香港是一个国际贸易、金融、航运、旅游中心,众多领域涉及知识产权保护问题。例如,进出口货物的专利、商标、版权保护,产品制作过程中的方法、外观设计保护,图书、音像制品的版权保护等。 1997年6月底之前,由于香港的行政管理由英国政府负责,香港保护知识产权的法律,除商标法之 Hong Kong is an international trade, financial, shipping and tourism center. Many areas involve the protection of intellectual property. For example, the import and export of goods patents, trademarks, copyright protection, product manufacturing process methods, design protection, books, audio-visual products copyright protection. Before the end of June 1997, as the administration of Hong Kong was the responsibility of the British Government, Hong Kong’s law on the protection of intellectual property, except the trademark law