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	Featured in the ICANN 47 - Durban playing card deck

	Formerly a member of ICANN's GNSO

Mary W.S. Wong joined ICANN as a Senior Policy Director in July 2013. 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).^[1] where she was also the Chair of the Intellectual Property Graduate Program.^[2] Mary is the founding faculty director of UNH Law's flagship applied research center, the Franklin Pierce Center for Intellectual Property.^[3]

Career History

Law

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.^[4] 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.

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

Mary was elected to the GNSO Council for ICANN in 2009, representing ICANN’s Non-Commercial Users Constituency.^[5] She is also a member of INTA, and an expert on the topics of Whois, trademark issues regarding new gTLDs, and ICANN governance.^[6] She served two terms as GNSO Councillor for the -Non Commercial Stakeholder Groups.^[7] and was also appointed by ICANN's Nominating Committee to the ccNSO Council in 2012.

Meetings and Conferences

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

Research

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

Education

Prof. Wong holds an LLM from the University of Cambridge and an LLB from National University of Singapore.

Videos

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External Links

References

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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>
+'''Mary W.S. Wong''' joined ICANN as a Senior Policy Director in July 2013. 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).<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>
-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.
+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.
-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>
+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 ===
-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>[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 ===
-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].
+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 ==
-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 ==