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Newsletters & Updates

2020-12

Bitcoin rising 2.0: Legal issues in Bitcoin investment

2020-11

Service of court documents by QR code – the continued tech revolution of Hong Kong courts

2020-11

IP after Brexit: Are my IP rights still protected?

2020-10

Four legal and regulatory issues the medical technology (MedTech) sector needs to know in the age of COVID-19

2020-09

Paying employees in cryptocurrency in Hong Kong: legal considerations

2020-09

Are your newly designed sports games protectable under Hong Kong laws?

2020-08

To use or not to use: Remote hearings in Hong Kong courts

2020-07

Good news for Hong Kong trade mark owners – the international trade mark registration regime has finally come into play

2020-06

First in Hong Kong: Disclosure order granted for the provision of documents through a virtual data room

2020-05

Are AI produced works protectable under Copyright Law?

2020-04

Police power to search contents of mobile devices

2020-03

Comparative advertising – Are you allowed to mention a competitor's registered trademark in advertising?

2020-02

COVID-19 + (MedTech & healthcare innovations) = patient data privacy & IP protection legal concerns

2020-01

Heavy price for insufficient coverage? MUJI ordered to pay damages for trade mark infringement in China

2019-11

New original grant patent system to be launched in Hong Kong

2019-09

Will the newly amended PRC Trademark Law tackling bad faith registration and counterfeiting help protect your trademarks?

2019-07

A blow to the giant – Adidas loses trademark battle against Shoe Branding Europe BVBA

2019-03

Trademarks with vulgar meaning may be invalidated in the PRC

2019-01

Why was McDonald’s “BIG MAC” trade mark revoked in Europe?

2018-11

A glimpse of hearing at the Trade Marks Registry

2018-09

Significance of implementing customs protection of intellectual property rights in PRC

2018-07

Who pays the costs of implementing a website-blocking order in the context of trade mark infringement?

2018-06

Well-known trademarks in the PRC

2018-05

Is a Court order to direct the Registrar of Companies Registry to change the name of a shadow company necessary?

2018-04

China tightens scrutiny over external transfers of IPRs

2018-03

Victory for Operation Smile

2018-02

“Steve Jobs” – brand name of an Italian fashion start-up?

2018-01

Legislative proposals for the Hong Kong Trade Marks (Amendment) Bill 2018

2017-12

Invalidation of the “平安鐘” trade mark: how to avoid similar pitfalls?

2017-11

The London Taxi Company v Frazer-Nash Research Limited, Ecotive Limited: Infringement of a 3D Trade Mark

2017-10

Does a Registered Trademark Provide Sufficient Protection to Your Product?

2017-09

Should Parallel Trade Be Curbed? A Comparison Between the UK and Hong Kong Approaches

2017-07

Arbitration over Intellectual Property Disputes (Part II) : Amendments to the Arbitration Ordinance to Take Effect on 1 January 2018

2017-06

How Does Patent Exhaustion Right Matter If You Ship Patented Products to US?

2017-05

Will You Violate the Copyright Law by Performing Popular Songs in Public Places in Hong Kong?

2017-04

What Should I Do If Someone Falsely Claims That I Am Infringing His IP Rights?

2017-03

Applying for Trade Mark Protection in Multiple Jurisdictions (Part II): The Madrid System to be Implemented in Hong Kong in 2019

2017-02

Premises Manager Beware: Manage Also the Copyright Licences

2017-01

Can a Former Employee Stop His Employer from Making Use of the Goodwill Generated by Him?

2016-12

Utmost Caution in Bidding on a Competitor’s Trade Name(s) as Internet Search Keywords

2016-11

Proving Goodwill of Get-up Without Brand Name – Not Impossible But Very Difficult

2016-10

The Right to Use Your Name Again After Selling It

2016-09

Cybersquatting: How to Reclaim Your Domain Names?

2016-08

English Court of Appeal Affirms Injunctions Against ISPs for Websites Selling Counterfeits

2016-07

Lessons From a Year of Setbacks for Apple in China

2016-06

Major Changes to EU Trade Marks Law After Reform

2016-05

Website Blocking Order – a Possible Remedy against Trade Mark Infringement on the Internet?

2016-04

Arbitration over Intellectual Property Disputes?

2016-03

How Can an Employer Claim Against Former Employee for Making Similar Patent Applications?

