This book systematically studies the structural characteristics of IP laws and regimes of major Asian economies, including (but not always) China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Singapore, Taiwan, and Thailand. It explores and crystallizes some worthy Asian models which could further help the development of international IP laws. This book begins with an overview of Asian modern history and IP laws. It discusses the three basic IP laws in Asia, namely patent law, trademark law and copyright law.

Following Professor Kung-Chung Liu’s introduction to his recent book in this seminar, a panel consisting of Professors Christopher HEATH (Maastricht University and EPO), Yinliang LIU (Peking University Law School), Wee Loon NG-LOY (National University of Singapore Faculty of Law), Yoshiyuki TAMURA (University of Tokyo Faculty of Law), and Angelia Jia WANG (Durham Law School) will discuss key issues in the book.

About the Speaker:

Professor Kung-Chung LIU teaches at PYH School of Law, Singapore Management University, Renmin University of China, and Graduate Institute of Technology, Innovation and Intellectual Property Management, National Chengchi University, Taiwan. He is also an adjunct chair professor at Shandong University, China and visiting professor of National Law University, Delhi, India. His field of specialty includes intellectual property law, antitrust and unfair competition law, communications law and their interfaces, with a geographic focus on greater China and Asia. His next monograph is Deciphering IP Law and Its Conflict with Competition Law‒Global Norms Against Asian Context (forthcoming, Routledge).

Panel:

Prof. Christopher HEATH, Maastricht University/Member of the Boards of Appeal, EPO
Prof. Yinliang LIU, Professor, Peking University Law School
Prof. Wee Loon NG-LOY, Professor, National University of Singapore Faculty of Law
Prof. Yoshiyuki TAMURA, Professor, University of Tokyo Faculty of Law
Prof. Angelia Jia WANG, Assistant Professor, Durham Law School

Moderator: Prof. Jyh-An LEE, Professor & Executive Director, CLINDS, CUHK LAW

The Law Society of Hong Kong has awarded this seminar 1.5 Continuing Professional Development (CPD) points.