Policy Address

Intellectual Property

33.         Knowledge that has commercial value can be protected by law to become property.  It can be traded freely, and such trading creates economic activities.  In 2012, the Mainland recorded the highest number of filings in major types of intellectual property rights such as patents, trademarks and industrial designs in the world, surpassing that of the United States.  A working group led by the Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development is studying ways to promote Hong Kong as a premier intellectual property (IP) trading hub in the region.  It has formulated strategies to further explore supporting policies and measures in four areas, namely: (i) enhancing the IP protection regime; (ii) supporting IP creation and exploitation; (iii) fostering IP intermediary services and enhancing manpower capacity; and, (iv) pursuing efforts in promotion, education and external collaboration.

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