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Mary Wong

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@marymagistra

	Currently ICANN Staff

	Featured in the ICANN 47 - Durban playing card deck

	Formerly a member of ICANN's GNSO

Mary Wong joined ICANN as a Senior Policy Director in July 2013 and is currently the Vice President for Strategic Community Operations, Planning & Engagement.^[1] She 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, a top-ten ranked intellectual property law school in the United States)^[2]. At UNH Law, she was also the Chair for Global Partnerships and the Intellectual Property Graduate Program^[3] as well as the founding faculty director of its flagship applied research center, the Franklin Pierce Center for Intellectual Property.^[4] She authored the first amicus brief ever filed by the Center to the United States Supreme Court, which was cited in the majority opinion delivered by Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg^[5].

Career History[edit | edit source]

Law[edit | edit source]

Mary was previously Special Counsel to the international law firm of Morrison & Foerster LLP, as a member of its Technology Transactions Group. 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 has also been an Associate Professor of Law at the Singapore Management University and a Senior Lecturer at the National University of Singapore.^[2] Among her other public service roles, Mary chaired the International Copyright Committee of the American Bar Association’s (ABA) Intellectual Property Law Section, and was 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.

While with Morrison & Foerster, 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[edit | edit source]

Mary was elected to the GNSO Council for ICANN in 2009, representing ICANN’s Non-Commercial Users Constituency.^[6] She is an expert on the topics of Whois, trademark issues regarding new gTLDs, and ICANN governance.^[7] She served two terms as GNSO Councillor for the Non Commercial Stakeholder Groups, and was also appointed by ICANN's Nominating Committee to the ccNSO Council in 2012^[8].

Meetings and Conferences[edit | edit source]

Mary is 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 and Internet law and policy organized by universities, trade associations, law firms and governments.

Research[edit | edit source]

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[edit | edit source]

Education[edit | edit source]

Mary holds an LLM from the University of Cambridge and an LLB from National University of Singapore. She is admitted to practice as an Advocate & Solicitor before the Supreme Court of Singapore.

Videos[edit | edit source]

External Links[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

[icann"-1] ICANN.org - Mary Wong

[linkedin-2] 2.0 ^2.1 LinkedIn.com - Mary Wong

[3] Fordham IP Conference Archive (PDF)

