EVENT DETAILS

Date: Jul 12, 2016

Time: 12:00pm - 01:45pm 

Fees:
Member: HK$280 
Non-member: HK$400 

Venue:
The American Chamber of Commerce in HK
1904 Bank of America Tower, 12 Harcourt Road, Central, HK

What brand owners should know about domain name protection in China

12:00-1:45pm. China’s Internet usage continues to grow at an unprecedented rate. The number of people connected to the Internet is estimated to reach 721 million in July this year. This represents a 52% penetration rate among China’s population. China also plays an active and important role in the development of new generic Top Level Domains (gTLDs), and it is reported that more than 53% of all new gTLDs are registered to domain name holders in China.

Registering and protecting Chinese domain names is attracting increasing attention from brand holders. It is therefore extremely useful for trademark owners and IP practitioners to be up-to-date with the regulatory framework and recent developments in the domain name space in China, so as to be able to develop and implement effective domain name protection strategies as part of their wider brand strategy.

First 15-20 minutes is for networking
Sandwiches & beverages included

Registration Page:
http://www.amcham.org.hk/events/eventdetail/2891/-/what-brand-owners-should-know-about-domain-name-protection-in-china

SPEAKER(S)
Dennis Cai, President, Policy and Compliance, Dot Trademark TLD Holding Company Limited

Dennis Cai is President of Policy and Compliance at Dot Trademark TLD Holding Company Limited, the registry for “.商标” (trademark in Chinese) Top Level Domain (TLD) accredited by ICANN. He is responsible for developing and revamping registration rules and rights protection mechanisms the “.商标” TLD.

Dennis Cai has 12 years experience in international domain name dispute resolution and Online Dispute Resolution (ODR). Until recently, Mr. Cai was Assistant Secretary-General of the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (HKIAC) and Secretary-General of Asian Domain Name Dispute Resolution Centre (ADNDRC) where he oversaw IP and domain name dispute resolution proceedings and the setting up of different policies for several new gTLDs.

Mr. Cai is a member of the Hong Kong Institute of Arbitrators (HKIArb), Licensing Executive Society China (Hong Kong Sub-Chapter), Hong Kong Institute of Directors (HKIoD), and Hong Kong Institute of Legal Translation (HKILT). He holds LLMs in WTO Laws and MA in Arbitration and Dispute Resolution.