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Hong Kong – No hiding: mandatory registration of personal information for pre-paid SIM cards
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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
"Clear, concise and practical... always delivered in lightning-fast turnaround times. Never wordy, his advice is to-the-point and he goes the extra mile for his clients"
World Trademark Review 2019
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'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
2015-2019
Intellectual Property (China)
Chambers Global
2019
WTR 1000
2018-2019
IP Stars
2017
Copyright
Client Choice Awards
2017
China Business Law Journal, The A-List
2016
Deal of the Year (Tencent domain name case)
China Business Law Journal
2013-2014
Asia IP Profile
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).
Litigating in Hong Kong (with Mareva injunctions against the defendants) in a copyright and encryption-circumvention case.
Acted for telecom clients in lawsuits concerning the recovery of unlawfully-charged licence fees.
Latest thinking and events
News
Highlights of China’s Supreme Court’s new Interpretation on punitive damages in IP cases
13 April 2021
Insights
House rules? Nevada looks to establish the first U.S. esports regulator
Registered Content
01 April 2021
Webinar
Sports and esports - the same but different?!
Session 1: 24 February 2021, 3:00 PM EST – 4:00 PM EST | Session 2: 02 March 2021, 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM HKT
Published Works
Patent Litigation 2021 guide Chambers and Partners
15 February 2021
News
China's IP Administration publishes Draft Administrative Adjudication Measures for Patent Linkage
10 February 2021
