Led from Hong Kong by Edward Chatterton and also forming part of a cohesive global offering alongside lawyers across the firm’s vast international network, DLA Piper acts on Greater China specific and broader multi-jurisdictional non-contentious and contentious IP matters. Clients in the financial services, consumer goods, and food and beverage sectors provide a steady stream of instructions, with Chatterton often leading for major household brands on the protection, development, and enforcement of their IP rights across APAC. Elizabeth Wong is also pivotal to the team’s success for clients seeking to prosecute and enforce their trade marks, as well as handling commercialisation strategies and IP due diligence associated with transactions handled by the corporate team.
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Key clients
- Standard Chartered Bank
- Hang Seng Bank
- McDonald's Corporation
- Hillhouse Group
- Papa John's
- Five Guys
- Pokerstars
Work highlights
Advising Standard Chartered in protecting the goodwill, reputation, trade mark rights and other intangible rights in their house brands, trade names, as well as their new and established brands in Hong Kong, China, Singapore and several Asian jurisdictions.
Advising McDonald’s on a full range of trade mark and brand protection matters in Hong Kong, the PRC, Taiwan, and Macau.
Advising Hang Seng Bank on the protection of its IPR, including trade mark clearance and registration, online and offline enforcement and drafting/negotiating IP and commercial agreements, to support the use of the Hang Seng brand and associated branding and merchandise in advertising campaigns and commercial activities in the region.
Lawyers
Leading partners
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Practice head
Edward Chatterton
Other key lawyers
Elizabeth Wong; Wilson Lung; Olivia Huang