I. Standard Patent
　　A Standard Patent is a kind of registration in Hong Kong of a patent substantially examined and issued by one of the designated Patent Offices. The designated Patent Offices are Chinese Patent Office (covering direct Chinese invention patent and PCT Chinese national phase invention patent); The Patent Office of UK (covering direct UK patent and PCT UK national phase patent), as well as EPO (EPO patent application designating UK).
　　There are two stages to go to obtain a Standard Patent:
　　The first stage: the applicant files the patent application at one of the designated patent offices and within 6 months upon its publication, the applicant deposits the published specification at the Patent Registry of Hong Kong Intellectual Property Bureau, the Patent Registry accepts the deposit and publishes it after formality examination.
　　The second stage: the applicant deposits the issued patent specification at the Patent Registry within 6 months upon publication of the issuance and requests for a Standard Patent. The Patent Registry will issue the Hong Kong Standard Patent after formality examination and will publish the issuance.
　　The Standard Patent issued in Hong Kong is the basis of Hong Kong patent system, once a Standard Patent is issued in Hong Kong, it becomes independent from the patent granted by the designated Patent Office. Disputes handling, invalidation or infringement compensation, etc. of a Standard Patent is judged by the Hong Kong High Court.
　　Documents/information required:
　　For the first stage:
　　　1. Publication of the designated Patent Office, PCT international publication if applicable
　　　2. Abstract in Chinese and English
　　　3. Title of the Invention in English and Chinese
　　　4. Names and Addresses of the applicant and inventor in Chinese and English
　　　5. State of Incorporation
　　For the second stage:
　　　Publication of issued specification by the designated Patent Office

II. Short Term patent
　　There is no substantive examination to a Short Term patent, only formality examination. However, an official search report made by the patent office of one of the following countries is required: Austria, Australia, China, Japan, Russia Federation, Spain, Sweden, USA, UK and EPO.
　　Short Term patent can claim Convention priority, the priority term is one (1) year. For a PCT Chinese national phase utility model patent application, within 6 months from its entry, the applicant can also file a correspondent Short Term patent application in Hong Kong.
　　Documents/information required:
　　　1. Description, drawings, claims, abstract and drawing for abstract
　　　2. Official search report issued by one of the designating Patent Office (can be late filed)
　　　3. Priority document if priority is claimed
　　　4. If it is based on PCT Chinese national phase utility model application, then also
　　　　1) Copy of PCT international publication and search report
　　　　2) Date entering China
　　　　3) Copy of publication by the Chinese Patent Office (if any)

III. Design registration
　　Hong Kong sets up Design Registry, receiving design registration applications and undertakes formality examination. An application once it meets the formality requirements, the Registry can register it and publish the registration. Design registration application can claim Convention priority. The priority term is Six (6) months.
　　Documents/information required:
　　　1. drawings, brief description;
　　　2. priority document if priority is claimed (can be late filed)