Dr. Jacqueline C. Lui, Managing Director of Eagle IP Limited, gave a talk on “Why Patent Protection is Required for all Competitive Technologies and Innovations: in China and Worldwide” during the BIP Asia 2011 at the Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre.

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