If the requirements for registration are not met we will object to the mark. The applicant has 6 months in which to meet the requirements. A further 3 months extension may be granted.

Hong Kong Trademark Application Objection - How to overcome objections

The Intellectual Property Department will indicate in the opinion why the mark does not meet the requirements for registration and may suggest ways of overcoming the objection if we think it is possible to do so.

Hong Kong Trademark Application Objection - If the objections remain

Even if you have tried to overcome the objections made in the initial opinion the Intellectual Property Department may still find that the requirements for registration have not been met and will issue a further opinion indicating these findings. At this stage, if you still wish to pursue your trademark application, then you have 3 months from the date of the further opinion to satisfy the registration requirements or call for a hearing. You may ask for an extension of this period only in certain circumstances specified in the Trade Marks Rules e.g. where you need additional time to obtain the consent of the owner of an earlier trademark.

Hong Kong Trademark Application Objection - Hearing

If you call for a hearing, all the evidence for and against the trademark will be considered at a hearing, and a decision will be issued by a hearing officer.

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