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'''Mary W.S. Wong''' is
the
former Vice Chair of [[GNSO]] Council at [[ICANN]] and Professor of Law at University of New Hampshire School of Law (formerly Franklin Pierce Law Center).<ref>[http://www.linkedin.com/pub/mary-wong/0/a65/120 linkedin.com]</ref>
She is
the
current
Chair of the [[Intellectual Property]] Graduate
Programs at the University of New Hampshire School of Law
.<ref>[http://fordhamipconference.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/Wong.pdf fordhamipconference.com]</ref>
She has been at
the
University
of
New Hampshire since 2005
.<ref>[[ICANN 41]] Interview
</ref>
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'''Mary W.S. Wong'''
joined ICANN as a Senior Policy Director in July 2013. <ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/about/staff/wong.htm]</ref>
is
a
former Vice Chair of
the
[[GNSO]] Council at [[ICANN]] and
was a tenured
Professor of Law at
the
University of New Hampshire School of Law (formerly Franklin Pierce Law Center).<ref>[http://www.linkedin.com/pub/mary-wong/0/a65/120 linkedin.com]</ref>
where she was also
the Chair of the [[Intellectual Property]] Graduate
Program
.<ref>[http://fordhamipconference.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/Wong.pdf fordhamipconference.com]</ref>
Mary is
the
founding faculty director
of
UNH Law's flagship applied research center, the Franklin Pierce Center for Intellectual Property
.<ref>[[ICANN 41]] Interview</ref>
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Professor Wong is currently an Associate Fellow of the IP Academy of Singapore. She is also an Advocate & Solicitor at Supreme Court of Singapore. Her area of specialization include Copyright Law and Policy, International Intellectual Property Laws & Policy and Internet Law. At the UNH School of Law, she is also a Member of Dean Search Committee and the Faculty Appointments Committee.<ref>[http://law.unh.edu/assets/pdf/marywong-cv.pdf law.unh.edu]
</ref>
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== Career History ==
== Career History ==
=== Law ===
=== Law ===
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Prior to joining
University of New Hampshire
,
she
was an Associate Professor of Law at Singapore Management University. From 1998 to 2003,
Prof. Wong worked as
Special Counsel
at
the Morrison & Foerster LLP. At
M&F
,
she counselled
clients from all over the world
in
a wide range of technology transactions, and provided advice on international and comparative legal developments relating to the Internet, privacy and e-commerce.
She has
also
been
a Senior Lecturer at the National University of Singapore.<ref>[http://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=2621544&authType=NAME_SEARCH&authToken=johx&locale=en_US&srchid=7cc554f2-109e-4de4-9377-a054db86574e-0&srchindex=1&srchtotal=1&goback=%2Efps_PBCK_Hampshire_Mary_Wong_*1_*1_*1_*1_*2_*1_Y_*1_*1_*1_false_1_R_true_CC%2CN%2CG%2CI%2CPC%2CED%2CL%2CFG%2CTE%2CFA%2CSE%2CP%2CCS%2CF%2CDR_us%3A0_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2&pvs=ps&trk=pp_profile_name_link linkedin.com]</ref>
Prof. Wong
has been the chair of International Copyright Committee of the American Bar Association’s ([[ABA]]) Intellectual Property Law Section, and a member of the inaugural Editorial Board for ''Landslide,'' the Section’s flagship publication. She has also served on the ABA's Copyright Reform Task Force.
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Prior to joining
UNH Law
,
Mary
was an Associate Professor of Law at
the
Singapore Management University. From 1998 to 2003,
she was
Special Counsel
to
the
international law firm of
Morrison & Foerster LLP. At
the firm's New York and Brussels offices
,
Mary counseled
clients from all over the world
on
a wide range of technology
-related
transactions, and provided advice on international and comparative legal developments relating to the Internet, privacy and e-commerce.
Mary was
also
previously
a Senior Lecturer at the National University of Singapore.<ref>[http://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=2621544&authType=NAME_SEARCH&authToken=johx&locale=en_US&srchid=7cc554f2-109e-4de4-9377-a054db86574e-0&srchindex=1&srchtotal=1&goback=%2Efps_PBCK_Hampshire_Mary_Wong_*1_*1_*1_*1_*2_*1_Y_*1_*1_*1_false_1_R_true_CC%2CN%2CG%2CI%2CPC%2CED%2CL%2CFG%2CTE%2CFA%2CSE%2CP%2CCS%2CF%2CDR_us%3A0_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2&pvs=ps&trk=pp_profile_name_link linkedin.com]</ref>
Among her other public service roles, Mary
has been the chair of
the
International Copyright Committee of the American Bar Association’s ([[ABA]]) Intellectual Property Law Section, and a member of the inaugural Editorial Board for ''Landslide,'' the Section’s flagship publication. She has also served on the ABA's Copyright Reform Task Force.
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Previously,
she has been
a member of the New York New Media Association's Programs Committee
,
the Singapore Government's e-Commerce Consultative Committee
,
and the Singapore
Academy of Law's Membership
and
Social Committee. Prof. Wong was
the
co-founder
of
Project Law Help.<ref>[http://fordhamipconference.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/Wong.pdf fordhamipconference
.
com]</ref>
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Previously,
Mary was
a member of the New York New Media Association's Programs Committee
and
the Singapore Government's e-Commerce Consultative Committee
. She is an Advocate
and
Solicitor admitted to practice before
the
Supreme Court of
Singapore
,
and
has been appointed an Associate Fellow to
the
Intellectual Property Academy
of
Singapore
.
