New PRC Patent Laws & The Impact on Technology
Date: 11 May 2010, Tuesday, Time: 12pm – 1.30pm (SIN time, GMT +8)

The new PRC Patent Law affects all lawyers drafting and reviewing commercial documents in the PRC. Additionally, the launch of Internationalised Domain Names ("IDNs") and new Generic Top-Level Domain Names ("gTLDs"), creates further challenges when dealing with Intellectual Property related issues in China.

In this special 90-minute ALB webinar, legal experts will provide participants with practical advice on how to identify the associated obstacles and opportunities and how to take proactive steps to obtain the maximum benefit from these legislative changes.

Attend this 90 minute session and learn more, via case studies, on:

• Patent assignments
• Technology transfer agreements
• Co-ownership and collaboration agreements
• Employment agreements
• New development - The Launch of Internationalized Domain Names ("IDNs") and new Generic Top-Level Domain Names ("gTLDs")
• Implications on Internet Users and Brand Owners
• Ten common myths about IDNs and gTLDs

About our Speakers

Audrey Shum, Partner, Stephsenson Harwood
Audrey Shum advises clients on protection and exploitation of intellectual property rights and conducts and manages complex IP litigation in Hong Kong and China. She also advises clients on technology export and import issues and other related regulatory issues in China. Audrey assists her clients to review and draft commercial agreements including software license agreements, manufacturing, technology transfer and agreements concerning the exploitation of intellectual property rights. She also handles the IP related issues for mergers and acquisitions in Hong Kong and China. Clients include pharmaceutical, software, online game and high-tech companies and financial institutions. Audrey obtained her LLB (Hons) from the University of Hong Kong and her LLM (Hons) from the University of Cambridge. She was admitted as a solicitor in Hong Kong in 1999 and in England and Wales in 2000.

Alan C. W. Chiu, Senior Associate, Mayer Brown JSM
Alan Chiu advises on a diversified range of contentious and non-contentious intellectual property (IP) and information technology (IT) law for both Hong Kong and the PRC. This includes enforcement actions of IP rights, PRC customs seizures, licensing and assignment of IP rights, trademark opposition and domain name registration. Alan also assists in defamatory lawsuits for celebrities and various entertainment matters including music and film contracts. He obtained his qualifications from The University of Hong Kong, LLM in Information Technology and Intellectual Property Law as well as King's College London, LLM in Computer and Telecommunications Law.

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• Real-time presentations by expert speakers
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• Participate (live) and/or view Interactive Q&A sessions

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• Computer with Internet Connection
• Telephone / Headset

For more information about ALB Webinar Series, please contact Rena Chua at +65 6423 4631
or email: rena@keymedia.com.sg

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