO members contained in the Trade Marks Ordinance (Cap. 559) to include them.

註釋

如任何人已在世界貿易組織成員國、地區或地方,就某商標 提交申請,而該人在香港提交相應的申請,則香港作為世界 貿易組織成員,須讓該人在訂明期間,就有關的申請享有優 先權利。

2. 阿富汗、哈薩克斯坦、利比里亞及塞舌爾已加入《世界貿易 組織協議》。本規例更新《商標條例》(第 559章 )所載的世界 貿易組織成員列表,以納入該等國家。


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IP/N/1/HKG/31
IP/N/1/HKG/T/7
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