=== ICANN ===
=== ICANN ===
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Prof. Wong
was elected to the [[GNSO]] Council for [[ICANN]] in 2009, representing ICANN’s [[NCUC|Non-Commercial Users Constituency]].<ref>[http://law.unh.edu/marywong/ law.unh.edu]</ref> She is also a member of [[INTA]], and an expert on the topics of [[Whois]], trademark issues regarding new [[gTLD]]s, and ICANN governance.<ref>[[ICANN 41]] Interview</ref> She
is also the a councillor on
the [[NCSG|-Non Commercial Stakeholder Groups]].<ref>[http://gnso.icann.org/non-commercial/ GNSO.ICANN.org]</ref>
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Mary
was elected to the [[GNSO]] Council for [[ICANN]] in 2009, representing ICANN’s [[NCUC|Non-Commercial Users Constituency]].<ref>[http://law.unh.edu/marywong/ law.unh.edu]</ref> She is also a member of [[INTA]], and an expert on the topics of [[Whois]], trademark issues regarding new [[gTLD]]s, and ICANN governance.<ref>[[ICANN 41]] Interview</ref> She
served two terms as GNSO Councillor for
the [[NCSG|-Non Commercial Stakeholder Groups]].<ref>[http://gnso.icann.org/non-commercial/ GNSO.ICANN.org]</ref>
and was also appointed by ICANN's Nominating Committee to the ccNSO Council in 2012.
=== Meetings and Conferences ===
=== Meetings and Conferences ===
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Professor Wong
is also a frequent speaker at conferences in the United States, Europe and Asia. She
has attended various [[ICANN]] conferences.<ref>[http://law.unh.edu/news/posts/2008-11-04-wong-in-cairo.php law.unh.edu]</ref> She actively participates in
conferences related to [[Intellectual Property|intellectual property]] and law
. She is a regular speaker
and
panelist at conferences arranged
by
different
universities
including Drake University
,
University of Georgia
,
Cambridge University
and
University of Houston. A complete list of meetings and conferences she has attended can be read [http://law.unh.edu/assets/pdf/marywong-cv.pdf here]
.
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Mary
is also a frequent speaker at
industry and academic
conferences in the United States, Europe and Asia. She
is invited regularly to speak at
conferences related to [[Intellectual Property|intellectual property]] and
Internet
law and
policy organized
by universities,
trade associations
,
law firms
and
governments
.
== Research ==
== Research ==
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Prof. Wong
's
current
research
is focused
on the
intersection of copyright
and
human rights,
and
comparative copyright
issues related to
user-generated content
.
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Mary
's research
interests center
on the
legal
and
policy challenges posed by changes to Internet
and
computer technology, particularly
issues related to
international intellectual property norms and standards. She has published law review articles and contributed to books on international intellectual property, digital copyright and trademark rights in domain names
.
== Publications ==
== Publications ==
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*She
wrote
a
Chapter in
the book [http://www.worldcat.org/title/global-anti-terrorism-law-and-policy/oclc/61702425&referer=brief_results Global anti-terrorism law and policy].
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*She
contributed
a
chapter to
the book [http://www.worldcat.org/title/global-anti-terrorism-law-and-policy/oclc/61702425&referer=brief_results Global anti-terrorism law and policy].
Another forthcoming book on trademarks and territoriality, from Edward Elgar Publishing, will also feature a chapter co-authored by Mary, on the development of trademark rights protection mechanisms for ICANN's new gTLD program.
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*[http://www.iposgoode.ca/2013/03/online-gripesites-and-icann%E2%80%99s-new-gtld-process/ Online Gripesites & ICANN's New gTLD Program]
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*[http://www.sal.org.sg/digitallibrary/SAcLJ2012_24_SpecialIssue_IntellectualPropertyLaw.aspx Imperatives of Private Arbitration in ICANN's New gTLD Program]
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*[http://connection.ebscohost.com/c/articles/83823024/trademarks-freedom-expression-icanns-new-gtld-process Trademarks & Freedom of Expression in ICANN's New gTLD Process]
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*[http://www.jetlaw.org/?page_id=8440 Transformative User Generated Content & Copyright Law: Infringing Derivative Works or Fair Use?]
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*[https://litigation-essentials.lexisnexis.com/webcd/app?action=DocumentDisplay&crawlid=1&doctype=cite&docid=26+Cardozo+Arts+%26+Ent+LJ+775&srctype=smi&srcid=3B15&key=af6cf6398360d13542cba74828caf1b5 Toward an Alternative Normative Framework for Copyright Law: From Private Property to Human Rights]
*[http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=955755 The Acquisition and Consequences of Cumulative Protection under the Copyright and Trade Mark Laws of Singapore]
*[http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=955755 The Acquisition and Consequences of Cumulative Protection under the Copyright and Trade Mark Laws of Singapore]
*[http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=721923 Electronic Surveillance and Privacy in the United States after September 11, 2001: The USA-PATRIOT Act]
*[http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=721923 Electronic Surveillance and Privacy in the United States after September 11, 2001: The USA-PATRIOT Act]
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==Videos==
==Videos==
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*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?list=PLuRbELEx3FW1QUUMBkJszkJufDwbQL3Gt&v=rXw4K7469K0&feature=player_embedded]
== External Links ==
== External Links ==