As intellectual property protection is generally territorial in nature, applying for registration of a design in Mainland China or elsewhere in the world does not automatically give registered design protection in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. Therefore, if someone intends to manufacture, import, sell or offer for hire his design product (or license someone else to do so) in the Hong Kong SAR, he will need to register his design in the Hong Kong SAR. This article will briefly introduce the registered design system in Hong Kong. Continue Reading