Charmaine Kwong at Hogan Lovells

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

Influencer Snapshot: Getting a handle on social media influencers

Consumer-facing companies are increasingly utilizing social media influencers to get their advertising to targeted audiences and to learn how their products are working for real people. This innovative form of advertising is...more

12/11/2019 / Advertising , Brand , Celebrity Endorsements , Disclosure Requirements , Endorsements , Influencers , Marketing , Online Endorsements , Social Media , Websites

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

Antitrust spotlight on HR practices in Hong Kong

Since the entry into force of the Competition Ordinance (Ordinance) in December 2015, the Hong Kong Competition Commission (Commission) reports having encountered many practices relating to employment terms and hiring that...more

4/26/2018 / Antitrust Provisions , Competition , Hiring & Firing , Hong Kong , No-Poaching

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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