Subcommittee on
Trade Marks Rules and
Trade Marks Ordinance (Cap. 559) (Commencement) Notice 2003

Meeting on
Friday, 14 March 2003 at 10:45 am
in Conference Room A of the Legislative Council Building

Revised agenda

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

Meeting with deputations

-The Hong Kong Institute of Trade Mark Practitioners

(Also representing The Law Society of Hong Kong and the Asian Patent Attorneys Association, Hong Kong Group)
-International Trademark Association

LC Paper No. CB(1) 1119/02-03(01)
(English version only) (attached)

-Joint submission from The Hong Kong Institute of Trade Mark Practitioners, The Law Society of Hong Kong, the International Trademark Association and the Asian Patent Attorneys Association, Hong Kong Group

Meeting with the Administration

LC Paper No. CB(1) 1119/02-03(02)
(attached)

-Information paper provided by the Administration on the draft amended resolution

(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
13 March 2003

Appendix

Other relevant papers previously issued

Background information on the Rules and the Commencement Notice

Ref: CIB CR 06/18/12
(issued by the Commerce, Industry and Technology Bureau on 5.2.2003)

-Legislative Council Brief



L.N. 30 of 2003

-The Trade Marks Rules

L.N. 31 of 2003

-The Trade Marks Ordinance (Cap. 559) (Commencement) Notice 2003

LC Paper No. LS 59/02-03
(issued on 11.2.2003)

-Legal Service Division Report

LC Paper No. CB(1) 1602/99-00
(issued on 18.5.2000)

-Report of the Bills Committee on Trade Marks Bill to the House Committee meeting on 19 May 2000

LC Paper No. CB(1) 1897/98-99(01)
(English version only) (issued on 13.9.1999)

-Table of Comparison of Trade Mark Laws

LC Paper No. CB(1) 648/02-03
(issued on 8.1.2003)

-Information paper provided by the Administration on "Consumer Education on Parallel Imported Goods and Liability of Retailers Concerning the Sale of Parallel Imported Goods"

LC Paper No. CB(1) 953/02-03(02)
(issued on 24.2.2003)

-Extracts of minutes of meeting of the LegCo Panel on Commerce and Industry held on 11 November 2002

LC Paper No. CB(1) 953/02-03(03)
(issued on 24.2.2003)

-Extracts of draft minutes of special meeting of the LegCo Panel on Commerce and Industry held on 21 January 2003
Papers provided by the Administration

LC Paper No. CB(1) 993/02-03
(issued on 26.2.2003)

-Presentation material provided by the Administration on the "New Trademark System"

LC Paper No. CB(1) 1005/02-03(06)
(English version only) (issued on 1.3.2003)

-Information paper provided by the Administration on comparison between the new Trade Marks Ordinance (Cap. 559) and the Trade Marks Act 1994 in the United Kingdom

LC Paper No. CB(1) 1080/02-03(01)
(English version only) (issued on 6.3.2003)

-Information paper provided by the Administration on "A summary of legal advice from the Department of Justice on Rule 95 of the Trade Marks Rules and the legal effect of its deletion"

LC Paper No. CB(1) 1080/02-03(02)
(English version only) (issued on 6.3.2003)

-Information paper provided by the Administration on "Time limits for trade mark registration in other jurisdictions"

LC Paper No. CB(1) 1080/02-03(03)
(English version issued on 6.3.2003, Chinese version issued vide LC Paper No. CB(1) 1085/02-03 on 7.3.2003)

-Information paper provided by the Administration on "Time limits for application for registration and for opposition proceedings" raised in submissions from deputations at the meeting on 3 March 2003
Letter from Legal Service Division to the Administration

LC Paper No. CB(1) 1080/02-03(04)
(issued on 6.3.2003)

-Letter dated 3 March 2003 from Legal Service Division to the Administration
Administration's response to Legal Service Division's letter

LC Paper No. CB(1) 1080/02-03(05)
(English version issued on 6.3.2003, Chinese version issued vide LC Paper No. CB(1) 1085/02-03 on 7.3.2003)

-Administration's response dated 6 March 2003 to Legal Service Division's letter
Submissions received

LC Paper No. CB(1) 778/02-03
(English version only) (issued on 22.1.2003) (re-circulated vide LC Paper No. CB(1) 953/02-03 on 24.2.2003)

-First submission from The Hong Kong Institute of Trade Mark Practitioners dated 20 January 2003

LC Paper No. CB(1) 1005/02-03(01)
(English version only) (issued on 1.3.2003)

-Second submission from The Hong Kong Institute of Trade Mark Practitioners dated 28 February 2003

LC Paper No. CB(1) 1005/02-03(02)
(English version only) (issued vide LC Paper No. CB(1) 1039/02-03 on 4.3.2003)

-Submission from International Trademark Association dated 3 March 2003

LC Paper No. CB(1) 1005/02-03(03)
(English version only) (issued on 1.3.2003)

-Submission from The Law Society of Hong Kong dated 28 February 2003

LC Paper No. CB(1) 1005/02-03(04)
(English version only) (issued on 1.3.2003)

-Submission from Asian Patent Attorneys Association, Hong Kong Group dated 28 February 2003

LC Paper No. CB(1) 1039/02-03(01)
(English version only) (issued on 4.3.2003)

-Oral submission from The Law Society of Hong Kong and Asian Patent Attorneys Association, Hong Kong Group made at the meeting on 3 March 2003

LC Paper No. CB(1) 1005/02-03(05)
(Chinese version only) (issued on 1.3.2003)

-Submission from China Patent Agent (HK) Ltd. dated 28 February 2003

LC Paper No. CB(1) 1039/02-03(02)
(English version only) (issued on 4.3.2003)

-Submission from the Hong Kong Tourism Board dated 28 February 2003

LC Paper No. CB(1) 1039/02-03(03)
(English version only) (issued on 4.3.2003)

-Submission from So Keung Yip & Sin Solicitors & Notaries dated 3 March 2003

LC Paper No. CB(1) 1093/02-03
(English version only) (issued on 10.3.2003)

-Letter dated 5 March 2003 from the Hong Kong Bar Association
Administration's response to submissions

LC Paper No. CB(1) 845/02-03
(English version issued on 4.2.2003, Chinese version issued vide LC Paper No. CB(1) 966/02-03 on 21.2.2003) (re-circulated vide LC Paper No. CB(1) 953/02-03 on 24.2.2003)

-Administration's response to the first submission from The Hong Kong Institute of Trade Mark Practitioners dated 20 January 2003

Council Business Division 1
Legislative Council Secretariat
13 March 2003