1. 1 Search Workshop Online Trade Mark Search Hong Kong, China http://ipsearch.ipd.gov.hk launched in January, 2003

2. 2 Landscape Users of our search system Feb 2003:47 Oct 2003:64 country/ territory/ area

3. 3 Landscape Distribution of users of our search system Top ten users HK:No.1 in Feb 03 USA:No.1 in Oct 03

4. 4 The statistics is based on IPD’s web server access log

5. 5 Landscape Best Practices: OHIM’s Benchmarking report 2002

6. 6 Preliminary advice Form T1 services: -search of records -preliminary advice on registrability

7. 7 Scope of search s.11 and s.42 TMO search relating to absolute grounds s.12 and s.42 TMO search relating to relative grounds

8. 8 Search relating to absolute grounds Dictionaries relating to different fields (see work manual) Emblems protected under Article 6ter of the Paris Convention Internet search

9. 9 Search relating to relative grounds To bring up via our search system: Earlier identical or similar mark Identical or similar goods / services Cross search list

10. 10 References for search Work manual Online help Help desk + information tabled

11. 11 Way forward Working together More dialogue to ensure common values for registration of trade marks in HK, China Comments: tmsearch@ipd.gov.hk

12. 12 Live screen demonstration Online Trade Mark Search Hong Kong, China http://ipsearch.ipd.gov.hk

13. 13 Summary of Search System HKUKJPO AIPO Colour TM Extract List Max. no. of records 5002000500 Device Search Search Options >10>10 >10 >10

14. 14 Search Workshop Q & A

15. 15 Search Workshop THANK YOU! Intellectual Property Department Hong Kong, China http://ipsearch.ipd.gov.hk