HKU Team enters the Quarter-Finals in Oxford International Intellectual Property Law Moot and wins Best Individual Mooter in the Preliminary Rounds

From left: Ms Kei Yin Audrey CHOW, Mr Zheng Yu CHOW, Ms Hin Ching Hillary LO

The University of Hong Kong was among the 32 teams—selected from a pool of over 70—that advanced through the written phrase of the 23rd Oxford International Intellectual Property Law Moot to compete in the oral phase held in Oxford.

During the Preliminary Rounds of the oral phase, the team faced: (i) Goethe Universität, Frankfurt (Germany); (ii) University of Virginia (USA); (iii) Australian National University (Australia); and (iv) King’s College London (UK). The team emerged victorious in all four match-ups, ranking within the top 4 of the 32 participating teams and qualifying for the knock-out stage of the oral phase. In the quarter-finals, the team were eliminated by Osgoode Hall Law School (Canada) following a closely contested round.

As recognition for Mr Zheng Yu Chow's excellent performance in the oral phase, Mr Chow was awarded 4th Place for Best Individual Mooter in the Preliminary Rounds.

The team would like to thank the team coaches, Associate Professor Alice Lee and Ms Phoebe Woo, for their invaluable guidance and mentorship. The team are also deeply grateful to the guest judges, Mr Norman Hui and Mr Byron Chiu, for generously volunteering their time and for providing insightful feedback during the practice sessions.