Technology & Patents for Inventions, Know-how, Trade Secrets & Confidential Information (科技及專利，技術，商業機密和保密資訊)

• German Pool Group Co Ltd & Others v Dyson Technology Ltd & Anor [HCIP 53/2019], trial on enquiry as to damages pending
• Dyson Technology Ltd v German Pool Group Co Ltd [2016] HKEC 2674; [2014] HKEC 1557; Dyson Technology Ltd v German Pool Group Co Ltd [2011] HKEC 793
• Intel Corp v Via Technologies Inc & Anor [2002] HKEC 1145
• Tanashin Denki Co Ltd v.  King Long Industrial Ltd [1997] HKLY 481, Judgment of Rogers J dated 30 September 1997
• The Wellcome Foundation Ltd. v Attorney General [CACV79/1992] Judgment of CA dated 30 October 1992; [1992] HKEC 398
• Kwok Man Chan and Others v Hang Tat Heating System Consultant Co Ltd and Another [HCA3888/1988] Decision of Deputy Judge Perrior dated 18 December 1990
• Pfizer Incorporated & Anor v Jiwa International (HK) [1988] RPC 15, [1988] 6 WLUK 258, [1988] 1 HKLR 76
• Gilman Engineering Limited v Simon Ho Shek On [HCA No.5233 of 1986] Decision of Liu J dated 13 November 1986
• Dictograph Intercom Corp Ltd v Micro Electronics Ltd [1984] HKEC 315
• Kemtron Properties Pty Ltd and Another v Jimmy’s Co Ltd [1979] F.S.R. 86, [1978] HKLR 455
• Zvl Vyzkummy Ustav Pro Valiva Loziska and Others v Multicom (Machinery) Ltd and Another [1977] HKEC 213

Copyright & Industrial Designs (版權/著作權及工業設計) 

• Sky King Machinery Engineering Limited v China Harbour Engineering Co Ltd & Anor [2023] HKCFI 1519, CACV 211/2023
• Gold Source Jewellery Ltd v Jewel Arts Ltd [2008] HKEC 269
• Natuzzi SPA v De Coro Ltd [2007] HKEC 83
• Star TV Filmed Entertainment (HK) Ltd & Another v Golden Princess Amusement Co Ltd & Another [2007] HKEC 1753, CA
• Seiko Epson Corp v Registrar of Designs [2001] 1 HKLRD 795 CA; [2000] HKEC 637 CFI
• Palm Computing Inc v Echolink Design Ltd & Anor [2000] HKEC 1628
• Oriental Press Group Ltd & Anor v Apple Daily Ltd [1998] 2 HKLRD 976, CFA; [1998] HKEC 632, [1998] 1 HKLRD 231, CA; [1997] HKEC 803, [1997] HKEC 301, CFI
• Crown Record Co. Ltd. v Eng Kin Film Co. Ltd [1992] HKEC 141, CA
• Interlego A.G. v Tyco Industries Inc & Others [1989] AC 217, [1988] RPC 343, Privy Council; [1987] FSR 409, CA; [1986] HKLR 730, CFI (trial); [1986] HKLR 50, CA, [1985] HKEC 117, CFI (interlocutory injunctions application)
• Reebok International Limited & Others v. Laws Fashion Knitters Limited & Others [1989] HKEC 178, CA; HCA1056/1989, Decision of Mayo J dated 23 May 1989
• Konstar Industries Ltd and Another v Central World Industries Ltd and Others [2000] HKEC 1806
• New Bright Industrial Co Ltd v Golden Bright Manufacturer Ltd [1999] HKEC 1758
• Hung Ka Ho v. Polytek Supply Limited [1992] HKLY 744
• MCM Moderne Creation Munchen Reisegepack GmbH & Anor v Sikye Enterprises Ltd & Others [1991] HKEC 52
• Le Clip S.A., Altop S.A. and Jean-Pierre Crippa v Wai Tat Metal enterprise Co (a firm) and Others [HCMP 940/1987] Judgement of Penlington J dated 11 June 1987
• Ngai Kwong Industrial Company Limited & Anor v Kenic Plastic Factory Limited & Anor [1987] HKEC 292, CA; Decision of Liu J dated 27 October 1986 (unreported)
• Timex Corporation v Time Processor Holding Ltd [1984] HKEC 237
• Kambrook Distributing Pty Ltd v Jack Light Industrial Co Ltd and Others [1984] HKEC 272
• Black And Decker Manufacturing Co v Continental Engineering Products Co Ltd [1983] HKEC 413
• Fabrique Ebel Societe Anonyme v Remex Electronics Ltd [1983] HKEC 426
• Blue Box Toy Factory Ltd v Jimson Plastic Factory Ltd and Seiko Others [HCA No 5961 of 1981], Judgment of Hunter J dated 29 January 1982
• Technica Electronics Ltd & Another v Shin-Shirasuna Denki Kabushiki Kaisha [1981] HKLR 425, CA
• Takmay Industrial Co Ltd v Wah Sang Industrial Co [1980] F.S.R. 303 CA; [1979] HKEC 231, CFI
• Maxwell Electronics Limited v William Chandler & Co Ltd [HCA No.3674 0f 1977]

