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Question: The Intellectual Property Department will extend the Intellectual Capital Management Consultancy Programme for one year. With regard to this, please provide the following information: (a) What are the details of this Programme? (b) How many cases of seeking free intellectual capital management consultancy service through this Programme in 2007-08, 2008-09 and 2009-10? (c) What additional resources are required for extending this Programme for one year? Asked by: Hon. PAN Pey-chyou Reply: The Intellectual Property Department has, in collaboration with the Trade and Industry Department and the Innovation and Technology Commission, launched a 1-year Intellectual Capital Management Consultancy Programme in March 2009 to offer a free consultancy service to enterprises, especially small and medium enterprises. The aim of the Programme is to help enterprises capitalise on and manage their intangible assets, with a view to effectively and systematically exploiting and protecting these assets for the long-term economic benefits of both the enterprises themselves and Hong Kong. Under the Programme, our Intellectual Capital Management Consultants will visit each participating enterprise twice (each comprising a 3-hour session) to provide free consultancy service. Our consultants will help the responsible persons inspect the enterprise’s existing intellectual assets and encourage them to compile “intellectual capital reports” (IC reports), so that they can unleash their business potential through effective use and proper protection of their intellectual capital. Details of the Programme are available on www.ipd.gov.hk/eng/icm.htm. Since the Programme was only launched in March 2009, data for 2007-08 and 2008-09 are not available. As for 2009-10, about 320 enterprises have participated in the Programme. Noting that the Programme has been well received and recognised by various supporting organisations (including the business community, non-profit-making organisations and charitable institutions), the Administration decided to extend it for another year. The second phase of the Programme was launched in March 2010. In addition to securing the continuous support of co-organisers and other supporting organisations which participated in phase one, the Department has solicited support from partnering lending institutions (including five banks) to offer more favourable financial and/or service privilege(s) to enterprises who could submit their own IC reports upon the successful application for business loans. An additional provision of about $4 million will be required for extending the Programme for one year.
Question: It is learnt that in 2010-11, the Administration will support the business community in strengthening their intellectual property (IP) protection in the Mainland through the Guangdong/Hong Kong Expert Group on the Protection of IP Rights. Please advise on: (a) the latest progress in this respect; whether the Administration has drawn up any concrete follow-up measures; and the expenditure and manpower involved; (b) whether there have been any cases of Guangdong/Hong Kong cooperation in this respect which are considered to be quite successful; whether the two sides have encountered any difficulties; whether the Administration will conduct a comprehensive review of the operation of the mechanism; if so, the details and the resources involved; if not, the reasons for that. Asked by: Hon. TAM Wai-ho, Samson Reply: (a) The Intellectual Property Department (IPD) conducts promotion and publicity activities in collaboration with intellectual property (IP) departments of Guangdong on a regular basis under the framework of the “Guangdong/Hong Kong Expert Group on the Protection of IP Rights” (Expert Group). Cooperation items include organising symposia and talks on specific topics, establishing an IP database and website*, with a view to disseminating information on IP to the business community (including Hong Kong small and medium enterprises operating in the Mainland). The two sides also jointly organise exchange programmes from time to time for networking between the local business sector and IP practitioners in the Mainland. In 2010-11, we will set aside some $300,000 for launching a number of activities in collaboration with the Guangdong side. These include:
_______________ * Examples include the Intellectual Property Database for Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao
IPD has a team of three Intellectual Property Examiners responsible for matters relating to Mainland/Hong Kong IP cooperation. (b) Since its establishment in 2003, the Expert Group has been meeting annually to review the accomplishments of the cooperation initiatives, explore further cooperation between the two sides and take forward new items. Under this cooperation framework, the two sides have jointly organised a number of symposia, talks and exchange programmes for enterprises and established a database on IP. In 2009, we have successfully completed the following cooperation items:
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