Wai Yin Chung
Senior Associate
waiyinchung@sfks.com.hk+852 2909 7864
Profile

Intellectual Properties (Non-contentious work): devising branding strategies for global enterprises including advice on scope of protection, availability, registrability and risk of infringement for the proposed brands; arranging and monitoring the local and overseas filings of trade marks, copyrights, design, utility models and patents including advice on overcoming the official refusals; advising on IPR related commercial matters including assignment, licensing, franchising, distribution and corporate restructuring.

Intellectual Properties (Contentious work): devising enforcement strategies for global enterprises including arranging of watch services, recordal of IPRs with various enforcement agents like local and overseas Customs and providers of online retailing and social networking; arranging and monitoring local and overseas opposition, revocation, invalidation, infringement and other available enforcement actions including arranging authentication of all necessary documents and evidence; advising on contractual disputes on IPRs including pre-action settlement, mediation and court actions; advising on Free to Operate (FTO), drug clearance, potential patent infringement of HK existing patent granted and generic drugs in Hong Kong.

Technology and Intellectual Properties (Commercial Contracts)

Advising on different types of technology related operational agreements like (i) software / source code / website / mobile application development agreements; (ii) Media services / licensing and distribution agreements etc and (iii) operational agreements relating to commercialization of the medical device like manufacture agreement, licensing agreements etc and address issues of IPRs, data protection (including personal data& copyrighted data) and anti-competition.

advising on franchise agreements in Canada, Hong Kong, Macau, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore and Taiwan and address issues of IPRs, data protection (including personal data& copyrighted data) and anti-competition.

Other:

  • Development of a data protection policy (including personal data & copyrighted data)
Other Credentials
Awards and Accolades from Clients
Academic Qualifications
  • Bachelor of Science
  • Common Professional Examination
  • Master of Law
  • PCLL
Professional Qualifications
  • Solicitor of Hong Kong (2006).
Areas of Practice
China Practice
China Practice
Civil Litigation
Civil Litigation
Commercial Contracts
Commercial Contracts
Criminal Litigation
Criminal Litigation
Debts
Debts
Intellectual Property
Intellectual Property
Matrimonial
Matrimonial
Mediation
Mediation
Personal Injuries
Personal Injuries
Probate
Probate
Technology
Technology
Wills and EPOA
Wills and EPOA