1. Intellectual Property Department, Hong Kong SAR Government1 Interactive Services (Change of Name / Address / Agent’s Address / Address for Service) 10 Feb 2006

2. Intellectual Property Department, Hong Kong SAR Government2 Agenda Status of Interactive Services Rollout Schedule and Arrangement Special Notes Support & References Q&A

3. Intellectual Property Department, Hong Kong SAR Government3 Status of Interactive Services IPD, HKSAR: First few places to launch interactive services in the IP arena Evidence of increased competitiveness

4. Intellectual Property Department, Hong Kong SAR Government4 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)

5. Intellectual Property Department, Hong Kong SAR Government5 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

6. Intellectual Property Department, Hong Kong SAR Government6 Form Layout 1.Basic information –Your Ref, Appl/Reg No., Name in register 2.Change details –Checkbox to mark change request –New details (name, address, agent’s address) 3.Address for Service –Always have to fill in (changed or not) 4.Text file attachment –Facilitates input of a long list of numbers (more details followed)

7. Intellectual Property Department, Hong Kong SAR Government7 Confirmation Boxes Filers to confirm –Same legal entity retained –Validity of Agent’s Address & Address for Service

8. Intellectual Property Department, Hong Kong SAR Government8 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)

9. Intellectual Property Department, Hong Kong SAR Government9 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

10. Intellectual Property Department, Hong Kong SAR Government10 Address for Service & Agent’s Address Address for Service: –Always fill in (changed or not)

11. Intellectual Property Department, Hong Kong SAR Government11 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

12. Intellectual Property Department, Hong Kong SAR Government12 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 address part should be filled. (Slip-road otherwise)

13. Intellectual Property Department, Hong Kong SAR Government13 Text File Attachment To facilitate input of a long list of numbers Use either one of the following means Usual e-form input (“Add” button): Up to 99 entries only Text file attachment: Up to 999 entries

14. Intellectual Property Department, Hong Kong SAR Government14 Text File Attachment Separated by comma Separated by carriage return

15. Intellectual Property Department, Hong Kong SAR Government15 Text File Attachment - Save as.txt file - For encoding, use the default option (ANSI)

16. Intellectual Property Department, Hong Kong SAR Government16 Text File Attachment Specify the full path of the prepared text file at the bottom of the form

17. Intellectual Property Department, Hong Kong SAR Government17 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

18. Intellectual Property Department, Hong Kong SAR Government18 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

19. Intellectual Property Department, Hong Kong SAR Government19 Partial Approval If approved, shown as “Partially Approved” in the Submission Log If passed to slip-road, shown as “Not Instantly Approved”

20. Intellectual Property Department, Hong Kong SAR Government20 Partial Approval Action to take: –Check Transaction Details Which record(s) are bounced back Corrective action to take

21. Intellectual Property Department, Hong Kong SAR Government21 Receipts Receipt: –Approval: Submission details + Details of the approved changes –Slip-road: Submission details Full details: Online search e-register (2 days afterwards)

22. Intellectual Property Department, Hong Kong SAR Government22 Receipts (Approval)

23. Intellectual Property Department, Hong Kong SAR Government23 Receipts (Slip-road)

24. Intellectual Property Department, Hong Kong SAR Government24 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

25. Intellectual Property Department, Hong Kong SAR Government25 Q&A