Deacons

Drawing upon a deep understanding of the law and the relevant commercial drivers, Deacons provides a ‘market-leading service’ to global, Asian and Hong Kong-based IP-rich companies across a broad swathe of their contentious and non-contentious IP requirements. Patsy Lau excels in maintaining, developing and enforcing extensive IP portfolios throughout the region and is recognised for her exceptional trade mark expertise both by clients across a range of sectors, and by peers, for example, through her former role as President of the Hong Kong Institute of Trade Mark Practitioners. Drawing on strong legal and technical knowledge, Jeffrey McLean is at the forefront of the firm’s patent prosecution work, helping to proactively manage multinational portfolios in consumer, electronic, biochemical and mechanical technologies in China and around the Asian region, particularly South East Asia. Theresa Luk was recently promoted to partner in recognition of her multi-faceted practice, which includes IP litigation and commercial expertise, including for clients in the media and entertainment space. The vastly experienced Charmaine Koo also maintains a vibrant practice in her role as a consultant, handling trade mark infringement matters, commercial and data privacy issues, as well as compliance and regulatory issues relating to marketing and advertising. Annie Tsoi and Catherine Zheng co-head the team.