Review of Hong Kong Patent System: Original Grant Patent System and Other Possible Changes
Kenny K. S. Wong, February 19, 2013
On 7 February 2013, just two days before the Chinese New Year holidays, the Government published the Report of the Advisory Committee on Review of the Patent System in Hong Kong ("Committee"). As part of the review, a public consultation paper was issued in October 2011 to invite views on...

Proposals to Amend PRC Trademark Law may Impact on Trademark Squatting
Kenny K. S. Wong, January 10, 2013
The PRC government recently published the latest revised proposals to amend its Trademark Law (“Proposal”), many of which already appeared in earlier drafts. Following our email update Light at the End of the Tunnel, this update examines the latest proposed amendments which may help to...

Judgment Identifies Limits to the Exclusive Use of Well-Known Trademarks
Eugene I. Low,Kenny K. S. Wong, December 22, 2012
In a recent judgment (Stichting BDO & another v. Banco De Oro Unibank Inc & another), the Hong Kong High Court issued a reminder that the reputation attached to a well-known trademark is not limitless but must be viewed in the context of the relevant goods or services. The Court dismissed...