Copyright Collective Licensing (版權及集體授權許可) 

Mr. Liao has acted for parties involved in disputes over licence fees/tariffs and/or other terms and conditions of copyright licensing/collective licensing schemes before the Performing Rights Tribunal (before 1/7/1997) and its successor the Copyright Tribunal (post 1/7/1997).  During the period 1997-2001, he was appointed and served as Chairman of the Copyright Tribunal:

• Neway Music Limited v Hong Kong Karaoke Licensing Alliance Limited [CT2/2010] Decision of Copyright Tribunal dated 23 December 2019
• HKK v N  [2013] HKEC 2068; [2017] HKEC 2250
• UMG Recordings Inc and Others v Profit Chart Development Ltd and Others [2013] HKEC 234, CA
• Applications Nos 1/97, 2/98, 3/98, 4/98, 5/98 by Television Broadcasts Ltd, Hong Kong Telecom IMS Ltd, Asia Television Ltd, Wharf Cable Ltd & Satellite Television Asia Region Ltd, in the Copyright Tribunal, Decision dated 17 February 2000 (acting as Chairman of the Copyright Tribunal)
• The Composers & Authors Society of Hong Kong Ltd v Television Broadcast Limited, PRT No.1 of 1986 before the Performance Rights Tribunal
• Television Broadcast Limited v. The Composers & Authors Society of Hong Kong Ltd [HCA 1157/1987]

Brands & Passing Off, Trade Mark Registration & Infringement, Trade Libel/Injurious Falsehood (品牌與假冒，商標註冊與侵權，商業誹謗/致害詆毀)

• Application by Kyushin Seiyaku Kabushiki Kaisha (救心製藥株式會社) for declaration of invalidity of a trade mark registered by USA Great Servant Group Limited, Decision for Registrar of Trade Marks dated 10 December 2021
• Tsit Wing (Hong Kong) Co Ltd v TWG Tea Co Pte Ltd [2013] 2 HKLRD 505 CA; [2015] 1 HKLRD 414 CA
• CSS Jewellery Co Ltd [2010] 2 HKLRD 890
• Ping An Securities Ltd (2009) 12 HKCFAR 808
• Pei Zheng Middle School and Another v China Pui Ching Educational Foundation Ltd and Others [2007] HKEC 2496, CA; [2006] HKEC 2275, CFI
• Wong To Yick Wood Lock Ointment Ltd & Another v Wong Tin Chee & Others [2007] HKEC 472
• Guangzhou Green-Enthan Bio-Engineering Co Ltd & Anor v Green Power Health Products International Co Ltd & Others [2005] HKEC 513; [2005] 1 HKLRD 50; [2004] 2 HKLRD 442; [2004] 3 HKLRD 223; [2004] HKEC 1167; [2004] HKEC 1751/1785/1793; [2004] HKEC 1293; [2005] HKEC 593; [2005] HKEC 915
• Kabushiki Kaisha Yakult Honsha & Ors v Yakudo Group Holdings Ltd & Anor [2002] 3 HKLRD 595; [2003] 1 HKLRD 176; [2003] 1 HKLRD 391; [2004] 2 HKLRD 587
• Guangdong Foodstuffs Import & Export (Group) Corp & Anor v Tung Fook Chinese Wine (1982) Co Ltd & Anor [1999] 3 HKLRD 545
• Tin Tin Yat Pao (International) Ltd v Ho Sai Chu & Ors [1999] HKEC 720, CA
• A B VOLVO (A Swedish Corporation) And Anor v Tanfory Co Ltd T/A Club VOLVO [1990] 2 HKLR 203, CA
• E.I. Du Pont De Nemours & Co v Director of Intellectual Property [2004] HKEC 736
• Re Guangdong Foodstuffs Import v Export (Group) Corp [2004] HKEC 94; [2005] 1 HKLRD 520, CA
• Mitsumura Kabushiki Kaisha v Mitsumura (Hong Kong) Ltd [2002] HKEC 1882 – Passing off – “MITSUMURA” & “美津村”
• Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft v Sogo Hong Kong Co Ltd and J Auto Co Ltd (Third Party) [1999] HKEC 1772
• Mila Schon Group Spa (Applicant) v Lam Fai Yuen t/a Tung Kwong Co (Respondent) [1998] 1 HKLRD 682
• Nin Jiom Medicine Manufactoring (Hong Kong) Ltd v. Wai Kong You trading as Chai Tin Sow Medicine Factory and Hong Kong King To Medicine Company Ltd [1997] HKLY 546, Decision of Rogers J dated 25 November 1996
• Stichting Greenpeace Council v Income Team Limited T/A Green Peace And Others [1997] FSR 149
• IN THE MATTER of an Opposition by BORSALINO GIUSSEPPE 7 FRATELLO, S.A.P. to Application for the registration of the Trade Mark “BORSALINI” in the name of Wong Wai Sum trading a Chi Hang Company [HCA MP No 2443 of 1992], Decision of Godfrey J (as he then was) dated 18 February 1993
• Alan Tam Wing Lung and Others v Lex Video Production Ltd and Anor [1993] HKEC 391
• Parfums Yves Saint Laurent (formerly Charles of the Ritz Ltd) & Anor v The Ritz Hotel Ltd [1990] FSR 36
• The Polo/Lauren Company & Others v Surplusway Limited & Others [1988] HKEC 99
• Hong Kong Caterers Ltd v Maxim’s Ltd [1983] HKLR 287
• Kjeldsen & Co A/S v Hong Kong Peggy Foods Co Ltd [1982] HKEC 256
• Kemtron Properties Pty Ltd and Another v Jimmy’s Co Ltd [1979] F.S.R. 86, [1978] HKLR 455
• In re Bausch and Lomb Inc. [1979] HKLR 309

