Amita Kaur Haylock

Oct 10, 2024 | jdsupra.com | Amita Kaur Haylock |Justin Lai

Brand owners in China continue to grapple with recurring problems of trademark squatting, hijacking, and infringement. Some malicious trademark agencies employ complex strategies to assist individuals or entities acting in bad faith to exploit the reputation and goodwill of established brands. Seeking to profit at the expense of brand owners, these bad actors engage in bad faith filings and instances of coercion, subterfuge, and abuse of the corporate form.

Oct 9, 2024 | jdsupra.com | Amita Kaur Haylock |Justin Lai

On 8 July 2024, Hong Kong's Commerce and Economic Development Bureau (“CEDB”), along with the Intellectual Property Department (“IPD”), released a public consultation paper on copyright and artificial intelligence (AI) (“Consultation Paper”). The consultation period lasted for two months and concluded on 8 September 2024. The Consultation Paper aims to ensure that the Copyright Ordinance (Cap. 528) (“CO”) remains robust and competitive in light of the fast-paced advancements in AI technology.

Oct 9, 2024 | lexology.com | Amita Kaur Haylock |Justin Lai

Brand owners in China continue to grapple with recurring problems of trademark squatting, hijacking, and infringement. Some malicious trademark agencies employ complex strategies to assist individuals or entities acting in bad faith to exploit the reputation and goodwill of established brands. Seeking to profit at the expense of brand owners, these bad actors engage in bad faith filings and instances of coercion, subterfuge, and abuse of the corporate form.

Oct 9, 2024 | lexology.com | Amita Kaur Haylock |Justin Lai

On 8 July 2024, Hong Kong's Commerce and Economic Development Bureau (“CEDB”), along with the Intellectual Property Department (“IPD”), released a public consultation paper on copyright and artificial intelligence (AI) (“Consultation Paper”).1 The consultation period lasted for two months and concluded on 8 September 2024. The Consultation Paper aims to ensure that the Copyright Ordinance (Cap. 528) (“CO”) remains robust and competitive in light of the fast-paced advancements in AI technology.

Aug 27, 2024 | mayerbrown.com | Amita Kaur Haylock

IP&TMT Partner Amita Haylock is quoted in this article, which examines who owns the voice of an actor when AI and voice cloning tools can make you sound like just about anyone? “Many artists and voice actors may not have a good grasp of intellectual property laws and therefore may not appreciate the rights they are signing off on when they agree to work with TTS technology developers or providers.