INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

03 January 2019

As of 1 March 2019, any person or entity may apply for a patent or appoint a patent agency to act on their behalf, while patent attorneys and agencies will face the threat of disbarment as a result of any instances of malpractice. More

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USTR Preparing Annual Report on Intellectual Property Protection and Enforcement

28 December 2018

USTR has initiated its annual review of foreign countries’ acts, policies and practices concerning the protection of intellectual property rights. USTR will hold a hearing and gather comments and plans to issue a report on or about 26 April. More

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European Commission’s Directorate General for Trade publishes Counterfeit and Piracy Watch List

27 December 2018

On 7 December 2018, the European Commission published the new Counterfeit and Piracy Watch List. The Watch List elaborates upon e-commerce and physical marketplaces outside the EU that have been reported to engage in, facilitate or benefit from substantial counterfeiting and piracy. More

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China to Crackdown on IPR Infringements

19 December 2018

The mainland is set to strengthen intellectual property rights protection through increased penalties for infringement, with clarification of the burden on suspected infringers as regards discovery and provision of information. More

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Technology Innovation Opportunities in the Bay Area: Optimising “Going Out” via Hong Kong

12 December 2018

To explore how Hong Kong and other Guangdong cities can use the opportunity arising from the Bay Area initiative for co-operation and development in innovation and technology, HKTDC Research conducted a study in Guangdong and collected views from local commerce officials and companies. RoboSense provides an excellent illustration of how Hong Kong can help mainland science and technology innovation enterprises develop. More

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Upgrading the Modern Manufacturing Sector in Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Bay Area

10 December 2018

Enterprises in Guangdong-HK-Macau Bay Area are looking to advanced standards like Industrie 4.0 to pursue smart manufacturing and raise overall competitiveness. As Bay Area governments are collaborating in propelling industries towards the high end of the value chain, industry players can make use of Hong Kong platform and the city’s IP protection regime to find right cooperation partners to achieve higher industry standards. More

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Big Five Fairs 2018: Views of the Future

07 December 2018

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China Moves to Cut Business Costs and Promote Market Access

22 November 2018

Small businesses will have easier access to finance and pay less tax in line with a new directive from the General Office of the State Council. More

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Australian Business: The Role of the Hong Kong Hub

12 November 2018

With more than 600 Australian companies having a presence in Hong Kong, the community unanimously pointed to the importance of Hong Kong’s role in helping Australian businesses excel in the Chinese market as well as in its wider expansion to Asia. This article features stories of four Australian companies from different industries using Hong Kong in different ways, illustrating Hong Kong’s strengths as an ideal hub for Australian businesses. More

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Mainland Chinese Company Indicted for Economic Espionage

05 November 2018

The U.S. Department of Justice announced on 1 November that a federal grand jury has indicted a mainland Chinese state-owned enterprise, as well as a Taiwan-based company and three individuals, for crimes related to a conspiracy to steal, convey and possess stolen trade secrets of U.S. semiconductor company Micron Technology Inc. for the benefit of a company controlled by the mainland Chinese government, along with a conspiracy to commit economic espionage. More

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