[4] ICANN 41 Interview

[5] SCOTUS Blog - Golan v. Holder

[6] GNSO SOI - Mary Wong

[7] ICANN 41 Interview

[8] NSO Profile - Mary Wong

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-'''Mary W.S. Wong''' is the 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>
+[[File:MW.jpg|left|frameless]]<br />
+'''Mary Wong''' joined [[ICANN]] as a Senior Policy Director in July 2013 and is currently the Vice President for Strategic Community Operations, Planning & Engagement.<ref name=icann">[https://www.icann.org/profiles/366 ICANN.org - Mary Wong]</ref> She 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, a top-ten ranked intellectual property law school in the United States)<ref name="linkedin">[http://www.linkedin.com/pub/mary-wong/0/a65/120 LinkedIn.com - Mary Wong]</ref>. At UNH Law, she was also the Chair for Global Partnerships and the [[Intellectual Property]] Graduate Program<ref>[http://fordhamipconference.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/Wong.pdf Fordham IP Conference Archive (PDF)]</ref> as well as the founding faculty director of its flagship applied research center, the Franklin Pierce Center for Intellectual Property.<ref>[[ICANN 41]] Interview</ref> She authored the first amicus brief ever filed by the Center to the United States Supreme Court, which was cited in the majority opinion delivered by Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg<ref>[https://www.scotusblog.com/case-files/cases/golan-v-holder/ SCOTUS Blog - Golan v. Holder]</ref>.
-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>
 == Career History ==
 === Law ===
-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.
+Mary was previously Special Counsel to the international law firm of Morrison & Foerster LLP, as a member of its Technology Transactions Group. 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 has also been an Associate Professor of Law at the Singapore Management University and a Senior Lecturer at the National University of Singapore.<ref name="linkedin" /> Among her other public service roles, Mary chaired the International Copyright Committee of the American Bar Association’s ([[ABA]]) Intellectual Property Law Section, and was 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.
-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>
+While with Morrison & Foerster, 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 ===
-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>
+Mary was elected to the [[GNSO]] Council for [[ICANN]] in 2009, representing ICANN’s [[NCUC|Non-Commercial Users Constituency]].<ref>[https://gnso.icann.org/en/council/soi/wong-soi-18nov08 GNSO SOI - Mary Wong]</ref> She is 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]], and was also appointed by ICANN's Nominating Committee to the ccNSO Council in 2012<ref>[https://ccnso.icann.org/en/about/bio/mary-wong.htm ccNSO Profile - Mary Wong]</ref>.
 === Meetings and Conferences ===
-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].
+[[File:MW_.jpg|left|frameless]]Mary is 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 ==
-Prof. Wong's current research is focused on the intersection of copyright and human rights, and comparative copyright issues related to user-generated content.
+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 ==
-*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].
+*She contributed chapters to the books [http://www.worldcat.org/title/global-anti-terrorism-law-and-policy/oclc/61702425&referer=brief_results Global anti-terrorism law and policy] and [https://www.e-elgar.com/shop/trademark-protection-and-territoriality-challenges-in-a-global-economy Trademark Protection and Territoriality Challenges in a Global Economy].
-*[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]
+*Her published research articles include:
-*[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://www.iposgoode.ca/2013/03/online-gripesites-and-icann%E2%80%99s-new-gtld-process/ Online Gripesites & ICANN's New gTLD Program]
-*[http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=647784 Rocking and Ripping on the World Wide Web: The Collision between Digital Music and Copyright Law]
+**[http://www.sal.org.sg/digitallibrary/SAcLJ2012_24_SpecialIssue_IntellectualPropertyLaw.aspx Imperatives of Private Arbitration in ICANN's New gTLD Program]
-*[http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1022395 User-Generated Content & the Open Source/Creative Common Movements: Has the Time Come for Users' Rights?]
+**[http://connection.ebscohost.com/c/articles/83823024/trademarks-freedom-expression-icanns-new-gtld-process Trademarks & Freedom of Expression in ICANN's New gTLD Process]
-*[http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1118809 The Exclusive Rights of 'Distribution', 'Communication to the Public' and 'Making Available' Under the WIPO Copyright Treaty: Lessons for Other Jurisdictions from the Hong Kong BitTorrent Case]
+**[http://www.jetlaw.org/?page_id=8440 Transformative User Generated Content & Copyright Law: Infringing Derivative Works or Fair Use?]
-*[http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1098663 Cyber-Trespass and 'Unauthorized Access' as Legal Mechanisms of Access Control: Lessons from the US Experience]
+**[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=696522 Character Merchandising under the Copyright and Registered Designs 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=647784 Rocking and Ripping on the World Wide Web: The Collision between Digital Music and Copyright Law]
+**[http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1022395 User-Generated Content & the Open Source/Creative Common Movements: Has the Time Come for Users' Rights?]
+**[http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1118809 The Exclusive Rights of 'Distribution', 'Communication to the Public' and 'Making Available' Under the WIPO Copyright Treaty: Lessons for Other Jurisdictions from the Hong Kong BitTorrent Case]
+**[http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1098663 Cyber-Trespass and 'Unauthorized Access' as Legal Mechanisms of Access Control: Lessons from the US Experience]
+**[http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=696522 Character Merchandising under the Copyright and Registered Designs Laws of Singapore]
 == Education ==
-Prof. Wong holds an LLM from the University of Cambridge and an LLB from National University of Singapore.
+Mary holds an LLM from the University of Cambridge and an LLB from National University of Singapore. She is admitted to practice as an Advocate & Solicitor before the Supreme Court of Singapore.
+==Videos==
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+*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WX_zLTncmUA&feature=youtu.be Introduction to ICANN's Strategic Community Operations, Planning & Engagement (SCOPE) team]
+*[http://ICANN53&#x20;video&#x20;blog ICANN53videoblog]
+*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pfI5atMUO28&feature=youtu.be ICANN44 video interview]
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