Intellectual Property, COVID-19, and the Next Pandemic: Diagnosing Problems, Developing Cures

20/10/2021

Law Tech conference on Zoom on November 5 and 6, 2021 from 8am – 12:30pm (US Eastern Standard Time).

Artificial Intelligence: Privacy and Ethics

01/09/2021

This seminar will be held via Zoom online on Wednesday, October 27, 2021 from 1pm – 2pm.

Intellectual Property Law in China, 2nd Edition

19/08/2021

Douglas Clark’s co-authored a new book, Intellectual Property Law in China, 2nd Edition

Showcasing HKU AI Lawyer: Sentencing Predictor for Drug Trafficking at 2021 World Artificial Intelligence Conference – Hong Kong Forum

12/07/2021

The Centre was invited by Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation to set up a booth to showcase “HKU AI Lawyer: Sentencing Predictor for Drug Trafficking” at the 2021 World Artificial Intelligence Conference – Hong Kong Forum.

We, the Robots? Regulating Artificial Intelligence and the Limits of the Law

09/07/2021

This seminar will be held via Zoom online on Tuesday, September 28, 2021 from 1pm – 2pm.

Doxing and the Challenge to Legal Regulation: When Personal Data Becomes a Weapon

07/07/2021

Prof. Anne Cheung’s book chapter in Bailey, Flynn & Henry (eds), Handbook on Technology-Facilitated Violence and Abuse: International Perspectives and Experiences, Emerald Publishing Emerald Publishing Limited, Bingley, pp. 577-594.

Media Coverage of the Sentencing Predictor for Drug Trafficking

02/07/2021

Links to the media reports and interviews are included.

Accountability in Algorithm-assisted Sanctions: Public Law Scrutiny of China’s Social Credit System

24/06/2021

Research project funded by General Research Fund (GRF), PI: Clement Chen.

The Complexities of IP and NFTs

23/06/2021

Yu, Ronald, “The Complexities of IP and NFTs“, In-House Community Magazine, Vol. 1, Issue 2, June 2021.

Integrating Domain Knowledge in AI-Assisted Criminal Sentencing of Drug Trafficking Cases

09/06/2021

Wu, Tien-Hsuan, Kao, Ben, Cheung, Anne S.Y., Cheung, Michael M.K., Chen, Wang, Chen, Yongxi, Yuan, Guowen & Cheng, Reynold, “Integrating Domain Knowledge in AI-Assisted Criminal Sentencing of Drug Trafficking Cases”, Frontiers in Artificial Intelligence and Applications, 2020, vol. 334, p. 174 – 183.

HKU Law and Technology Centre launches HKU AI Lawyer: Sentencing Predictor for Drug Trafficking

21/05/2021

HKU’s research team led by Prof. Ben Kao and Prof. Anne Cheung introduced HKU AI Lawyer – an AI-assisted sentencing predictor for the offence of trafficking in dangerous drugs in Hong Kong.

New Changes, New Possibilities: China’s Latest Patent Law Amendments

20/05/2021

Yu, Ronald & Yip, Kenneth, “New Changes, New Possibilities: China’s Latest Patent Law Amendments“, GRUR International, Volume 70, Issue 5, May 2021, Pages 486–489.

Bridging the Digital Chasm through the Fundamental Right to Technology

14/05/2021

Sun, Haochen, Bridging the Digital Chasm through the Fundamental Right to Technology (May 14, 2021). 28 Georgetown Journal on Poverty Law & Policy 75 (2020).

HKU AI Lawyer: Sentencing Predictor for Drug Trafficking 港大人工智能律師：販毒罪量刑估算程式

05/05/2021

This workshop will be held via Zoom on Tuesday, May 18 to introduce and demonstrate the use of the AI-assisted sentencing predictor for the offence of trafficking in dangerous drugs in Hong Kong.

A Caveat for AI Developers

28/04/2021

Yu, Ronald, “A Caveat for AI Developers”, In-House Community Magazine, Vol. 1, Issue 1, April 2021.

New Book co-edited by Haochen Sun: The Cambridge Handbook of Copyright Limitations and Exceptions

27/04/2021

Balganesh, S., Wee Loon, N., & Sun, H. (Eds.). The Cambridge Handbook of Copyright Limitations and Exceptions (Cambridge Law Handbooks). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, January 2021.

An AI Policy for the (near) Future

Mercurio, Bryan & Yu, Ronald, “An AI Policy for the (near) Future” in Ingo Borchert & L Alan Winters (Eds.) Addressing Impediments to Digital Trade, 27 April 2021.

Prof. Anne Cheung Interviewed in CHOICE Magazine

22/03/2021

Professor Anne Cheung was interviewed by the Consumer Council in CHOICE Magazine concerning contract law implications of the COVID-19 Pandemic. Click here to read the full interview (in Chinese).

First Annual Conference of a Platform Governance Research Network

19/03/2021

The conference will be held online from 24-26 March, 2021. This will be a 3-day, multi-part conference on platform governance. Please register via the conference link.

PPChecker: Towards Accessing the Trustworthiness of Android Apps’ Privacy Policies

24/02/2021

Authored by Henry Chang et al., IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering, Vol. 47, No. 2, published in February 2021.

Author: Grace Chan