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Dec 24, 2024 | 
jdsupra.com | Justin Lai
Confidentiality is a key consideration in any commercial endeavour. To retain a competitive edge in the market, a business will often do its utmost to maintain the confidentiality of client information and business strategies. This is a particularly sensitive issue in the post-termination context – i.e., in disputes between an employer and an ex-employee.
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Dec 24, 2024 | 
jdsupra.com | Justin Lai
[co-author: Joanna Wong]*The Guangzhou Internet Court (the “Court”) recently issued its first judgment involving the cross-border transfer of personal data under the Personal Information Protection Law (“PIPL”).1 An international hotel group was accused of unlawfully transferring the Plaintiff's personal data to various overseas entities in the course of processing a hotel reservation.
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Dec 24, 2024 | 
jdsupra.com | Justin Lai
[co-author: Joanna Wong]*On 30 September 2024, the State Council of the People's Republic of China published the Network Data Security Management Regulations (the “Regulations”).1 These Regulations finalise the Draft Regulations released for public comment in 2021 (see our IP & TMT Quarterly Review in the Fourth Quarter of 2021: China issues Draft Network Security Management Regulations) The Regulations will come into force on 1 January 2025.
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Dec 23, 2024 | 
jdsupra.com | Justin Lai
Malaysia's Cyber Security Act 2024 ("CSA") came into effect on 26 August 2024, establishing regulatory standards for the nation's cyber defences and marking a significant step forward in resilience against cyber threats. The CSA not only provides a legislative framework for the protection of national critical information infrastructure ("NCII") but also introduces provisions for the management of cyber security threats and incidents as well as the regulation of cyber security service providers.
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Oct 11, 2024 | 
mondaq.com | 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.
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Oct 11, 2024 | 
mondaq.com | 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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
