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Chapter 3 : Regulation of Patent Agency Services in Hong Kong (55 submissions received)
10. Should Hong Kong have a regulatory regime for professionals providing patent agency services? Should the promulgation of a
regulatory regime or otherwise be made dependent on whether an OGP system is to be implemented in Hong Kong?
by a regulatory regime is also an advantage he has referred to.
10.6 Others
HKPC
APICC
Blue Ocean Strategy Consulting/Art Group
Limited
HKPC supports the setting up of a regulatory regime for professionals providing
patent agency services in patent applications or related proceedings so as to ensure
that patent applicants will obtain professional services from qualified professionals
and to help users identify such qualified professionals. HKPC opines that the
establishment of a regulatory regime and of the OGP system should be considered
separately.
APICC supports the regulation of patent agents, but considers that the right to grant
licences should not be given exclusively to a single professional or trade association,
instead, a minimum of four to five trade and professional bodies should be given the
right to do so to ensure that a fair, open and cost-effective licensing system is
maintained.
Blue Ocean Strategy Consulting/Art Group Limited takes the view that although the
development of the expertise, technical database, knowledge and administrative
system in patent examination will take time, the regime of such development and
regulation of patent agency business will create new job opportunities for local
talents and enhance the value creation and innovation mentality in Hong Kong, as
well as create a greater opportunity for knowledge sharing amongst patent agents,
academics, scientists, engineering profession and other experts in Hong Kong.
10.7
Individuals Stanley opines that the promulgation of a regulatory regime for patent agents should
be dependent on whether an OGP system is to be implemented in Hong Kong. If
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