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ARTICLE · 17 MARCH 2004

Online Registered Design Search

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The Hong Kong Intellectual Property Department Commenced The Soft Launch Of An Online Registered Design Search On 16 February 2004

Hong KongMedia, Telecoms, IT, Entertainment
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The Hong Kong Intellectual Property Department Commenced The Soft Launch Of An Online Registered Design Search On 16 February 2004.

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The new online system contains all registered designs on the Hong Kong Register of Designs.  Simple and advanced searches can be conducted in Chinese and English.  Three types of search results, namely image, details and details and image, are available. 

To conduct a search, one has various search criteria for the scope range of the search to include registrations starting from and ending with a certain number, the name of the article, registered owner, class (and sub-class) under the Locarno Classification, the filing date or date of registration, address for service, priority number, priority date, UK registration number and Hong Kong registration date.  The "Simple Search" interface provides drop-down menus (e.g. Contain word, Exact Word, Part Word) to guide your search while the "Advanced Search"

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