Thank you for our guests who have participated in the IP Seminar 2009.
We are happy to share the presentations from the speakers for each sessions. Hope all of you would find it helpful. Please click here for further details.

It was another full-house at the IPR seminar, co-hosted with the China SME IPR Helpdesk on 22 June in Hong Kong. More than 100 delegates gathered to hear expert speakers from Europe, Hong Kong and Mainland China share advice on protecting and enforcing intellectual property rights in China.

Protection and enforcement of IPR in China topped the agenda among European SMEs and legal professionals.

Maria Castillo-Fernandez, Head of the European Commission Office in Hong Kong and Macao opened the event and updated delegates on the dialogue between the EU and China on IPR issues.

One of the overriding themes of the day was that, while China was taking IPR protection more seriously via legislation and customs regulations, the ability to enforce IPR rulings was still patchy

Click on the ‘Photos’ tab for more images from the event.

We’ve had a great response to our IPR seminars (see details below). In Hong Kong the full-day event takes place at the Conrad Hotel on 22 June. In Macao, the event is being held at the Macao Cultural Centre on 23 June. Both events are free and include a networking lunch.

We know you’re all busy people, so remember that you can pick-and-choose from the six sessions and attend the ones that are most relevant to your business needs.Contact: shirley.lee@eurocham.com.hk to register

If your business depends on the value of your design, product, technology or services, you can’t afford to miss this event.

22 June, Conrad Hotel, Harcourt Room, Hong Kong
Time: 09:00 – 17:30 (Attend the full-day, or pick from the six sessions)
Cost: Free event - Advance registration is essential

Please contact Shirley Lee on shirley.lee@eurocham.com.hk or +852 2511 5133

Click here for the full agenda.

Focusing on practical business tips and advice for SMEs, this interactive event combines expertise and case studies from legal practitioners and customs officials from Hong Kong, Mainland China and Europe.

If you’re concerned about any of the issues below, then register your place today!

1. Is a lawyer the best way to protect my IP, or are there other options?
2. How can I ensure my manufacturing partner is keeping my IP confidential?
3. I’m looking for an export/retail partner. How can I build an IP strategy as my business grows?
4. What can I do if a business relationship goes sour? Should I cut my losses, or take legal action?
5. What are the differences in IP systems in Hong Kong and China?
6. How can I best use the Customs authorities to protect my IP?

Attend the full-day event, or select the sessions that address your issues.

• Prof. Anselm Kamperman Sanders, Chair of European and International Intellectual Property Law, University of Maastricht
• Mr. Willi Vett, Head of IP Desk (Shanghai Office) China, BEITEN BURKHARDT
• Ms. Catherine Zheng, Solicitor, Deacons, Hong Kong
• Mr. Edmond Cheng, Group Head (Intellectual Property Investigation, Operations) HK SARG
• Prof. Peter K. Yu, Director, Intellectual Property Law Center, Drake University Law School, Iowa
• Judge Jiang Zhipei, Former Chief Justice, IPR Tribunal, Supreme People’s Court
• Mr. Giovanni Casucci, Casucci Studio Legale Law firm, Italy
• Dr. Christopher Heath, European Patent Office

The EU Business Information Programme (EUBIP) hosted two lively afternoons of debate at the EUBIP Europe Day Forums, which were held in Hong Kong and Macao on 8 and 12 May.

Questions from the 70-strong audience ranged from Europe's role in China to career advice during the economic crisis.

Business leaders, diplomats and a full house of your professionals and university students gathered to discuss whether Europe and Asia should be partners or competitors.

The panelists and audience were asked whether Europe and Asia are competitors or partners. Different viewpoints came from the business and diplomatic leaders.

In Macao, the panelists focused on whether Europe had a role to play in the SAR's future competitiveness.

The feedback from the audience was that we need more of these open forums, with different business sectors and themes for each.

Watch this space!

There’s still time to sign-up if you wish to join today’s EUBIP Europe Day Forum at the Conrad Hotel. What began as a small roundtable has grown into a much larger event. Our 80-strong audience has been primed to ask the tough questions of our European business leaders and diplomats.

Over lunch yesterday the panelists, from nine EU countries, tried to second-guess the topics that would come up. But the only agreement reached was that it looks set to be an interesting afternoon.

For those who miss today’s event, we’re hosting another Forum in Macao on 12 May. We look forward to seeing you.

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Hong Kong: 8 May, 3pm-5.30pm, Conrad Hotel
Macao: 12 May, 2.30pm-4.30pm, MGM Hotel

FREE EVENT - ADVANCE REGISTRATION ESSENTIAL

Does Asia need Europe? Does Europe need Asia? Is cooperation or competition the best way forward? Why should the elections in Europe matter to you? And what draws so many of Europe’s leading business people and diplomats to Asia?

Whether it’s the big picture issues, or personal career advice, join this free forum to debate with some of Europe’s top business leaders and diplomats in Hong Kong and Macao.

Contact Shirley Lee on: shirley.lee@eurocham.com.hk or +852 2511 5133

Panellists:

• Johan Adler, President, Ericsson and Chairman of the European Chamber of Commerce
• Rafael Gil-Tienda, Chairman (Asia), Marsh & McLennan and Chairman of the Spanish Chamber of Commerce
• Xavier Jacquemain, Chief Operating Officer, Societe Generale and Chairman of the French Chamber of Commerce
• Christopher Hammerbeck, Executive Director, British Chamber of Commerce
• Martin Ecknig, Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer, Siemens
• Andrew Evans, Operations Director, MDSL Asia Ltd
• Filipe Cunha Santos, Managing Director, Portugal Telecom (Asia) LDA
• Michael Suesser, General Manager, Lufthansa German Airlines
• Maria Castillo-Fernandez, Head of the European Commission Office, Hong Kong & Macao
• Rudolf Hykl, Consul-General, Czech Republic, (EU Presidency, Jan-June 2009)
• Lars Danielsson, Consul-General, Sweden, (EU Presidency, July-Dec 2009)
• Andrew Seaton, Consul-General, United Kingdom
• Frank Burbach, Consul-General, Germany
• Jean-Pierre Thebault, Consul-General, France
• Manuel Carvalho, Consul-General, Portugal

The focus of this year’s Macao International Environment Cooperation Forum (MIECF) is Sino-EU opportunities. We’re hosting an EU Pavilion packed with companies, Chambers and Consulates.

It runs from 2 to 4 April and there’s still time to join the EU Delegation. Or you can simply pop by on the day and join us for a coffee and a chat about how EU and Chinese companies can work more closely together to save our planet.

EUBIP partners, represented by Jose Luis de Sales Marques (IEEM), Echo Chan (IPIM) and Johan Adler (European Chamber of Commerce) signed a Memorandum of Understanding at the EUBIP launch in Macao.

Macau’s busiuness comminity gathered on 19 February at the Club Militar to celebrate the launch of the EU Business Information Programme (EUBIP). The focus of the evening was on building networks and sharing ideas on the way to create business opportunities between Macau, Hong Kong and the European Union.

EUBIP is a three-year project established by the European Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong, the Macao Trade and Investment Institute and the Institute of European Studies of Macau. The majority of funding comes from the European Commission.