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Keystone Law Offices
48 CHANCERY LANE
LONDON
WC2A 1JF
England
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Karen Fong
Work Department
Intellectual property and Commercial lawyer
Position
Karen is a specialist intellectual property (IP) and commercial lawyer with an abundance of international experience. She is recognised as a leading practitioner by various legal directories and has practised in London, Hong Kong and Singapore.
Karen has advised well-known international IP owners as well as start-ups and creative individuals on all aspects of business issues which involve the protection and exploitation of IP rights in the UK and internationally in a broad range of industries. She has particular expertise in the fashion and beauty, technology, food and beverage and media sectors. Her non-contentious practice includes work from brand management and protection, product development, IP audits, licensing and sponsorship, to IP elements of business sale and purchase and other exploitation of IP rights. She also provides bespoke IP training to clients.
In addition to her non-contentious work, Karen is highly experienced in conducting litigation dealing with disputes at all court levels in the UK, particularly those involving trade marks, copyright, designs, database rights, confidentiality and trade secrets. She has built up considerable experience in the IP Enterprise Court (IPEC) and also advising and managing international disputes on behalf of clients.
Career
2018 | Keystone Law | Consultant Solicitor |
2015-2018 | Collyer Bristow | Partner, Head of Brands and Retail |
2004-2015 | Rouse Legal and Rouse & Co International Ltd, London | Consultant then Partner then Managing Partner then Global Compliance Standard and Ethics Partner |
2002-2003 | Dawsons, London | Senior Associate |
2000-2002 | Denton Wilde Sapte, Hong Kong | Consultant |
1996-1999 | Willoughby & Partners and Rouse & Co International Ltd, London | Associate then Partner |
1994-1995 | Barlow Lyde & Gilbert, Hong Kong |Solicitor/Associate |
1993-1994 | McKenna & Co, Hong Kong | Foreign Legal Consultant |
1987-1991 | Drew & Napier, Singapore | Pupil then Advocate and Associate |
2018 | Appointed as Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (HKIAC) panelist |
2017 | Appointed as Asian Domain Name Dispute Resolution (ADNDRC) panelist |
2010 | Appointed as World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) panelist |
2004 | CEDR Accredited Mediator |
1994 | Admitted as a solicitor of the High Court of Hong Kong |
1994 | Admitted as a solicitor of the Senior Courts of England and Wales |
1989 | Admitted as an Advocate & Solicitor of the Supreme Court of the Republic of Singapore |
Memberships
Karen is a domain name panelist for the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), Asian Domain Name Dispute Resolution Centre (ADNDRC) and Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (HKIAC), and is accredited as a mediator by the Centre for Effective Dispute Resolution (CEDR).
Lawyer Rankings
London > TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property: trade marks, copyright and design
Keystone Law handles a variety of high-end disputes, routinely involving regulatory elements and framework agreements, among others. Karen Fong is well-versed in trade mark-related matters, while other key contacts in the group include Rebecca Halford-Harrison, who has experience in chemistry-based industries, and Simon Chalkley.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: mid-market
- Employment > Employees/unions
- Finance > Transport finance and leasing
- Corporate and commercial > International business reorganisations
- Private client > Court of protection
- Private client > Charities and not-for-profit
- Insurance > Professional negligence
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Licensing
- Public sector > Healthcare
- Real estate > Construction: non-contentious
- Real estate > Residential property
Firm Rankings
- Employment > Senior executives
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Gaming and betting
- Finance > Islamic finance
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Media: Film & TV
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Media: Music
- Insurance > Product liability: defendant
- Transport > Travel
- Private client > Art and cultural property
- Transport > Aviation
- Real estate > Commercial property: corporate occupiers
- Private client > Family
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: civil
- Insurance > Insurance and reinsurance litigation
- Corporate and commercial > M&A: Smaller Deals, £10m-£100m
- Corporate and commercial > Partnership
- Employment > Pensions (non-contentious)
- Insurance > Personal injury: defendant
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Power (including electricity, nuclear and renewables)
- Transport > Shipping
- Finance > Bank lending: investment grade debt and syndicated loans
- Real estate > Construction: contentious
- Employment > Employers
- Employment > Immigration
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property: trade marks, copyright and design
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Oil and gas
- Private client > Personal tax, trusts and probate
- Real estate > Planning
- Real estate > Property litigation
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Reputation management
- Corporate and commercial > Venture capital
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property: patents (contentious and non-contentious)
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Sport
- Dispute resolution > Professional discipline
- Private client > Agriculture and estates
- Insurance > Insurance litigation: for policyholders
- Insurance > Clinical negligence: defendant