Event Details

Following the COVID-19 outbreak and the stresses being placed on the global economy, the need for businesses to protect their competitive advantages may never have been greater – intellectual property is a key component of this for many companies.


Against this backdrop, in the British Chamber's 2019 Position Paper (which can be found here​), British businesses called on the Chinese government to further address long-standing issues relating to the protection of companies' patents and trademarks, as well as the inconsistent enforcement of IP rights across the country. However, with new IP protections found in the amended Trademark Law and the new Foreign Investment Law, both launched in the last six months, and further proposed amendments to the Patent Law and other reform measures being drafted, there is also acknowledgement of the continued efforts of the Chinese authorities to improve IP rights for foreign firms, with concrete progress seen in more stringent penalties for sellers of counterfeit goods and measures to strengthen the protection of trade secrets.

In the context of the UN-endorsed World IP Day on 26 April, the Chamber's Legal & Compliance Committee​ will invite Fabio Giacopello, Senior Partner at HFG Law & Intellectual Property, to give an update on the current legal and regulatory environment for intellectual property protection in China – especially in relation to British and other foreign businesses looking to enter the Chinese market or enhance their existing IP practices here.


Through a presentation and an interactive Q&A session, this webinar will seek to explore what companies need to know, make predictions on the impact of COVID-19 on pharma and other patents and IP rights in China, and set out some best practice and pragmatic advice on IP strategy amidst the evolving uncertainty and regulatory reforms.


Event Agenda: 


  • 16.50-17.00 ZOOM Login
  • 17.00-17.05 Introductions by Rebecca Lee, Co-Chair of the Chamber's Legal & Compliance Committee
  • 17.05-17. 30 Presentation
  • 17.30-17.50 Q&A
  • 17.50-18.00 Closing Remarks


Notes:


Participants can send their questions in advance using the registration form.


This webinar will be conducted via ZOOM. You will receive an email with a ZOOM meeting ID and password one day before the event. Please ensure your email address is valid, and please make sure to check your junk box as well.


In case of cancellation, please kindly note you must email the BritCham Shanghai Event staff Nathalie.Xu@britishchambershanghai.cn before 5pm, 26 April. Due to the service charges of Event Bank and online payment platforms, we can only partially refund up to 90% of your ticket price and payment will be processed within 14 days after the event via your original payment method. However, it is non-refundable for cancellation request made beyond the above mentioned timeframe.

Speakers

  • Fabio Giacopello (Senior Partner at HFG Law & Intellectual Property)

    Fabio Giacopello

    Senior Partner at HFG Law & Intellectual Property

    Fabio Giacopello is a senior partner of HFG Law & Intellectual Property. He has substantive experience in trademark portfolio management, trademark disputes and litigation, and enforcement including anti-counterfeiting. Fabio’s practice includes technology transfer, patent and trade secret litigation, and arbitration in relation to disloyal behaviour of employees. He acts for a range of international companies in their commercial and corporate transactions in China.

    Fabio has been widely recognised as one of the most valuable intellectual property practitioners in China, including as a “Recommended lawyer” by Legal500, “Winner of Client Choice Award – Trademarks (China)” by ILO, “IP Star” by Managing Intellectual Property, “Notable practitioner” by Chamber and Partners, “Leading practitioner” by WIPR, and “Expert in the trademark category” by Asia IP.

    Fabio is the author of several articles published by international and local publishing houses. He often cooperates with education institutions and associations to give lectures about the Chinese and European IP regimes.

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  • Rebecca Lee (Senior Consultant, Business Intelligence at Control Risks Group (Shanghai) Limited)

    Rebecca Lee

    Senior Consultant, Business Intelligence at Control Risks Group (Shanghai) Limited

    Rebecca leads teams from Control Risks’ Asia headquarters in Shanghai in offering international and domestic clients market-leading expertise in the collection and analysis of information that businesses need to succeed. She helps clients understand the strengths, weaknesses, plans and intentions of the stakeholders to maximise competitive advantage.

    Rebecca first worked in China in 2004. Her diverse ranges of skills are gained from managing clients, suppliers, staff, projects and information. She brings a combination of a deep knowledge of the subtleties of a complex environment for business with an international outlook and drive to give practical advice to enable clients to stay compliant.

    Rebecca acts as co-chair of the Legal & Compliance Committee of the British Chamber of Commerce Shanghai.

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Tickets

Member Ticket

This webinar will be conducted via ZOOM. You will receive an email with a ZOOM meeting ID and password one day before the event. Please ensure your email address is valid, and please make sure to check your junk box as well.

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Non-member Ticket

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Standard Price RMB 100