About Me

As a partner in our Intellectual Property Group in Hong Kong and Head of our Life Sciences & Healthcare Sector Group in Asia, I have 24 years' experience in advising clients in the life sciences, healthcare, food & beverage and retail & consumer sectors.

I advise pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device companies on regulatory issues, market authorisations, clinical trial agreements and public sector procurement. In recent years, I have also been involved in negotiating R&D agreements and technology licensing for life sciences companies.

Today, you'll find me ranked as a leading IP and life sciences lawyer by the major industry publications and legal directories including Chambers and Legal 500. I have also been recognised by Managing IP, ALB China IP, World IP Review, WTR 1000, IAM Patent, and China Law & Practice.

In addition to being a regular speaker at international conferences, I was involved in lobbying the HKSAR government and the HKSAR Legislative Council on copyright law reform. I am a member of APAA, INTA and the HKTMP.
Cases
  • US energy drinks producer: managing a leading US energy drinks producer's Asian (including PRC) trade mark portfolio and providing advice and counsel on the availability and registrability of proposed mark, full range of trade mark prosecution services including filing applications, responding to office actions and maintaining registrations; and advising on and prosecuting trade mark oppositions, invalidity and revocation actions at Community and national levels.
  • A German multinational chemical, pharmaceutical and life sciences company: representing the client in Hong Kong and China. It involves the potential breach of a settlement agreement in relation to the parties' use of a mark globally. The Hong Kong and China actions are part of a series of ongoing worldwide actions between the parties and they touch upon complex issues including contract law, trademark infringement, unfair competition, company name rights, the effect of proceedings in the UK and conflict of law issues.
  • A global pharmaceutical company: representing the client in defending against patent infringement proceedings in Hong Kong in relation to one of our client's generic drugs which has obtained marketing approval but has not formally launched in Hong Kong. It relates to the highly novel legal issue of whether obtaining marketing approval in itself is sufficient to constitute patent infringement in Hong Kong.
Education

Studied

  • Bachelor of Laws, University of East Anglia
  • Master of Laws, University of Nottingham

Admissions

  • Law Society of Hong Kong in 1997
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Testimonials

Alison is very pragmatic, always gives solid advice and is very easy to work with too.

Chambers Asia Pacific, 2020

Alison Wong regularly assists local and international companies with their trade mark portfolios, IP protection strategies and enforcement. A client reports: "She is responsive and provides excellent strategic advice."

Chambers Asia Pacific, 2019

The 'commercial, strategic and responsive' Alison Wong excels at handling patent matters for life sciences clients, both from a contentious and non-contentious perspective.

Legal 500 Asia Pacific, 2019

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