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Question: The new Copyright Ordinance that prescribes the circumstances in which the copying and distribution offence does not apply will take effect in the middle of this year. In view of the wide implication of the Ordinance, in what way will the Administration carry out publicity and education programmes throughout the territory before the Ordinance comes into force? What are the details and resources thus involved? Asked by: Hon. WONG Ting-kwong Reply: The provisions relating to the copying and distribution offence under the respective Copyright (Amendment) Ordinances enacted in 2007 and 2009 are expected to take effect in the second half of 2010. The Intellectual Property Department will roll out a series of publicity and public education activities in the coming months bringing these provisions to the attention of the public, the business sector and other organisations through channels including advertisements in newspapers and magazines, seminars, leaflets, websites and e-newsletters. Moreover, we have revised the Guidance Note on Prevention of End-User Piracy in Business and printed a new edition to assist the management of the business sector (especially small and medium enterprises) and other organisations to better manage their copyright assets. This would enable them to get prepared before the relevant provisions come into effect and help avoid inadvertent breaches of the law. The estimated budget for the above publicity and public education activities is about $1.1 million, to be spent in 2009-10 and 2010-11 respectively.
Question: To promote the wider application of intellectual property by enterprises and the development of creative industries, the Government will extend the tax reduction arrangement to cover registered trademarks, copyrights and registered designs. In this connection, will adjustments be made to the estimates for 2010 regarding trademarks and designs etc. under this programme? What adjustments in manpower and resources are required for this programme under the new arrangement? Asked by: Hon. WONG Ting-kwong Reply: It is proposed in the Budget that the existing tax reduction arrangement applying to capital expenditure for purchasing patent rights and industrial know-how should be extended to cover registered trademarks, copyrights and registered designs. This arrangement affects the number of cases for assignment of intellectual property. The estimates regarding the registration of trademarks and designs under this programme reflect the number of applications for registration of new trademarks and designs while excluding applications for assignment, though we are also responsible for this kind of registration. Since the tax reduction arrangement will not have a significant impact on the number of applications for registration of new trademarks and designs, it is not necessary to adjust our estimates. We envisage that our existing resources will be sufficient to handle applications for assignment of registered trademarks and designs in 2010.
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