Commercial & General Practice (商業及其他) 

• In the Matter of an Enforcement of an Arbitration Award 深圳市深超科技投資有限公司 v 世紀晶源科技有限公司and Anor CACV 263/2020 [2023] HKCA 888, [2023] HKEC 2767 Judgment dated 20 July 2023; [2025] HKCA 551 Reasons for Judgment dated 24 June 2025
• Yung Ho and another v The Registrar of Companies and 廣州市萬溪管理有限公司 [2022] HKCFI 958, Decision dated 7 April 2022
• Chan Ping Che v Gao Gunter [2019] HKCFI 670
• Lee Goo Lynette Siu Yin v Cheung Wai Ming Daisy [2019] HKCFI 1086
• Deutsche Bank AG, Hong Kong Branch v Zhang Hong Li [2016] 3 HKLRD 303, CA; [2015] HKEC 2537, CFI
• Hsu Ming Chi v Lam Shu Chit and Others [2014] HKEC 1748
• Dutfield International Group Co Ltd v Nine Dragon Investment Ltd [2013] 4 HKLRD 283
• Wong To Yick v Wong Tin Chee Tinly [2009] HKEC 1222 CA
• Esquel Enterprises Ltd & Anor. v Tal Apparel Ltd & Anor [2006] 2 HKLRD 363, CA
• Clinton Engineering Ltd v B-tech (Holdings) Ltd [2001] HKEC 1986, Decision dated 28 September 2001 (acting as Recorder)
• Chung Kwok Fong v Luk Ngai Ling Irene [2001] HKEC 2025, Decision dated 15 October 2001 (acting as Recorder)
• Guangdong Wui Lap Investment Co Ltd 廣東匯立投資有限公司 v Wong Man Pan (黃文斌also known as黃文彬 ) [2001] HKEC 1573, Decision dated 5 November 2001 (acting as Recorder)
• Li Hon Man & Another v Crystal Knitters Ltd [2001] HKEC 580, [2001] HKEC 908, Decisions dated 25 May 2001, 12 July 2001 (acting as Recorder)
• To Kin Wah v Tuen Mun District Officer & Ors [2003] HKEC 289; [2003] HKEC 804 CA
• Best Talent International Investment Ltd. and Winner’s Laser Production Ltd. v. Commissioner of Customs and Excise [1997] HKEC 670
• Sukit Pachimsawat & Kamalee Pachimsawat v The Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation and Another [1981] HKEC 376, CA; [1980] HKEC 543, CFI

