19 April, 2017
Asia IP Webinar series: We are running a series of webinars in 2017 to help you stay up to date with Intellectual Property news and developments in the Asia Pacific region. Covering a variety of topics of interest, we will be kicking off our series this month with a look at the world of Trademarks. Other topics, listed below, will be covered throughout the year.
Webinar 1, 25 April – Trademarks: Everything you always wanted to know about but were afraid to ask
For our first webinar we will be focusing on trademarks, looking at the year gone by and more importantly what to look out for in 2017. We will also take some time to look at some of the regional nuances and differences from Mainland China, Hong Kong, Japan and Vietnam to help you most effectively manage and enforce trademarks in the region.
Topics covered during this webinar will include:
- Cultural and legal nuances of trademark prosecution in different jurisdictions
- Japan – Recent trends of overall trademark practices in Japan and non-traditional trademark
- Mainland China – Trademark in corporate transactions & key issues and cases to look out for in 2017
- Hong Kong – New Trademark regime being joined
- Vietnam – Trademark protection in Vietnam: What foreign brand owners should pay attention to when joining Vietnam market?
Speakers: Deanna Wong, Amy Zhang, Erika Onuki, Kaoru Yamada, Nga Nguyen
Time
4:30-6:00pm (HKT)
5:30-7:00pm (TOK)
8:30-10:00am (GMT)
9:30-11:00am (GMT+1 CET)
We hope you will be able to join us. For registration or further information please contact BoYun Jung
Upcoming topics in our Asia webinar series:
- Patents – Everything to know from 2016 and what to look out for in 2017
- Cyber life – How to protect your information and IP
- Anti-counterfeiting – Developing and implementing effective and efficient strategies
- Trade Secrets – Have you heard ….
- Trademark litigation – Winning by paying attention to the details
