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Intellectual Property News Hong Kong

Intellectual Property News 2023 – Hong Kong

With the year coming to a close, we can’t wait to share with you two major IP news we anticipate for Hong Kong next year. First, the Madrid International Trade Mark Registration system should be ready for implementation in Hong Kong the earliest during the second half of 2023 and secondly, the long-awaited new copyright law […]
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Intellectual Property for Social Media Influencers

Intellectual Property for Social Media Influencers

88% of Hong Kong population is using social media, and this number is growing every minute. It is no surprise that social media has become a lucrative business. Social media influencers (“Influencers”) or key opinion leaders (“KOLs”) are popular and powerful – they create tight bonds with their followers and have the ability to influence […]
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Copyright Amendment Bill 2022

Copyright (Amendment) Bill 2022 gazetted for LegCo reading on 8 June 2022

The Copyright (Amendment) Bill 2022 (https://www.legco.gov.hk/yr2022/english/brief/citbcr070928_22020525-e.pdf) was gazetted last Friday after the 3-month public consultation.  A very aligned view of IP practitioners and stakeholders is to have the new Copyright provisions enacted as law without any further delay.  The key 5 legislative proposals are: 1. To introduce an exclusive technology-neutral communication right for copyright owners in […]
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trade mark registration

First case in China penalising bad faith trade mark registration

The Fujian Higher People’s Court issued a judgment on 27 September 2021 awarding Emerson Electric Co (“Emerson”), a US company damages in the amount of RMB1.6 million payable by the defendants (two affiliated Xiamen companies, the main shareholder of the Xiamen companies and the trade mark agent) in China for having registered Emerson’s trade marks […]
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CEDB released a public consultation paper on updating Hong Kong’s copyright regime

CEDB released a public consultation paper on updating Hong Kong’s copyright regime on 24 November

By Benjamin Choi, Managing Director The Commerce and Economic Development Bureau of the Government of Hong Kong just released on 24 November 2021 a public consultation paper on updating Hong Kong’s copyright regime.  This is brilliant news to copyright owners and fingers crossed with the passage of the new legislation!  If you may wonder the meaning […]
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billboard trademark

Brand valuation in Hong Kong – top tips from the front line

By Benjamin Choi, Managing Director As a leading commercial hub, Hong Kong is often viewed by foreign brand owners as an ideal gateway into Asia. However, local conditions – from the worth placed on family-run business to the impact of sky-high rents – are often under-estimated or misunderstood. Analysis of successful home-grown brands and some not-so-successful […]
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Hong Kong Trade Mark Practice

Hong Kong Trade Mark Practice Goes International

Hong Kong is expecting the launch of the International Registration (IR) of Trade Marks under the WIPO Madrid System by tentatively end of 2022 or early 2023. This will be in addition to the long established and territorial based trade mark registration system, whereby trade mark owners domiciled or incorporated in Hong Kong can designate […]
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