Subcommittee on Patents (General) (Amendment) (No. 2) Rules 2002

Meeting on
Monday, 9 December 2002, at 10:45 am
in Conference Room B of the Legislative Council Building

Agenda

I.Meeting with the Administration
(10:45 am - 12:40 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(1)477/02-03(01)
(attached)

-List of follow-up actions arising from the discussion at the meeting on 29 November 2002
LC Paper No. CB(1)455/02-03
(English version issued on 5.12.2002, Chinese version attached)

-Administration's response to CB(1)477/02-03(01)
LC Paper No. CB(1)477/02-03(02)
(English version attached, Chinese version to follow)

-Letter dated 6 December 2002 from Assistant Legal Adviser 3 to the Administration

(A list of other relevant papers previously issued is in the Appendix.)

II.Any other business
(12:40 pm - 12:45 pm)


Council Business Division 1
Legislative Council Secretariat
6 December 2002

Appendix

Other relevant papers previously issued



Background information on the Rules

Ref: CIB CR 06/08/7
(issued by the Commerce, Industry and Technology Bureau in October 2002)

-Legislative Council Brief

L.N. 157 of 2002

-The Patents (General) (Amendment) (No. 2) Rules 2002

LC Paper No. LS 11/02-03
(issued on 29.10.2002)
LC Paper No. LS 14/02-03
(issued on 6.11.2002)

-Legal Service Division Reports

LC Paper No. CB(1)276/02-03(02)
(issued on 13.11.2002)

-Marked-up copy of the Patents (General) (Amendment) (No. 2) Rules 2002

LC Paper No. CB(1)276/02-03(03)
(issued on 13.11.2002)

-Copies of the relevant provisions of the Patents Ordinance (Cap. 514)

LC Paper No. CB(1)276/02-03(04)
(English version only)
(issued on 13.11.2002)

-Copies of the relevant court judgment/determination relating to section 39(1) of the Patents (General) Rules:
(i)Re Merck Sharp & Dohme Ltd (Amendment of Patent) [2002] 2 HKC 475; and

(ii)Court of Final Appeal's determination granting leave to appeal (FAMV No. 18 of 2002)

Paper prepared by the Secretariat

LC Paper No. CB(1)373/02-03(03)
(issued on 26.11.2002)

-List of follow-up actions arising from the discussion at the meeting on 14 November 2002

Paper provided by the Administration

LC Paper No. CB(1)373/02-03(04)
(issued on 26.11.2002)

-Administration's response to CB(1)373/02-03(03)

Submissions received

LC Paper No. CB(1)373/02-03(01)
(English version only)
(issued on 26.11.2002)

-Submission from The Hong Kong Institute of Trade Mark Practitioners

LC Paper No. CB(1)373/02-03(02)
(English version only)
(issued on 26.11.2002)

-Submission from the Asian Patent Attorneys Association Hong Kong Group (also endorsed and adopted by The Law Society of Hong Kong)

LC Paper No. CB(1)398/02-03(01)
(English version only)
(issued on 28.11.2002)

-An extract of submission previously made by the Hong Kong Bar Association to the Bills Committee on Patents Bill (issued vide LC Paper No. CB(1)611/96-97(04) on 3.1.1997)

LC Paper No. CB(1)416/02-03
(English version only)
(issued on 2.12.2002)

-Submission from the Hong Kong Bar Association


Council Business Division 1
Legislative Council Secretariat
6 December 2002