2016-02

Tsit Wing vs. TWG Tea (Part III): "Dilution" in Passing-Off vs. "Essential Feature" in Trade Mark Infringement

2016-01

Is a Sequence of Yoga Poses Copyrightable?

2015-12

Applying for Trade Mark Protection in Multiple Jurisdictions (Part I): The Madrid System

2015-11

Can You Sing "Happy Birthday to You" in Public?

2015-10

Could the Shape of Kit Kat's Chocolate-coated Wafer Be Registered as a 3D Trade Mark?

2015-09

Controversial Logo for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics

2015-08

The Lesson for "Michael Jordan" - Registering Chinese Transliteration of Names As Trademarks

2015-07

Is an Invention in Human Embryonic Stem Cell Research Patentable?

2015-06

How to Protect Your Unregistered Trade Mark against a Similar Registered Trade Mark with Known Use?

2015-05

Design Infringement: How Similar and in Whose Perspective? The Court, the Experts or the Customers?

2015-04

Can Parallel Importers Re-brand Pharmaceutical Products by Applying Local Registered Trade Marks?

2015-03

How to Stop Business Rivals from Making Groundless Threats of Patent Infringement Action?

2015-02

Jenny Bakery: Some Tips for Fighting Trademark Squatters

2015-01

Prejudicial Communication Offence and Parodies under the Copyright (Amendment) Bill 2014

2014-12

Online Advertising - Can I Sue Competitors for Copying My Trademark in Websites' Metatags (Source Code Tags) to Improve Rankings in Search Engines?

2014-10

Trademark Infringement: Can Converse Sue Others For Making Look-alike Sneakers based on a "Shape Mark"?

2014-09

Does the Creation of 3D Homer Simpson on Stage Lead to Patent Infringement?

2014-08

Who Owns the Copyright in a Monkey Selfie?

2014-07

Sufficiency and Secrecy in Short-term Patent Applications

2014-06

Enjoying TV Programmes with the "Mighty" Xiaomi Box

2014-05

An Overview of Infringement of Registered Design

2014-04

Clicking the "Share" Button Could be an Act of Copyright Infringement

2014-03

Revocation of Patent Granted Due to "Added Matter"

2014-02

When the Name of Two Companies are "Too Like" - Quick Guide to Remedy and Prevention

2014-01

Enforcement of Standard Patent Rights

2013-12

The Paradox of TVB's Ownership of the "HKTV Trade Marks"

2013-11

Enforcement of Short-term Patent Rights

2013-10

Enforcement under the Amended Chinese Trademark Law: Strengthened in Form

2013-09

Intellectual Property Protection of Computer Programs Revisited

2013-08

TWG vs. TWG: Case Study on Rights in a Mark under Trade Marks Ordinance and Common Law (Part II)

2013-07

Room for Parody in Hong Kong?

2013-06

My Design Is Successfully Registered! So I'm Invincible?

2013-05

TWG vs. TWG: Case Study on Rights in a Mark under Trade Marks Ordinance and Common Law (Part I)

2013-04

Review of the Patent System in Hong Kong (Part 2): Taking a Real Step Forward?

General Guides and Seminar Presentations

2017-03

A Practical Guide on Trademark (PDF only)

2014-02

When the Name of Two Companies are "Too Like" - Quick Guide to Remedy and Prevention

2013-09

Seminars on ‘Patents & Designs’ as part of the ONC Seminar IP Series (PDF only)

2013-09

Seminars on ‘Trade Marks’ as part of the ONC Seminar IP Series (PDF only)

2010-04

How to Protect IPRs in China and Hong Kong (From a Foreign Investor’s Perspective) (PDF only)

2009-11

When Intellectual Property Meets Insolvency (PDF only)

2009-09

A Brief Introduction to the Copyright Law in Hong Kong (PDF only)

2009-09

IP Issues in Business and Commercial Transaction (PDF only)

2007-12

Hong Kong as a Springboard to the China Market – the IP Aspect (PDF only)

2007-04

Protection of Your IP Assets and the Role of Hong Kong Lawyers (Chinese version) (PDF only)

2006-11

Creating Wealth out of Your Inventions (Chinese version) (PDF only)

2006-11

Intellectual Property Issues in Merger and Acquisition Transactions (PDF only)

2006-05

Copyright and Journalism (PDF only)

2005-09

Copyright Law

2005-09

Trade Mark Law

2005-09

Registered Designs

2005-09

Patent


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