Intellectual Property
We handle both contentious and non-contentious intellectual property matters in Hong Kong, Mainland China and other parts of the world for our clients. For Mainland China and overseas matters, we work closely with trade mark attorneys/patent attorneys/lawyers from the relevant jurisdictions.
SERVICES PROVIDED INCLUDE:
- Advising on trade mark availability and registrability for use
- Handling trade mark applications in Hong Kong, Mainland China and worldwide
- Handling trade mark oppositions and revocation proceedings in Hong Kong, Mainland China and worldwide
- Handling patent applications in Hong Kong, Mainland China and worldwide
- Handling design applications in Hong Kong, Mainland China and worldwide
- Drafting assignment/license agreements for trade marks/patents/registered designs and recording the same in Hong Kong, Mainland China and worldwide
- Renewal/maintenance of trade mark registrations/patents/registered designs in Hong Kong, Mainland China and worldwide
- Registration and renewal of domain names
- Handling domain name disputes
- Advising on copyright matters and drafting copyright assignment/license agreements
- Attending hearings before the Registrar of Trade Marks in Hong Kong for proceedings regarding trade mark applications/registrations in the Trade Marks Registry
- Advising on and representing clients for passing off/trade mark infringement/copyright infringement cases in court proceedings as well as any pre-action matters in Hong Kong
- Advising on and representing clients to enforce intellectual property rights (including interlocutory and permanent injunctions and administrative enforcement) in court proceedings in Hong Kong
- Advising on matters in relation to intellectual property portfolio management and commercialization of intellectual property rights
- Conducting audit and due diligence exercises in relation to intellectual property portfolios
- Transactional intellectual property services, for example, providing advice and reports relating to intellectual property rights in merger and acquisition cases and listing cases