Intellectual Property fosters a greater awareness of the importance of intellectual property rights as a means of driving innovation and broader economic growth, and encourages the development of sound public policies relating to the protection of IPR in Hong Kong and the greater China.

Committee Meeting:
Committee usually meets on the first Wednesday of each month.

 

Committee Chairs:
Gabriela Kennedy Partner Hogan Lovells	Amy Lee IP Attorney Microsoft Hong Kong Ltd

Past Events:

Event Date	Title	Speaker(s)
Dec 09, 2011	Content in the Digital Age	* Dr. John Ure, Executive Director, Asia Internet Coalition * Frank Rittman, VP Asia Pacific, Motion Picture Association * Ringo Lam, CEO, Anyplex * Klaus Heymann, Naxos Global Distribution Moderated by Gabriela Kennedy, Partner, HoganLovells
Dec 1, 2011	Tour and Lunch to the Hong Kong Customs
Aug 23, 2011	Inventing Our Future: (i) Reviewing Hong Kong’s Patent System (ii) Balancing Pharmaceutical Patent Terms (iii) Trading Intellectual Property in Hong Kong	Peter Cheung Director, Intellectual Property Department HKSAR Government
May 23, 2011	Protecting Against IP Theft: The National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center (IPR Center)	Special Agent Dennis M. Fetting, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, ICE – Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center Conrad W. Wong, Intellectual Property Rights Officer, US Consulate General, United States Patent & Trademark Office, Guangzhou, PRC
Apr 29, 2011	The Future of Hong Kong’s Patent System	Anita Leung, AmCham Intellectual Property Committee Board Liaison and James Collison, AmCham Intellectual Property Committee
Mar 22, 2011	How Companies, Consumers, and Smartphones Can Beat Counterfeiting Together	Jeff Bradley, Chief Operating Officer, Leo Burnett Southern China, Arc Hong Kong
Mar 8, 2011	Designing and Implementing a Strategic Brand Integrity Program for China	Bob Youill, Managing Director of Forensic & Litigation Consulting, FTI Consulting, Inc.
Jan 4, 2011	A Closer Look at Intellectual Property Rights and Indigenous Innovations in China: A Two-Part Meeting	-Elizabeth Nesbitt, International Trade Analyst, U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) -Tani Fukui, International Economist, U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC)
Dec 3, 2010	Indigenous Innovation: What It Means for American Companies in China	James McGregor, Senior Counselor, China, APCO Worldwide
Nov 16, 2010	An Update on Current Thinking on IP Policies	Stephen Selby, Director, Intellectual Property Department, HKSAR Government
Sep 24, 2010	Members Discussion & Planning Meeting	-
Aug 2, 2010	Intellectual Property Issues: Legal and Political Developments in the United States	Sandra Aistars, Vice President & Associate General Counsel, Time Warner Cameron Gilreath, Vice President, Global Public Policy, Time Warner
Jun 15, 2010	Reporting from Guangzhou: South China’s Current IPR Climate, and Recent and Future U.S. Government Activities	Conrad W. Wong, Intellectual Property Rights Officer, US Consulate General, United States Patent & Trademark Office, Guangzhou, PRC
May 6, 2010	The Need for an Innovative Approach towards IPR Crime Enforcement	Albert Ho, Head of the Intellectual Property Investigation Bureau (IPIB)
Apr 13, 2010	The Role of Intellectual Property in Global Economics and Trade	David Kappos Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)
Mar 3, 2010	Members Discussion & Planning Meeting
Feb 1, 2010	Companies (Amendment) Bill 2010	John Leung, Deputy Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury (Financial Services); Elizabeth Mo, Deputy Principal Solicitor (Company Law Reform) of the Companies Registry
Jan 6, 2010	Members Discussion Meeting	-

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For earlier events, please go to page 2.

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