POLICY EXPRESS · PE-CEDB-133 · Commerce and Economic Development Bureau
Intellectual Property Trading Hub and Patent System
Hong Kong is building the market around patents before it grants many of its own; the hub’s progress needs a scorecard.
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2 pages · English and 繁體中文 · Built on the 1134211 Framework · Facts as at 25 October 2026
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The tension and our thesis
The tension
Hong Kong wants to be a regional IP trading centre and is adding tax deductions, a valuation scheme, a financing sandbox and an academy. Yet most standard patents are re-registered from other offices, few come from its own examination, and nothing shows whether trading is happening.
Our thesis
An IP trading hub is proved by transactions, so the patent system and the market measures should be tracked together.
Three policy problems this brief examines
- 01Most patents are registered, few are granted here
- 02Trading needs valuation, not only patents
- 03Capacity grows by funding, not by posts
Each problem is developed in three layers: the fact, why it persists, and the consequence for the system.
Three options compared
A · Examination first (supply-led): build in-house examination and the original grant route.
B · Market first (demand-led): valuation, financing sandbox, tax deductions.
C · Rely on re-registration and promotion (status quo).
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