Based in Hong Kong, Deacons often advises international clients on IP matters involving mainland China. The ‘excellent’ team has a great track record in IP litigation, handling a mix of trade mark and patent matters. Annie Tsoi helms the IP group and advises Hong Kong and international clients on the protection, enforcement, and exploitation of IP rights. Co-lead Catherine Zheng handles litigation, enforcement and portfolio management for trade marks and copyrights, while Dora Si advises clients on brand protection and anti-counterfeiting strategies.
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Témoignages

Collectés indépendamment par l'équipe de recherche du Legal 500.

  • ‘Available and quick team. Looking for pragmatic and proactive solutions.’

  • ‘Annie Tsoi and Cindy Cheng have a deep knowledge in IP and a longstanding practice in this field. ’

  • ‘The Deacons IP team is excellent for trademark clearance, portfolio management, complex transactional work, and trademark enforcement. ’

  • ‘Dora Si, Andy Yu, and their team provide exceptional service. They are top-notch experts in the trademark area, and they are great to work with. ’

  • ‘Professional, efficient, high degree of cooperation, stable team.’

  • ‘ Dora Si leads the service team to provide professional services related to intellectual property rights for the company.'

Clients clés

  • Hummingbird

Points forts

  • Advising a Hong Kong-based record label on the IP aspects of a breach of contract dispute with one of their artists who is a major celebrity in PRC, Hong Kong and Taiwan. The dispute involves complex IP issues including trade mark rights to the artist’s name, ownership of copyright, performance rights, and entitlement to royalties.

Avocats

Responsable de la pratique

Annie Tsoi; Catherine Zheng; Charmaine Koo; Jeffrey McLean

Autres avocats clés

Dora Si; Andy Yu; Cindy Cheng