General Guides and Seminar Presentaions

Date	Item Title
2011-08	A Practical Guide on Trademark (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	Intellectual Property Issues in Merger and Acquisition Transactions (PDF only)
2006-11	Creating Wealth out of Your Inventions (Chinese version) (PDF only)
2006-05	Copyright and Journalism (PDF only)
2005-09	Patent
2005-09	Registered Designs
2005-09	Trade Mark Law
2005-09	Copyright Law

Newsletters & Updates

Date	Item Title
2013-04	Review of the Patent System in Hong Kong (Part 2): Taking a Real Step Forward?
2013-03	Check the Checker! – IP Rights in Checker Pattern
2013-02	The Digital Revolution – Readers’ Rights in e-books
2013-01	Mirror Image? Or Is It Magic?
2012-12	“Music in My Ear” - Who Owns It?
2012-11	"Gangnam Style" Copyrighted?
2012-10	Intellectual Property Trading in Hong Kong
2012-09	A Discussion on the Common Law Tort of Passing Off
2012-08	Proficiency in IP Law - the Prerequisite for Phone Designers?
2012-07	Ownership of iPad Trademark in China Determined Through Mediation
2012-06	Review of the Patent System in Hong Kong: Should the Short-Term Patent System be Retained?
2012-05	Will Derivative Works / Parodies Attract Criminal Sanction under the Copyright (Amendment) Bill 2011?
2012-04	Review of the Patent System in Hong Kong: Should Original Grant Patent be introduced?
2012-03	The Registration of “Jeremy Lin” Mark in the PRC
2012-02	Safe Harbour for Online Service Providers to Limit Liability for Online Copyright Infringement
2012-01	Turning Hong Kong into a Regional Innovation and Technology Hub
2011-11	Resale Price Maintenance: Is it permissible under the forthcoming Competition Ordinance in Hong Kong?
2011-10	Mislabelling of Genetically Modified Food: Is it a crime?
2011-09	How to Stop Your Brand from Becoming an .xxx Website?
2011-08	Has Apple® patented the tablet computer?
2011-07	Potential IP Disputes Relating to Rail Technology in China
2011-07	Privacy and the Media
2011-06	Copyright (Amendment) Bill 2011
2011-06	More IP Disputes Involving Multinational Technology Companies
2011-05	Patent Law Suits by and against Chinese Telecom and Technology Giants
2011-05	Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance – Review and Proposals
2011-03	Sellers Beware – Importance of Proper IP Clearance in Business
2011-03	A Summary of the Competition Bill Being Proposed
2011-02	Hong Kong Patent Cases 2010
2011-02	The New Competition Bill – An introduction
2010-11	A Gucci Case on Interlocutory Injunction
2010-11	The Patent Term of an Obesity Drug – good news for patent owners and bad news for generic drug manufacturer?
2010-10	Dispute regarding the use of the term “Computer Festival (電腦節) ”
2010-10	Recent Patent Infringement Actions in China (2)
2010-09	Does a Trading Agent or Dealer Own the Goodwill Related to the Trade Mark Applied on the Goods?
2010-09	Recent Patent Infringement Cases in China
2010-08	Claim Amendments during Patent Applications
2010-08	An Infringement Case Regarding
2010-07	The New Food Labelling Regulations
2010-07	Claims, Claim formality and Voluntary Amendments in China after the 3rd amendment to the Chinese Patent Law
2010-06	Rental Rights for Films and Comic Books
2010-06	Patentable Subject Matter in China after the Third Amendment of the Patent Law
2010-05	Inventiveness in China under the 3rd Amendment of the Chinese Patent Law
2010-05	Director’s Liability for Company’s Possession of Copyright Infringing Materials According to Section 118(2H) of the Copyright Ordinance
2010-04	Novelty Requirements in China after The 3rd Amendment of The Chinese Patent Law
2010-04	An Appeal Case Discussing the Test for Determining Whether a Mark Designates the Characteristics of Goods
