Franchising and Licensing Association (Singapore) Trade Fair 2015
31 October 2015 – What exactly is intellectual property? Which aspects of intellectual property are relevant to franchising? How are they important to franchise management? George Hwang, Director of George Hwang LLC, spoke on the above at...
Read moreIP Financing in Singapore: A legal and policy perspective – A talk at LES Asia Pacific Conference 2015
30 September 2015 – George Hwang delivered a talk on IP Financing in Singapore: A legal and policy perspective at the LES Asia Pacific Conference 2015, held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Drawing on his vast regional experience as a commercial...
Read moreAFA Press Release – George Hwang LLC’s role in AFA’s Personal Data Protection Programme
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George Hwang, Director of George Hwang LL.C, appointed as secretary of LES Singapore
26 May 2015 – George Hwang, director of George Hwang LL.C, a boutique law firm specialising in Intellectual Property and Entertainment and Media Law, has been elected as secretary of the Licensing Executives Society (Singapore) during the 16th...
Read moreChanges which influence businesses in 2015
Dear All, Time Flies! We are in the final day of Lunar New Year. I have decided that I should be writing the firm’s annual newsletter after Chinese New Year, when everyone is more settled and it will not be snowed under by the rounds of...
Read moreThe Asian Entrepreneur: Interview with George Hwang
Doing business anywhere in the world it is advisable to have a good lawyer close at hand. In this interview, George Hwang shows that there is more to him then just being a lawyer. What’s your story? I started my own firm for various reasons...
Read moreGeorge Hwang LLC – Boutique Entertainment and Media Law Firm of the Year in Singapore
6 November 2015 – George Hwang LLC was conferred the Boutique Entertainment and Media Law Firm of the Year in Singapore award in the 2015 Corporate INTL Magazine Legal Awards on 5 November 2014. The nascent law firm which is eponymously...
Read moreSubmissions to the Intellectual Property Office of Singapore on its proposed changes to Singapore’s copyright law regarding equitable right to remuneration
Public consultation on proposed changes to Singapore’s IP laws (7 Oct 2014): Right of remuneration for the broadcast, playing or performing of sound recordings in public (Annex 8) It is submitted that one or some of the following be adopted: 1...
Read moreA Review Of WIPO’s Guide – In Good Company: Managing Intellectual Property Issues In Franchising
My firm, being a member of the Franchising and Licensing Association, we played our part in its annual Franchise and Licensing Asia trade fair by giving one of the “educational talks”. From its attendance, it iAs obvious that the interests...
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