Training: Navigating Intellectual Property (IP) Risks and Asset Protection: Essential Strategies for Directors
課程培訓題目：董事須知：知識產權風險管理與資產保護策略
Course Outlines 課程大綱:
- Introduction to Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs) in Hong Kong
– Overview of core IPRs (trade marks, patents, registered designs, and copyright, etc.)
- Strategic IP Management and Commercialization
– Best practices for directors on portfolio registration and auditing; utilizing licensing arrangements (exclusive/non-exclusive); and securing confidential information and trade secrets via robust non-disclosure agreements (NDAs)
- Risk Management and Infringement Pitfalls
– Operational risk management, including copyright compliance and brand clearance searches; navigating emerging governance challenges such as AI-generated content and images (ownership, authorship, and compliance risks); and managing contractual requirements
- Enforcement
– Proactive market monitoring and practical enforcement mechanisms in Hong Kong (cease-and-desist letters, civil claims, criminal complaints via Customs, and online platform takedowns); open floor for member discussion and questions
- Q&A
- 香港知識產權概覽
– 香港知識產權概覽(商標、專利、註冊外觀設計及版權等) - 資產註冊管理及商業保護
– 董事在資產註冊與審查方面的最佳實踐；“專屬/非專屬許可” 的安排；以及透過完善的保密協議保護商業秘密及機密資訊 - 營運風險管理及治理挑戰
– 營運風險管理，包括版權合規及品牌查冊；應對新興治理挑戰，例如人工智能生成的內容與圖像(擁有權、署名權及合規風險)；以及管理合約合規要求 - 執法
– 主動市場監控及香港實用執法機制 (發律師信、民事索償、海關刑事舉報及網上平台下架) - 問答環節
Language: Cantonese
CPD Hours: 1
Facilitator 導師:
Mr Cedric Poon
Partner, Woo Kwan Lee & Lo
Cedric Poon is a partner in Messrs. Woo Kwan Lee & Lo and specializes in competition law matters and all aspect of intellectual property matters including trademarks, copyrights, patents and designs. Cedric also handles civil and commercial litigation and other dispute resolution. Prior to working in Woo Kwan Lee & Lo, Mr. Poon had been working in PricewaterhouseCoopers in its tax department.
Mr. Poon graduated from the University of Hong Kong with a Bachelor of Laws degree and obtained a Master of Laws degree in University College London (UCL). Mr. Poon was admitted as a solicitor of the High Court of Hong Kong in 2010.