Hong Kong innovates for a green future with intellectual property protection
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Planet Earth shines a spotlight on how intellectual property (IP) rights serve as the cornerstone for innovation and creativity as we innovate for a green future. Hong Kong highlights our robust IP system that supports the 26 April World Intellectual Property Day initiative.
Hong Kong is gearing up to join the international trade mark registration system under the Madrid Protocol in the next two years. But before that takes place, the Intellectual Property Department of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region has been paving the way for the city’s inventors and innovators to create a sustainable future by safeguarding their IP rights.
Director of Intellectual Property David Wong acknowledges that climate change is the greatest threat to humanity. “Over the past decade, scientific data show that the planet has experienced the five warmest years ever recorded. Greenhouse gas and fossil fuels contribute to the global climate crisis. The world needs to move to a low-carbon future, and Hong Kong is no exception. Low-carbon technology helps us achieve this goal and reduces environmental damage. Our IP system plays an essential and enabling role in protecting the patents, designs, copyrights and trademarks of green, eco-friendly products. Not only does it reward and incentivise our inventors and creators, but it also generates goodwill vested in the brands, and protect consumers’ choice,” Wong explains.
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