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| Show's 10th Edition to Feature Over 500 Licensing Properties |
HONG KONG, Jan 6, 2012 - (ACN Newswire) - More than 170 exhibitors from 16 countries and regions, a new exhibitor record, will take part in the 10th HKTDC Hong Kong International Licensing Show, 9-11 January, at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (HKCEC). The Licensing Show is expected to draw more than 15,000 global buyers representing a wide spectrum of industries, from jewellery, fashion and toys, to sports and entertainment.
Trademark Variety
The show will feature more than 500 properties, ranging from animation and film to fine art and fashion brands. Debuting at the show will be animated icons from video game "Angry Birds," as well as the Chinese mainland's "Shan Mao" and South Korea's "Pororo the Little Penguin."
The show will include German and Vietnamese companies for the first time, while the mainland, Japan, South Korea, Thailand and the United Kingdom will organise pavilions.
Asia's Licensing Hub
This year's show follows the enthusiastic response to the inaugural Business of IP Asia Forum (BIP Asia), held last month in Hong Kong. At the forum, some 700 IP professionals and business leaders from all over the world gathered to discuss the latest regional developments and opportunities in intellectual property.
With its trusted intellectual property protection regimen, free flow of information, abundance of services professionals and deep connections with the mainland, Hong Kong has become an important base for licensing companies. Local agents acquire brands and licensed properties from across the world, international IP owners use Hong Kong to tap the mainland market, and mainland enterprises buy globally through Hong Kong.
China Opportunities
The mainland's growing licensing market was worth US$3.1 billion in 2009, one-fifth of Asia's total and second in the region, after Japan. Despite an 11 per cent drop in the global licensing market in 2009, licensing on the mainland grew nine per cent. And China's 12th Five-Year Programme, which emphasises the upgrading of enterprises, should ensure a continuing expansion of demand for licensing on the mainland.
Conference Spotlight
The three-day Asian Licensing Conference will launch a new plenary session "Licensing and the Flourishing Region: Asia." Prominent speakers will include representatives from Sanrio Co Ltd, Disney Consumer Products (Greater China) and Sony Pictures Consumer Products.
Another fair highlight will be the eighth Premier Asian Licensing Awards Presentation Ceremony. Recognising the achievements of Asian brands and licensed properties, this year's Licensing Awards attracted a record 263 nominations from 11 countries and regions.
Concurrent HKCEC Events
The Licensing Show will be held alongside the HKTDC Hong Kong Toys and Games Fair, the largest of its kind in Asia, the HKTDC Hong Kong Baby Products Fair and the Hong Kong International Stationery Fair.
Fair Websites
HKTDC Hong Kong International Licensing Show: http://www.hktdc.com/hklicensingshow
HKTDC Hong Kong Toys & Games Fair: http://www.hktdc.com/hktoyfair
HKTDC Hong Kong Baby Products Fair: http://www.hktdc.com/hkbabyfair
Hong Kong International Stationery Fair: http://www.hkstationeryfair.com
Contact:
HKTDC
Corporate Communication Department:
Joe Kainz
Tel: +852 2584 4216
Email: joe.kainz@hktdc.org
Topic: Press release summary
Source: HKTDC
Sectors: Trade Shows
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