Apply for an Original Grant Patent

The brief process for applying an Original Grant Patent is as follows:

1. Submitting an application for an Original Grant Patent

2. Submitting a request for substantive examination

3. Issuing an examination opinion, if any

4. Responding to the examination opinion, if any

5. Granting and publication

Apply for a Standard Patent

In Hong Kong, the granting of a standard patent is based on the registration of patents granted by the following three patent offices (referred to as “designated patent offices”):

1. National Intellectual Property Administration of the People’s Republic of China

2. European Patent Office (for patents designated for the United Kingdom)

3. Intellectual Property Office of the United Kingdom

4. Intellectual Property Office of the United Kingdom
   The procedure for applying for a standard patent consists of two stages, where the applicant must submit the following two requests:

The procedure for applying for a standard patent consists of two stages, where the applicant must submit the following two requests:

Request for registration and grant in Hong Kong regarding the patent granted by the designated patent office (second stage).

Applying for a Short-Term Patent

The brief process for applying for a Short-Term Patent is as follows:

1. Submitting the request

2. Formal examination

3. Granting and publication

Applying for a Short-Term Patent