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Documents Required as Evidence of Subsistence, Ownership and Infringement of Intellectual Property Rights

A. Copyright
  1. date and place that the work was first made;
  2. name of author and name of owner of the work;
  3.

original work or a certified copy of the original work e.g. design drawings, sketches;

  4.

proof of ownership of the work. In the event the author of the works is an employee of the complainant, contract of employment;

  5.

in the event the author of the works is not the complainant nor an employee of the complainant, copyright assignment evidencing assignment of copyright from author to complainant; 

  6.

invoice, shipping document or other documents evidencing the date of (i) first sale of the product or article to which the original copyright work relates or (ii) first publication of the relevant copyright work;

  7.

alternatively, an affidavit of the copyright ownership pursuant to Section 121 of the copyright Ordinance.

     
B.

Trade Mark

  1.

Original or certified copy of a valid Certificate of Registration of Trade Mark in Hong Kong including any renewal certificates or proof of renewal.

     
C.

Registered Design

  1.

Original or certified copy of a valid Certificate of Registration of Design in Hong Kong including any renewal certificates or proof of renewal.

     
D.

Patent

  1.

Original or certified copy of a valid Certificate of Grant of Patent in Hong Kong including any renewal certificates or proof of renewal.

  2.

A written opinion from the complainant¡¦s Hong Kong patent agent or legal advisor that the Hong Kong patent is valid and infringed by the display of the Exhibitor¡¦s product or material in dispute during the Fair.

 

And any other evidence that the Legal Advisor may require depending on the specific facts of the case.

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