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HKU weekly notice (from May 10 to May 16, 2014)

09 May 2014

 

Charting the New Frontiers of IP Protection of Fashion Brands and Designs (Saturday, May 10, 2014)
Fashion is one of the world’s most important creative industries. It is estimated that the annual global fashion industry revenue has hit $ 1.2 trillion. In the context of the growing importance of the fashion industry, this conference seeks to explore the latest developments in intellectual property protection of fashion brands and designs with a focus on trademark law. It aims to bring together leading scholars and practitioners to share their perspectives on this rapidly developing area of legal practice. What are the hot topics in the area? How should the law change in light of changing social, economic, technological, and global conditions? How can we rethink the future of intellectual property law and the fashion market?

The conference is open to the public, including all 2014 INTA meeting participants.

The conference provides free CPD points to eligible attendees. Please complete registration for the conference.

The Centre has applied for Hong Kong Law Society 6 CPD points for the Conference, with approval pending.

Below is the tentative list of speakers and moderators. More leading experts will be invited to speak soon.

- Celeste Ang, Associate Principal, Baker & McKenzie.Wong & Leow
- Dennis Cai, Assistant Secretary-General, Hong Kong International Arbitration Center
- Astor Chan, Senior Director & Associate General Counsel of Legal Department, Ralph Lauren
- Alan Chiu, Partner, Mayer Brown JSM
- Irene Calboli, Professor of Law, Marquette University Law School & Visiting Professor, Faculty of Law, National University of Singapore
- Alexandra George, Senior Lecturer, University of New South Wales Law Faculty
- Haifeng Huang, Partner, Jones Day
- Zhihua Huang, CEO, Shenzhen Liangzi Fashion Industial Co. Ltd & TANGY Collection
- Dan Hunter, Professor of Intellectual Property and Innovation, Queensland University of Technology
- Jasmine Karimi, Director & Associate General Counsel, Coach Inc. (Asia)
- Jason Y. Ng, Head of Debt Capital Markets, Asia-Pacific, CIB Legal at BNP Paribas
- Satyapon Sachdecha, Managing Partner, Satyapon & Partners Ltd.; President of The Intellectual Property Association of Thailand; Visiting Lecturer on IP Law, Faculty of Law, Thammasat University & Dhurakij Pundit University
- Susan Scafidi, Professor and Academic Director, Fashion Law Institute, Fordham University School of Law
- Maria Smith, Partner, Baker & McKenzie
- Valérie Sonnier, Global Intellectual Property Director, Louis Vuitton/LVMH Fashion Group
- Haochen Sun, Assistant Professor of Law, University of Hong Kong
- Winnie Tam SC, Senior Counsel of the Hong Kong Bar, Des Voeux Chambers
- Tan Loke-Khoon, Partner and Head of Intellectual Property Practice Group, Hong Kong/China Regional (Asia) IP Practice Group Leader, Baker & McKenzie
- Annie Tsoi, Partner, Deacons
- Grace Wong, Associate, Baker & McKenzie
- Kenny Wong, Senior Consultant, Mayer Brown JSM
- Peter Yu, Kern Family Chair in Intellectual Property Law, Drake University Law School

Date: May 10, 2014 (Saturday)
Time: 9:20am - 17:30pm
Venue: Conference Room, 11/F, Cheng Yu Tung Tower, University of Hong Kong Faculty of Law
Language: English

For further information, please visit:
http://www.lawtech.hk/fashionlaw/

Should you have any enquiries, please feel free to contact Zita Kwok by email at zitakwok@hku.hk or by phone at 39174727.

"Lasting Fragrance: Chinese Ink Paintings by Chow Chian-chiu and Chow Leung Chen-ying" exhibition
The University Museum and Art Gallery is pleased to announce an exhibition of ink and colour paintings by Chow Chian-chiu (1910–2006) and Chow Leung Chen-ying (1921–2005), prominent members of the Lingnan School of painting and widely recognised as a unique couple for their lifelong devotion to art and their teaching of Chinese art to students worldwide.

The Chows are widely admired for their renderings of landscapes, bird-and-flower, animals, insects, as well as their calligraphy. Their works reflect the principles and traditions of the Lingnan School of painting in their choice of contemporary themes and the melding of Chinese and Western painting techniques, yet they also have a spontaneity and personality that is distinctly their own. Natural wonders from different parts of the world are abundantly represented in Chow Chian-chiu’s richly coloured ink paintings, infused with oil painting techniques and attending to perspective, light and shade. Chow Leung Chen-ying’s flowers are characterized by delightful colours rendered with bold, fluid strokes. Many of their works are collaborations, including those where one does the painting and the other supplies the inscription.

We are honoured to be the recipient of Professor Chee-woo and Grace Po-shan Chow’s generous donation of paintings and books by the talented hands and artistic spirit of their parents, and to present these treasures to our local public.

Date: April 9, 2014 (Wednesday) to June 22, 2014 (Sunday)
Opening Hours:  09:30 to 18:00 (Monday – Saturday); 13:00 – 18:00 (Sunday). Closed on University and Public Holidays
Venue: Fung Ping Shan Building, University Museum and Art Gallery (UMAG)
Language: English  and Cantonese

Free Admission

Please visit www.hkumag.hku.hk or call 2241-5500 for general enquiries.

Should you have any enquiries, please feel free to contact Communication Officer Po Yi Elena Cheung by email at elenac@hku.hk or by phone at 22415512.