Charmaine Kwong on Intellectual Property Protection

London Brands Seminar: NFTs and the Metaverse

On 16 November 2022, partners Joel Smith and Sahira Khwaja and other members of our London brands team, hosted a client seminar on the ‘Metaverse’, including a lively panel discussion with Nicola Wood, Chartered Trade Mark...more

12/19/2022 / Blockchain , Cryptocurrency , Digital Assets , European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) , Intellectual Property Protection , Metaverse , Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) , Popular

Ahead of the game – Hong Kong court gives advice to online entrepreneurs

Whilst on the face of it a recent Hong Kong court decision was about copyright ownership in an online game, the decision in Emagist Entertainment Ltd v Nether Games (Hong Kong) Ltd [2022] HKCFI 899 raises a host of other...more

4/14/2022 / Copyright , Copyright Infringement , Copyright Litigation , Copyright Ownership , Entrepreneurs , Hong Kong , Intellectual Property Protection , Joint Venture

Updating the Copyright Law Regime in Hong Kong

The Hong Kong Government published a public consultation paper on 24 November 2021 on updating Hong Kong’s copyright law. The main purpose of this consultation is to revisit certain proposed amendments under the previous...more

12/2/2021 / Artificial Intelligence , Consultation Papers , Copyright , Copyright Infringement , Fair Dealing Exception , Fair Use , Hong Kong , Intellectual Property Protection , Proposed Amendments , Public Consultations

Cheaper in-app purchases… tempting but what is at stake?

Mobile applications are becoming indispensable in our daily lives and businesses. There are many ways to monetize a game app – through showing ads, offering free trials, income from in-app purchases etc. Unfortunately, there...more

5/13/2020 / Digital Services , Fraud , Intellectual Property Protection , Mobile Apps , Money Laundering , Online Platforms

China: 2-year time-bar revised to 3 years under CNDRP

Previously, under the CNNIC ccTLD Dispute Resolution Policy (CNDRP) which governs the .CN domain in China, no complaints under CNDRP could be filed against a .CN domain which had been registered for more than 2 years....more

7/5/2019 / Brand , China , Domain Name Registration , Domain Names , Intellectual Property Protection , New Rules , Rulemaking Process , Statute of Limitations , Time-Barred Claims

2-year time-bar revised to 3 years under CNDRP

Previously, under the CNNIC ccTLD Dispute Resolution Policy (CNDRP) which governs the .CN domain in China, no complaints under CNDRP could be filed against a .CN domain which had been registered for more than 2 years....more

7/3/2019 / Brand , China , Domain Name Registration , Domain Names , Intellectual Property Protection , Internet , Statute of Limitations , Websites

Heavy jail sentence handed down on illegal set-top boxes sellers in Hong Kong

On 28 December 2017, the District Court of Hong Kong handed down sentences varying from 21 to 27 months’ imprisonment against 3 individuals who took part in a scheme that enabled users of the “Maige Set Top Box” (the “Maige...more

1/12/2018 / China , Copyright , Copyright Infringement , Copyright Litigation , Enforcement Actions , Hong Kong , Intellectual Property Protection , Television Programming

Charmaine Kwong

Hogan Lovells

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