Interactive Services (Change of Name / Address / Agent’s Address / Address for Service)

Interactive Services (Change of Name / Address / Agent’s Address / Address for Service) 10 Feb 2006 Intellectual Property Department, Hong Kong SAR Government

Agenda • Status of Interactive Services • Rollout Schedule and Arrangement • Special Notes • Support & References • Q&A Intellectual Property Department, Hong Kong SAR Government

Status of Interactive Services • IPD, HKSAR: First few places to launch interactive services in the IP arena • Evidence of increased competitiveness Intellectual Property Department, Hong Kong SAR Government

Rollout Schedule & Arrangement • Soft-launch on 13-Feb-2006 • Change of Applicant’s/Owner’s/Proprietor’s Name / Address / Agent’s Address / Address for Service • T5 (Trademarks), D12 (Designs), P18 (Patents) • Auditing and tracking • Call 2961 6820 (during office hours) or 7775 8541 (outside office hours) • Even after you have received receipts • Ceased once production is stable (about 2 weeks) Intellectual Property Department, Hong Kong SAR Government

Special Notes • Form filling • Form layout • Confirmation boxes • Selection of country/territory/area • Address for Service & Agent’s Address • Text file attachment • Rectification & Correction of Error • Partial approval • Receipt format Intellectual Property Department, Hong Kong SAR Government

Form Layout • Basic information • Your Ref, Appl/Reg No., Name in register • Change details • Checkbox to mark change request • New details (name, address, agent’s address) • Address for Service • Always have to fill in (changed or not) • Text file attachment • Facilitates input of a long list of numbers (more details followed) Intellectual Property Department, Hong Kong SAR Government

Confirmation Boxes • Filers to confirm • Same legal entity retained • Validity of Agent’s Address & Address for Service Intellectual Property Department, Hong Kong SAR Government

Selection of Country/Territory/Area • A country/territory/area must be selected (Change of Address) • Some countries/territories/areas do not fall under the list (ISO-3166-1, WIPO’s code) Intellectual Property Department, Hong Kong SAR Government

Selection of Country/Territory/Area • Workaround: • Countries/territories/areas not selectable in the form => Paper form • Examples: Channel Islands, Isle of Man • The list will be posted in FUG • Further enhancement will be available by April 2006 • If such a country is required, leave the country field empty • The request will be passed to slip-road Intellectual Property Department, Hong Kong SAR Government

Address for Service & Agent’s Address • Address for Service: • Always fill in (changed or not) Intellectual Property Department, Hong Kong SAR Government

Address for Service & Agent’s Address • If the Address for Service has been changed • Fill in the “Change of Agent’s Address” section as well • Otherwise, the request will be passed to slip-road Intellectual Property Department, Hong Kong SAR Government

Address for Service & Agent’s Address On register, Address for Service (Name): “Agent ABC”. On form, Address for Service (Name): “Agent 123” Change of agent’s addresspart should be filled. (Slip-road otherwise) Intellectual Property Department, Hong Kong SAR Government

Text File Attachment • To facilitate input of a long list of numbers • Use either one of the following means Intellectual Property Department, Hong Kong SAR Government

Text File Attachment Separated by comma Separated by carriage return Intellectual Property Department, Hong Kong SAR Government

Text File Attachment • Save as .txt file • For encoding, use the default option (ANSI) Intellectual Property Department, Hong Kong SAR Government

Text File Attachment Specify the full path of the prepared text file at the bottom of the form Intellectual Property Department, Hong Kong SAR Government

Rectification & Correction of Error • Rectification: T6 (Trademarks) • Correction of Error: D2 (Designs), P7 (Patents) • IPD will perform sample-check on the interactively approved D12, P18 and T5 requests Intellectual Property Department, Hong Kong SAR Government

Partial Approval • Purpose: • An erroneous record will not block the other proper records from being processed • Example: • One T5 form • 100 trademarks • One of them: Removed • Others: In force • The 99 trademarks will be processed as a whole: • Approved, or • Slip-road Intellectual Property Department, Hong Kong SAR Government

Partial Approval • If approved, shown as “Partially Approved” in the Submission Log • If passed to slip-road, shown as “Not Instantly Approved” Intellectual Property Department, Hong Kong SAR Government

Partial Approval • Action to take: • Check Transaction Details • Which record(s) are bounced back • Corrective action to take Intellectual Property Department, Hong Kong SAR Government

Receipts • Receipt: • Approval: Submission details + Details of the approved changes • Slip-road: Submission details • Full details: Online search e-register (2 days afterwards) Intellectual Property Department, Hong Kong SAR Government

Receipts (Approval) Intellectual Property Department, Hong Kong SAR Government

Receipts (Slip-road) Intellectual Property Department, Hong Kong SAR Government

Support & References • Support hotline: 2961 6820 • Useful references • Testing environment: https://iponline.ipd.gov.hk:6443 • User guide: Available at https://iponline.ipd.gov.hk • Quick start: Available at https://iponline.ipd.gov.hk • Hands-on trial now Intellectual Property Department, Hong Kong SAR Government

Q&A Intellectual Property Department, Hong Kong SAR Government

Interactive Services (Change of Name / Address / Agent’s Address / Address for Service)