2010-03	Inventor Reward and Remuneration under the New Chinese Patent Law
2010-03	Concurrent Registrations of Trademarks of Two Different Owners Both Bearing the Words “Chow Sang Sang” Were Allowed
2010-02	Third Amendments to the Chinese Patent Laws – A Further Update
2010-02	When Intellectual Property Rights Meet Insolvency
2010-01	Updates on the Third Amendment to the Chinese Patent Law - The Judicial Interpretations Promulgated by the PRC Supreme People’s Court Effective 1 January 2010
2010-01	How an Employer can Prevent an Ex-employee from Stealing Commercial Secrets
2010-01	Judicial Interpretations of the Supreme People’s Court on Issues Relating to Applicable Laws to Deal with Disputes Relating to Patent Infringements (Interpretation No. (2009) 21) (Effective as of 1 January 2010)
2009-12	Updates on the Third Amendment to the Chinese Patent Law
2009-11	Updates on the Third Amendment to the Chinese Patent Law and Transitional Measures Therefor
2009-11	Finding out the IPR Infringers behind the Scenes: Pre-action Discovery
2009-10	How to Avoid Common Pitfalls in Patent Application – Part II
2009-09	"Creative Commons" License Scheme - Copyright Approach for the Digital Era
2009-09	How to Avoid Common Pitfalls in Patent Application
2009-08	Business Method Patents - Development in the US and a Comparison with China
2009-08	New Criminal Offence under Copyright Ordinance and Exceptions
2009-07	Intellectual Property Due Diligence in Commercial Transactions - An Overview
2009-07	How Ping An Insurance Lost Its Name
2009-06	Proposed Administrative Measures for Short-term Patents
2009-05	Reduction in Official Fee for Community Trade Mark Registration
2009-05	Trade Descriptions (Amendment) Ordinance: Legislative Move to Strengthen Consumer Protection
2009-03	Highlights of the Third Amendments to the Chinese Patent Law
2009-02	Registrability of Marks being Geographical Origins
2009-01	Scope of Amendment of Chinese Patent Applications, and Ways to Reduce Damages from Translation Errors
2008-12	Registrability of Descriptive Mark in Foreign Language
2008-12	Pre-grant Amendments, and Ways of Reducing Excess Claim Fees in China
2008-11	Chinese Patents: Post-grant Amendments, and the Importance of Dependent Claims
2008-11	Registrability of a Descriptive Mark
2008-09	Hong Kong Patents – Practical Issues to be Considered
2008-08	Thailand will be Bound by the Paris Convention on 2 August 2008
2008-07	Patent Marking and Award of Damages under the U.S. Patent Laws
2008-06	Patentability Criteria for Computer Programs and Business Methods
2008-05	EPC 2000 – A Major Revision of European Patent Law
2008-04	What To Do If Someone Incorporated a Company with a Name Confusingly Similar to Your Company?
2008-03	Copyright Infringement by Parallel Imports
2007-12	World’s First BT Conviction Upheld by the Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal
2007-06	Is an Invention Still Patentable After Being Disclosed?
2007-04	Are Computer Programs and Business Methods Patentable under European Patent Law? (Part 2)
2006-11	Are Computer Programs and Business Methods Patentable under European Patent Law? (Part 1)
2006-05	What to Do When Your Trademark was Registered by Another Person in Bad Faith? (Chinese version)
2006-04	Hong Kong ISP Ordered to Hand over User Information (Chinese version)
2005-12	The World's First Conviction Against BT User
2005-10	Domain Name (Part 2) : The Up-coming .EU Domain Name
2005-08	Domain Name (Part 1) : Registration and Dispute Resolution
2005-07	Patents and Their Relationship to Company Value
2005-05	Is Comparative Advertising Allowed in Hong Kong?
2005-04	Can Slogan be Registered as Trademark?
2005-02	Is Downloading via the Internet a Criminal Offence?