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Under the copyright regime in the Hong Kong SAR, copyright subsists in: original literary, dramatic, musical and artistic works; sound recordings and films; broadcasts and cable programmes; and typographical arrangements of published editions of literary, dramatic and musical works.   Copyright protects the way that an idea is expressed. Copyright does not protect the idea itself. This is an important distinction. For example: Copyright protects a novel about time travel, but it does not protect the underlying subject matter of the novel. Another […]

Designs registered under the Registered Designs Ordinance (Cap. 522) protect the visible features of shape, configuration, pattern or ornament applied to an article, by any industrial process, which appeal to the eye. Designs do not protect the functionality or operation of products. Protection for the way in which a product works may be available under patent law. Registering a design is particularly important where you have a product that has a physical appearance or shape that makes it appealing or […]