• 香港大律師 (1975)
• 香港御用大律師 (1989) (1997 年 7月 1 後稱資深大律師)
• 香港國際仲裁中心智慧財產權爭議 仲裁員
• 中國國際經濟貿易仲裁委員會 仲裁員
• 有效爭論決議中心 認可調解員
• 香港調解資歷評審協會有限公司 認可調解員
• 亞非法協香港域仲裁中心 仲裁員
• 亞非法協香港域仲裁中心 調解員
• 英格蘭和威爾斯大律師 (1974) (非執業)
• 澳大利亞首都領地及維多利亞省大律師/律師 (1984) (非執業)
• 新加坡律師 (1990) (非執業)

• 香港大學 (法學學士) (榮譽學位)

• 倫敦大學倫敦經濟政治學院 (法學碩士)

現任公職

• 非官守太平紳士 (1995年至今)
• 亞洲智慧財產權營商論壇榮譽顧問 (2012年至今)
• 法律改革委員會檔案法小組委員會主席 (2013年至今)
• 香港科技大學顧問委員會主席 (2023年至今)
• 蘇州國際商事法庭專家委員會
• 江蘇高級人民法院域外法專家小組
• 廣東省高級人民法院域外法專家小組

過往公職

• 香港特別行政區行政會議非官守議員 (2002-2009，2012-2017)
• 香港高等法院暫委法官 (1990)
• 香港特別行政區高等法院原訟法庭特委法官 (2000-2002)
• 香港法律改革委員會委員 (1992-1998)
• 版權審裁處主席 (1997-2001)
• 香港專利制度檢討諮委員會主席 (2011-2019)
• 創新及科技智慧財產權檢討督導委員會主席 (2011-2015)
• 智慧財產權貿易工作小組副主席 (2013-2015)
• 仲裁推廣諮委員會委員 (2014-2020)
• 法律改革委員會版權小組委員會委員 (1987-1993)
• 應宜用研究局董事局董事 (1993-2000)
• 香港大律師公會 智慧財產權專責小組召集人
• 經濟發展委員會成員，及製造業、創新科技及文化創意產業小組成員 (2013-2018)
• 土地發展諮委員會主席 (2009-2012)
• 空運牌照局主席 (2006-2012)
• 香港機場管理局董事局成員 (2005-2011)
• 廉政公署事宜投訴委員會主席 (2004-2009) 委員 (2003)
• 《非本地高等及專業教(規管)條例》非本地高等及專業教育上訴委員會主席 (1997-2004)
• 香港科技大學校董會主席 (2015-2023)
• 香港城市大學法律學院客座教授 及 國際顧問委員會委員 (2007-2015)
• 第十屆、十一屆及十二港區全國政協委員及第十二屆全國政協社會和法制委員會副主任

出版刊物

• 香港高等法院民事訴訟程式 103 號令 (專利) 特約編輯 (2001首版至今)
• 《智慧財產權貿易小組報告》(2015 年) – 小組副主席
• 《香港專利制度檢討諮詢委員會報告》(2012 年) – 諮詢委員會主席
• 《版權法改革報告書》(1993 年) – 法律改革委員會及其版權小組委員會委員
• “香港工業品外觀設計保護” – 亞洲智慧財產權局 (1992)
• “中國專利法” – 從業人員法律講座 (1995)
• “香港智慧財產權法” – 中國法律 (1997)

講座、研討會

• 世界貿易組織 “在有關貿易智慧財產權協定下執行智慧財產權” – 世界智慧財產權組織亞洲區域研討會 (香港，1998年)
• “世界貿易組織與智慧財產權” – 中國外國專家局 (北京和蘭州，2000年)
• “智慧財產權在國際貿易及企業策略” (上海，2001 年)
• “中國加入世貿組織 – 提供法律服務的機遇和挑戰” – 律政司 (香港，2001年)
• “為何香港重要：智慧財產權與法治” – 香港 – 美國商會 (香港，2004)
• “香港：為您在中國的業務提供智慧財產權風險管理中心” – 香港 – 日本貿易協會 (東京 ，2005 年)
• “香港：亞洲全球智慧財產權市場” – 香港 – 韓商圓桌會議 (香港 2012)
• “智慧財產權保護與創意產業發展：香港的經驗” – 上海國際智慧財產權論壇 (上海，2005年)
• “大珠三角地區進一步發展智慧財產權的機遇與挑戰” – 第六屆亞太智慧財產權論壇 (2009 年)

• 自 1995 起任非官守太平紳士
• 2001 銀紫荊星章
• 2008 金紫荊星章
• 2022 大紫荊勳章
• 香港科技大學榮譽法學博士