Overview (Program Summary)
A program hosted by:
ACC Hong Kong
Insufficient patent protection and enforcement in China has been a long-standing frustration for international and domestic rights holders. However, a series of changes to the patent landscape in recent years seeks to alleviate these frustrations. Join us for this exciting webinar looking at the fourth amendment to the Patent Law and China’s initiatives to improve the quality of patents and crackdown on bad-faith applications. It will also consider the implications of these changes for international companies operating in China, like the increasingly pro-patentee landscape and strengthened patent protection and enforcement. The unique and ever-changing landscape means global companies need to adapt and take advantage of these changes to maintain a competitive edge.
SPEAKERS:
Ai-leen Lim
CEO & Principal Counsel- AWA Asia Limited
Ai-Leen Lim leads AWA’s Asia practice as CEO and Principal Counsel, managing its headquarters in Hong Kong and its wholly owned Chinese IP consultancy in Beijing. She is admitted as an advocate and solicitor in Singapore and is qualified to practice in Hong Kong and the United Kingdom.
For more than 23 years, she has advised clients on IP portfolio management in China, in Hong Kong and internationally, with a special focus on China market entry, brand management and IP strategy.
Ai-Leen has been consistently recognized for her work through rankings and awards from leading industry publications including Chambers and Partners, The Legal 500, World Trademark Review and Managing IP. Most recently she was listed as a WTR Global Leader 2021 by World Trademark Review.
Xiaofan Chen
Partner- AWA Asia Limited(Beijing)
Xioafan Chen is a Partner in AWA Asia's Beijing office. He has over 17 years of experience with contentious and non-contentious strategic patent portfolio management. He represents international clients in patent invalidation, patent infringement and administrative cases.
Xiaofan was one of the first patent litigators to be officially registered with the Supreme People’s Court in China and since 2018 has been recommended for patent prosecution in China in the IAM Patent 1000: The World’s Leading Patent Professionals.
EVENT DETAILS:
Date: Tuesday, 1 March 2022
Time: 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm
Location: Webinar links will be sent upon registration
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