Report

Executive Summary
The Review
To ensure that the Hong Kong patent system continues to
meet present-day circumstances and that its further evolution would
facilitate the development of Hong Kong into a regional innovation and
technology hub, the Administration commenced a comprehensive review
of the patent system and issued a Consultation Paper entitled “Review of
the Patent System in Hong Kong” in October 2011.
The Advisory Committee
2. The Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development
appointed an Advisory Committee on Review of the Patent System in
Hong Kong (the Advisory Committee) in the same month to advise him
on –
(a)
(b)
how the Administration should position our patent
system, having regard to the issues outlined in the
public consultation paper of October 2011 and the
responses received; and
how best to implement changes to the patent system,
in light of the decisions made by the Administration
on the way forward.
3. The Advisory Committee held a total of six meetings
between October 2011 and November 2012. Having carefully examined
the submissions of the respondents to the consultation document and all
relevant considerations, including the patent systems in other jurisdictions,
the Advisory Committee submitted a report to the Administration in
December 2012.
Key Recommendations
4. The key recommendations made by the Advisory Committee
are summarised as follows –