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

Meeting on
Friday, 29 November 2002, at 5:00 pm
in the Chamber of the Legislative Council Building

Revised agenda

IConfirmation of minutes
(5:00 pm - 5:05 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(1) 375/02-03
(issued on 27.11.2002)

-Minutes of meeting on 14 November 2002

IIMeeting with deputations
(5:05 pm - 6:05 pm)

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) (attached)

-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)

IIIMeeting with the Administration
(6:05 pm - 6:55 pm)

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

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

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

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

IVAny other business
(6:55 pm - 7:00 pm)

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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)

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