Intellectual Property Department

Design applications can be filed electronically via our E-filing System 24 hours a day from Monday to Sunday. Read more

Design applications can also be sent to "Designs Registry, Intellectual Property Department, 24/F, Wu Chung House, 213 Queen's Road East, Wanchai, Hong Kong" by post or in person during the business hours 9:00 a.m. - 5:45 p.m. (Monday to Friday). Read more

Do not attempt to modify the forms, as doing so will result in an invalid form which cannot be accepted by the Registry.

Please pay the prescribed fee, if applicable, on submission of the form. We do NOT accept cash delivery (i.e. cash sent through mail). Read more

Important Reminder: Applicants and their employees or agents must not offer an advantage as defined in the Prevention of Bribery Ordinance (Cap. 201) to any government officer in connection with their applications or while having dealings of any kind with government departments.

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Form D1
Application for registration of design(s)

Descriptions	Fee (HKD)
Filing fee
	E-filing*	Paper-filing
1 design for articles not forming a set of articles (For each article to which the design is to be applied)	$235	$315
1 design for 1 set of articles	$470	$630
2 or more designs for articles not forming a set of articles (only applicable to same class of articles, please refer to How to classify my articles )
For the first article to which the first design is to be applied	$235	$315
For each other article to which any of the designs is to be applied	$175	$235
2 or more designs for articles forming a set of articles (only applicable to same class of articles, please refer to How to classify my articles )
For the first design	$470	$630
For each other design	$355	$470
Advertisement fee
For advertisement in the official journal of the registration of a design (per design)	$62

* For e-filing of Form D1, you can save 25% of the filing fees when compared with paper filing.

E-filing (Registered User with Full e-Service Account only)Paper-filing Only

D1 Sample (with explanatory notes)
Certificate of Registration

Form D2
(i) Request for amendment of application
(ii) Correction of error in the register or in filed documents

Descriptions	Fee (HKD)
Request for amendment of application (other than alteration of name, address, address for service or agent’s address)	$135
Correction of error in the register or in filed documents (other than correction of address, address for service or agent’s address)	$135

E-filing (Registered User only)Paper-filing Only

Form D3
Request for reinstatement of application

Descriptions	Fee (HKD)
Request for reinstatement of application	$195

Form D4
Application for extension of time

Descriptions	Fee (HKD)
Application for extension of time	$310

Form D5
(i) Application to register particulars of transactions affecting rights in registered designs
(ii) Notice of transactions affecting rights in applications
(iii) Application to cancel claim to be mortgagee or licensee

Descriptions	Fee (HKD)
Application to register particulars of transactions affecting rights in registered designs	$470
Notice of transactions affecting rights in applications	$470
Application to cancel claim to be mortgagee or licensee	Nil

E-filing (Registered User with Full e-Service Account only)Paper-filing Only

Form D6
Application to the Registrar to revoke registration

Descriptions	Fee (HKD)
Application to the Registrar to revoke registration	$275

Form D7
Filing of order, declaration or certificate of the court for revocation of registration or rectification of the register

Descriptions	Fee (HKD)
Filing of order, declaration or certificate of the court for revocation of registration or rectification of the register	Nil

E-filing (Registered User only)Paper-filing Only

Form D8
Notice to surrender registration

Descriptions	Fee (HKD)
Notice to surrender registration	Nil

Form D9
Notice of opposition or counter-statement

Descriptions	Fee (HKD)
Notice of opposition or counter-statement	$470

Form D10
(i) Application for certified copies or extracts
(ii) Application for copies or extracts
(iii) Request for information
(iv) Request for inspection of document or register
(v) Request for certificate signed by the Registrar of Designs

Descriptions	Fee (HKD)
Application for a certified copy of an entry in the register or a certified extract from the register	$135
Application for a certified copy of a document kept by the Registry, not otherwise charged	$135
Application for certificate signed by the Registrar of Designs	$135
Application for a copy of an entry in the register or an extract from the register	$5 per page
Application for a copy of a document kept by the Registry, not otherwise charged	$5 per page

E-filing (One-Time filer & Registered User)Paper-filing Only

Form D11
Application for renewal of a design registration

Descriptions	Fee (HKD)
Application for renewal of a design registration 1st 5-year extension	$475
2nd 5-year extension	$835
3rd 5-year extension	$1,410
4th 5-year extension	$2,420
Additional fee for late payment of renewal fee	$390

E-filing (One-Time filer & Registered User)Paper-filing Only

Form D12
(i) Request for alteration of name, address, address for service or agent’s details
(ii) Request for correction of address, address for service or agent’s details

Descriptions	Fee (HKD)
Request for alteration of name, address, address for service or agent’s details	Nil
Request for correction of address, address for service or agent’s details	Nil

E-filing (Registered User only)Paper-filing Only