Mainland and Hong Kong Closer Economic Partnership Arrangement (CEPA)

Patent Agency Services

　

CEPA II
Sectors or sub-sectors	Service sectors (sectors not set out in GNS/W/120)
	Patent agency
Specific commitments		1.	To allow eligible Hong Kong permanent residents with Chinese citizenship to take the National Qualification Examination for Patent Agents in the Mainland. A Patent Agent Qualification Certificate will be issued to those who pass the examination.
		2.	Hong Kong permanent residents with Chinese citizenship who have obtained the Patent Agent Qualification Certificates may practise in patent agencies established with permission in the Mainland. Those who meet the prescribed requirements may become partners or shareholders of patent agencies established with permission in the Mainland.