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Eugene Low
PartnerHong Kong
Email [email protected]hoganlovells.com
Phone +852 2840 5907
Fax +852 2219 0222
LanguagesEnglish, Cantonese, Mandarin
Practice groupIntellectual Property, Media, and Technology
“What is special about his service is that I can safely entrust our trademark strategy to him, assured that he will come up with clear, practical and commercially sound advice while taking our company budget into account. On top of that, he is always quick to respond.”
World Trademark Review 1000 2020
Eugene doesn't like sitting on things. He doesn't like sitting on the fence either. Eugene takes pride in delivering prompt, clear and pragmatic advice to clients.
Eugene leads our IPMT practice in Hong Kong. Eugene is also a key member of our China and Vietnam IPMT teams. Eugene co-leads the esports and video gaming practice at Hogan Lovells.
Eugene's practice covers a wide range of contentious and advisory work, with a particular focus on intellectual property and data privacy matters. Eugene handles litigation and regulatory investigations. His experience includes advising on some high-stake litigation and data breach incidents. Eugene also advises clients on how best to register, enforce and commercialise their intellectual property.
Eugene is appointed a domain name panelist by various arbitral institutions. He is also a notary public and an accredited mediator.
Given his diverse practice, Eugene has assisted clients in many industry sectors including technology, education, food & beverages, retail, luxury brands, financial institutions, sports (e-sports), gaming and entertainment.
Awards and recognitions
2022
Leading individual for Intellectual Property (China)
Chambers Greater China Region
2015-2021
Leading individual for Intellectual Property (China)
Chambers Asia-Pacific
2019-2022
Leading individual for Intellectual Property (Hong Kong)
The Legal 500 Asia-Pacific
2018-2022
Patent star
MIP IP Stars
2020-2022
Trade mark star
MIP IP Stars
2019-2022
Silver for prosecution and strategy (Hong Kong)
WTR 1000
2021-2022
Recommended individual for enforcement and litigation (Hong Kong)
WTR 1000
2020-2021
Individual Bronze Award, Pro Bono and Community Service Awards
The Law Society of Hong Kong
Education and admissions
Education
LL.B., The London School of Economics
PCLL (Distinction), The University of Hong Kong
Memberships
Notary Public, Hong Kong Society of Notaries
Panelist, Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre
Panelist, Asian Domain Name Dispute Resolution Centre
Panelist, China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Centre
Panelist, The Forum
Panelist, Asian International Arbitration Centre
Accredited Mediator, Hong Kong Mediation Accreditation Association Ltd
Accredited Mediator, Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre
Representative experience
Advised a major gaming software company in several successful arbitrations.
Advised on the handling of a headline data breach incident.
Advised on regulatory investigations under Trade Descriptions Ordinance, Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance, Ombudsman Ordinance, Competition Ordinance.
Advised retailer operators and brand owners in setting up e-commerce platforms and customer loyalty schemes.
Advised various statutory bodies in Hong Kong on dispute-related work (e.g. regulatory investigations, contractual claims, judicial review) and matters involving IP and data privacy.
Represented Tencent in high-profile domain name dispute cases, including the successful recovery of weixin.com (WeChat in Chinese).
Advised in a copyright and encryption-circumvention litigation case in Hong Kong (with Mareva injunctions against the defendants).
Acted for telecom clients in lawsuits concerning the recovery of unlawfully-charged licence fees.
Advised gaming industry clients in IP enforcement, trade marks protection, data privacy, content compliance and contractual matters.
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