Alan C. W. Chiu  Associate

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Experience 

• 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, including enforcement actions of IP rights; civil litigation; filing criminal complaints with the Hong Kong customs; PRC customs seizures; licensing and assignment of IP rights; trademark opposition; domain name registration and dispute resolution; software-related agreements; manufacturing and distributorship agreements, etc.  Alan also assisted in defamatory lawsuits for celebrities and various entertainment matters including music and film contracts.

Notable Engagements 

• Handling a high-profile trademark and passing-off Hong Kong litigation and various PRC enforcement actions (including customs seizure, raid, civil litigation and administrative litigation) for a renowned local pharmaceutical manufacturer.
• Handling over 30 company name complaint cases and a passing-off litigation for a famous Japanese consumer electronics brand owner
• Advising and handling Hong Kong IP enforcement matters and PRC customs seizure matters for a renowned American fashion label with over 1,100 stores in the US, UK and Canada.
• Handling over 50 PRC trademark oppositions and advising on licensing matters for one of the world's largest tire companies. 
• Advising a famous Hong Kong male movie star on all legal issues, particularly in relation to trademark and domain name matters.
• Advising a renowned fashion chain-store operator for their operations (for over 70 stores) in the Greater China Region.
• Advising and handling domain name dispute matters for various Fortune 500 companies and multi-national companies.
• Handled a large IP enforcement program pursuing over 30 local/ PRC subjects for a multi-national kitchenware manufacturer.
• Advised various local universities and tertiary institutions on their IP policies and licensing deals.
• Advised and handled PRC trademark oppositions and enforcement matters for one of the world's largest brewery.
• Handled a large IP enforcement program pursuing over 100 local/ PRC subjects for the world's leading flashlight manufacturer as part of their brand protection project.

Education 
The University of Hong Kong, LLM in Information Technology and Intellectual Property Law • King's College London, LLM in Computer and Telecommunications Law • City University of Hong Kong, PCLL • City University of Hong Kong, LLB

Languages

• English
• Cantonese
• Mandarin

Admitted

• Hong Kong, 2004