OUR PRACTICE

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & TECHNOLOGY

Pioneering Intellectual Ventures in Our Digital World

SFKS understands, protecting intellectual property (IP) assets is business-critical in today’s competitive landscape. Our IPR protection lawyers work closely with tech companies based in Hong Kong and across the GBA as they launch innovative products and services to local and overseas markets.

IP rights are a prominent corporate asset for tech companies. SFKS offers technology licensing legal support, advice on Hong Kong data protection compliance, as well as technical knowledge and experience in global acquisition, protection, exploitation, due diligence review, infringement prevention, portfolio management, and enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights (IPR).

Hong Kong intellectual property and technology law firm

Our Role

Providing coordinated and comprehensive advice to regional and international companies across a broad range of transactional and regulatory technology related matters
Helping clients preserve their unique proposition and grow their business. Our experienced team is passionate about offering regional insight that help protect start-ups, established companies, and publicly listed entities
Guiding clients to develop suitable business strategies, enforce and monetise IPR, and invest, acquire, and divest corporate interests
Advising tech clients how to optimize their commercial advantage and minimise risk levels.
Working with clients to achieve their commercial objectives in a constantly changing, innovative, and increasingly competitive landscape

ADVICE TO TECH ORIENTED COMPANIES

Aligning IPR with business development goals
IPR portfolio development and exploitation for local and international expansions, fund raising rounds, and IPOs
How to manage IPR
IPR due diligence and focus areas for technology-related agreements

STARTUP IPR LEGAL SERVICES

Development of data protection policies
Development of competition policies especially in the processes of procurement, tender, and provision of tech services
IPR, data protection, anti-competition, and the transfer of technologies and tech operational agreements

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

Contentious and non-contentious legal advice on initial strategising, branding, drafting, filing, prosecution, opposition, and revocation
Domain name registration and disputes
Trademark disputes
Copyright disputes
Patents
Data protection
Website regulatory compliance issues, and advertising
Distribution arrangements
Trade secrets
Registration
Commercial exploitation of new technologies
Licensing and technology transfers
Enforcement of IPR