Hong Kong Patent Application Service
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A Hong Kong patent protects your invention by giving you, the patent owner, a legal right to prevent others from manufacturing, using, selling or importing your patented invention. Here are some considerations before applying for a Hong Kong patent:
Considerations for Hong Kong Patent Application - Basic of patent
You should first make yourself familiar with some basic patent law and principles in order to have some ideas as to what patent is and whether your invention is patentable.
Considerations for Hong Kong Patent Application - Prior art search
A patentable invention must be new. You should conduct a prior art search to make sure your invention fulfill this requirement.
Considerations for Hong Kong Patent Application - Self assessment
You may want to assess carefully if your invention is worth patenting. Here are some considerations you may like to think about:
1) Costs of patent application
2) Commercial worth of my invention
3) Financial and licensing issues
4) Time and effort in pursuing patent application and protection
5) Complexity of patent and lack of knowledge and experience in the area
6) IP protection strategy
Considerations for Hong Kong Patent Application - Specification
Among all the forms and documents needed in the process of a patent application, the Specification should be the most complex and important one. A patent specification includes the following sections:
"Description" of your invention which describes the invention and explains a technical problem that your invention solves, and what it does;
1) "Drawings" which illustrates the features of your invention;
2) "Claims" which are the precise statements of technical features of the invention that you want to protect;
3) "Abstract" which concisely summarizes all the important aspects of your invention.
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