Patsy Lau

Patsy is a Partner in the HK and International Trade Marks Practice.

She is qualified in Hong Kong and California and holds a JD and a BA from the University of San Francisco and a Diploma in IP Litigation from the Nottingham Law School.

Patsy specialises in the protection of large multinational and regional trade mark portfolios. She has extensive experience in conducting trade mark audits and in advising on portfolio structure and brand management and filing strategy. Patsy’s practice also concentrates on complex trade mark disputes and negotiations, opposition, invalidation and rectification matters including trade mark appeals before the High Court.

Patsy also advises on all forms of commercial transactions affecting trade marks from simple assignments to complex multinational licensing arrangements and conducting due diligence.

Patsy is active on many committees and was the President of the Hong Kong Institute of Trade Mark Practitioners from 2009 to 2011. She has been a Committee Member of the International Trademark Association since 2004 and of the European Communities Trade Mark Association since 2013. Patsy presently serves on the Programming Advisory Council of the International Trademark Association having previously served on the Asia-Pacific Global Advisory Council.