Trade Marks Ordinance (Amendment of Schedule 1) Regulation 2014
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L.N. 70 of 2014
Trade Marks Ordinance (Amendment of Schedule 1)
Regulation 2014
(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 21 November 2014.
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, English text, list under heading “Countries
which have acceded to the Paris Convention”—
Repeal
“The Democratic People’s Republic of Algeria”
Substitute
“The People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria”.
(2) Schedule 1, list under heading “Countries which have
acceded to the Paris Convention”—
Repeal
“The Republic of Bolivia”
Substitute
“The Plurinational State of Bolivia”.
(3) Schedule 1, English text, list under heading “Countries
which have acceded to the Paris Convention”—
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Repeal
“The Republic of France”
Substitute
“The French Republic”.
(4) Schedule 1, list under heading “Countries which have
acceded to the Paris Convention”—
Repeal
“The Cooperative Republic of Guyana”
Substitute
“The Republic of Guyana”.
(5) Schedule 1, list under heading “Countries which have
acceded to the Paris Convention”—
Repeal
“The Republic of Hungary”
Substitute
“Hungary”.
(6) Schedule 1, English text, list under heading “Countries
which have acceded to the Paris Convention”—
Repeal
“Kyrghyz Republic”
Substitute
“The Kyrgyz Republic”.
(7) Schedule 1, list under heading “Countries which have
acceded to the Paris Convention”—
Repeal
“Malta”
Substitute
“The Republic of Malta”.
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(8) Schedule 1, list under heading “Countries which have
acceded to the Paris Convention”, after item “Saint Vincent
and the Grenadines”—
Add
“The Independent State of Samoa”.
(9) Schedule 1, English text, list under heading “Countries which have acceded to the Paris Convention”—
(a) Repeal
“The United States of Mexico”;
(b) After item “The United Kingdom of Great Britain
and Northern Ireland”—
Add
“The United Mexican States”.
(10) Schedule 1, list under heading “Countries, territories and
areas which have acceded to the World Trade Organization Agreement”—
Repeal
“The Republic of Bolivia”
Substitute
“The Plurinational State of Bolivia”.
(11) Schedule 1, English text, list under heading “Countries,
territories and areas which have acceded to the World Trade Organization Agreement”—
Repeal
“The Republic of France”
Substitute
“The French Republic”.
(12) Schedule 1, list under heading “Countries, territories and
areas which have acceded to the World Trade Organization
Agreement”—
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Repeal
“The Cooperative Republic of Guyana”
Substitute
“The Republic of Guyana”.
(13) Schedule 1, list under heading “Countries, territories and
areas which have acceded to the World Trade Organization Agreement”—
Repeal
“The Republic of Hungary”
Substitute
“Hungary”.
(14) Schedule 1, English text, list under heading “Countries,
territories and areas which have acceded to the World Trade
Organization Agreement”—
Repeal
“Kyrghyz Republic”
Substitute
“The Kyrgyz Republic”.
(15) Schedule 1, list under heading “Countries, territories and
areas which have acceded to the World Trade Organization
Agreement”—
Repeal
“Malta”
Substitute
“The Republic of Malta”.
(16) Schedule 1, list under heading “Countries, territories and
areas which have acceded to the World Trade Organization Agreement”, after item “Swiss Confederation”—
Add
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“The Republic of Tajikistan”.
(17) Schedule 1, English text, list under heading “Countries,
territories and areas which have acceded to the World Trade
Organization Agreement”—
(a) Repeal
“The United States of Mexico”;
(b) After item “The United Kingdom of Great Britain
and Northern Ireland”—
Add
“The United Mexican States”.
Kinnie WONG
Clerk to the Executive Council
COUNCIL CHAMBER
13 May 2014
Trade Marks Ordinance (Amendment of Schedule 1) Regulation 2014
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Explanatory Note
This Regulation updates the lists of Paris Convention countries
and WTO members contained in the Trade Marks Ordinance
(Cap. 559).