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ACC Hong KongThe ACC Hong Kong Board of Directors invites you to the following presentation, jointly delivered by SIPS.
Intellectual Property (IP) is a longstanding, critical concern for companies operating in China, where trademark piracy and counterfeiting are rampant. Given that, IP enforcement in the PRC has been and remains key to any company’s strategies and operations.
While China has made significant strides in its IP laws over the last 30 years, deficiencies remain in those laws, and in particular, the enforcement of those laws. This is due in part to protectionist policies, as well as to the sheer scale of the problem, with the proliferation of fakes online being a particularly hard-to-crack problem.
With that background, the speakers will provide an update on recent IP legislation covering trademarks, patents and trade secrets; an overview of the IP provisions in the recent US-China trade agreement; developments in day-to-day enforcement, including online; and best practices in protecting IP rights of SMEs.
Speakers
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Joe Simone, Partner, SIPS Joe Simone is the founder and a partner with SIPS, a firm focused mainly on the protection of IP rights in Greater China, including the PRC, the Hong Kong SAR and the Taiwan region. Joe has advised companies on the protection of their IP rights in Greater China since the mid-1980s. He is also a UDRP arbitrator handling domain name disputes under WIPO. Joe publishes frequently on IP topics in China and contributes regularly to position papers on legislative reforms issued by trade groups and professional associations. |
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Dan Plane, Partner, SIPS Dan is experienced in all facets of intellectual property law, in particular, anti-counterfeiting and IP enforcement. Dan acts on behalf of a wide range of clients, including garment manufacturers, electronics and computer companies, pharmaceuticals companies, and luxury goods manufacturers. Dan is a frequent speaker and writer on IP topics, having published articles on online counterfeiting, the development of landlord liability theory, trade secrets protection and the design and management of Asia-based supply chain programs. |
About SIPS: SIPS is an IP protection firm with offices in Hong Kong, Beijing and Shanghai, assisting foreign and Hong Kong companies with investigations, registration and utilization of their IP rights in Greater China. See www.sips.asia for more information.
