Fundamental Programme 100 Series

IP104 [HKTISC IP Training] Navigating the Original Grant Patent System in Hong Kong [Open for registration]

10 July 2026

1 Hour

This training offers a concise overview of Hong Kong’s patent system, the advantages of pursuing a Standard Patent (Original Grant), and the overall OGP examination process. Our speaker, a Senior Patent Examiner at the Intellectual Property Department, will guide participants through the OGP application procedure—including formal requirements, substantive examination, and how to craft effective responses to examination notices. He will also outline new Government initiatives and discuss how to use them strategically: when to defer formality examination, how to align your intellectual property (IP) with Patent Box tax incentives, and how to leverage the Pilot Patent Valuation Support Scheme to obtain financing.

Course Format: Online Broadcast (Zoom)

CPD:

The Original Grant Patent (OGP) system was launched in Hong Kong in 2019. It provides a direct filing route for standard patent protection and enables applicants to obtain a global priority date quickly and conveniently. However, a lack of familiarity among local small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and innovators prevent them from fully capitalising on the system’s benefits in cost, speed and quality throughout patent prosecution. In addition, recent policy updates—such as Patent Box tax incentives, the deferral of OGP formality examination and the Pilot Patent Valuation Support Scheme—may not yet be widely understood or fully leveraged. 

This training offers a concise overview of Hong Kong’s patent system, the advantages of pursuing a Standard Patent (Original Grant), and the overall OGP examination process. Our speaker, a Senior Patent Examiner at the Intellectual Property Department, will guide participants through the OGP application procedure—including formal requirements, substantive examination, and how to craft effective responses to examination notices. He will also outline new Government initiatives and discuss how to use them strategically: when to defer formality examination, how to align your intellectual property (IP) with Patent Box tax incentives, and how to leverage the Pilot Patent Valuation Support Scheme to obtain financing. 

Course Contents

10 Jul 2026 (Fri)

15:00-16:00

Online Broadcast (Zoom)

Key Topics:

  • Overview of the Hong Kong patent system
  • OGP application procedure
  • New initiatives for patent protection

Speaker: Mr. John Chung (Senior Patent Examiner, IPD)

Join us to unlock Hong Kong’s OGP advantages and use the latest initiatives to power your patent protection.

Target Audience

SMEs interested in Hong Kong’s patent system

Course Structure

1 hour

Course Format

Online Broadcast (Zoom)

Language

Cantonese

Fee

Free

Registration

Priority in registration for the course will be given to enterprise which joined the “IP Manager Scheme PLUS”.

CPD

  • This training course is registered as a CPD course of the Law Society of Hong Kong (TBC).

Participants are reminded that attendance at all sessions and days of a CPD course of one or more days in duration is necessary in order to obtain CPD points. No CPD points will be awarded for partial attendance. 

Note: This HKTISC IP Training is organised by Hong Kong Technology and Innovation Support Centre (HKTISC). No training certificate will be issued.

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