Quite Symmetrical

1. FADE IN.

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3. Act 1

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5. INT. STUDY - MORNING

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7. It's 7.15am. After checking the laundry racks from a window, PETER works on his laptop.

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9. PETER (V.O): I'd better researching and drafting something while my mind is fresh.

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11. Recalling.

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13. PETER (V.O.)(Cont'd): Having done my first year in Law School in 1982, I worked in the Attorney General's Chambers during the summer holidays. I was asked to discern the multipliers used in Personal Injury (PI) cases.

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15. Phone in hand, Peter does his research, hitting the keyboard from time to time.

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17. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): I mustn't forget to take part in the BIP Asia Web Forum at 10.am.

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19. Beat.

21. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Oh, it's time follow IP-related issues now. PI & IP, or IP & PI are quite symmetrical.

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23. After switching on his computer on a desk, Peter peeps through the window.

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25. Act 2

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27. INT. STUDY - CONTINOUS

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29. Seeing something, Peter is delighted.

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31. PETER (V.O.)(Cont'd): Oh, the couple are back again - 4 days in a row!

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33. Peter continues to peep discreetly.

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35. PETER (V.O.)(Cont'd): I don't want to frighten the couple. I love them to be back.

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37. Peter peeps the outside edge of the window.

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39. PETER (V.O.)(Cont'd): Oh, the little bits of biscuits I placed there are still there. So they aren't coming back for food.

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41. Pausing.

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43. PETER (V.O.)(Cont'd): There're so many laundry racks in this high-rise block, why do they choose to hang around here?

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45. Shrugging.

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47. PETER (V.O.)(Cont'd): Anyway, I love their company.

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49. Pausing.

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51. PETER (V.O.)(Cont'd): I feel good to find that love is all around.

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53. Peter then refocuses on the computer screen.

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55. PETER (V.O.)(Cont'd): Oh, the Professor-speaker is now in Xian. He has been contributing a lot on science and technology from HKUST.

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57. Pausing.

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59. PETER (V.O.)(Cont'd): What I did was to design and develop the IP system which is a significant element of the research and development ecosystem.

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61. Recalling.

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63. PETER (V.O.)(Cont'd): I also helped establish the bilateral IP relationship between Hong Kong, China, and New Zealand and regional IP relationships with the European Free Trade Association.

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65. Recalling.

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67. PETER (V.O.)(Cont'd): The highlight of my IP career was to act as a WTO Dispute Settlement Panelist to settle trade-related IP disputes between US v European Communities, and Australia v European Communities from 2004-2005.

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69. Pausing.

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71. PETER (V.O.)(Cont'd): And now, I'm just a passive participant of the IP Forum I helped start up.

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73. Pausing,

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75. PETER (V.O.)(Cont'd): Let me do some PI research in parallel.

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77. Leaving his seat, Peter peeps through the window again.

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79. PETER (V.O.)(Cont'd): Oh, the couple have left.

81. INT. STUDY - AFTERNOON

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83. Turning his head in the direction of a clock, Peter sees 2.45pm.

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85. PETER (V.O.): Oh, I've been working for a couple of hours on PI. I need a tea break.

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87. Peter goes out.

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89. INT. STUDY - LATER

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91. Sitting behind the computer, Peter is watching the Web Forum again.

93. PETER (V.O.): There hasn't been much development on IP dispute settlement. The market isn't supply-driven. Further, good innovation-IP management prevents that.

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95. Peter sees an incoming email notification.

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97. PETER (V.O.)(Cont'd): OK, the materials of another domain-name dispute settlement have come.

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99. Pausing.

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101. PETER (V.O.)(Cont'd): Such disputes are only marginally related to the proper domain of IP.

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103. Pausing.

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105. PETER (V.O.)(Cont'd): But it is in this context that I got a death threat in Feb this year from afar. I believe the pandemic travel restrictions have prevented the "hiredkiller 12" from causing harm to me and my family.

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107. Peter acknowledges receipt.

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109. Act 3

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111. INT. STUDY - LATE AFTERNOON

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113. The Web Forum ends. Peter works on the computer.

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115. PETER (V.O.)(Cont'd): Well, I've got an urge to do a very rough draft of my decision of the domain-name dispute.

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117. Peter carries on working.

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119. EXT. PARK - NIGHT

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121. Peter is jogging.

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123. PETER (V.O.): Apart from my mind, I need to exercise my body too. My legs are adapting well of the new routine. The swimming pools are closed now.

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125. INT. DINING ROOM - STUDY - LATER

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127. It's 10.15pm. Peter is having dinner with his WIFE.

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129. .PETER (V.O.): I've always insisted we've dinner together.

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131. .Finishing dinner, Peter goes to the study to check the laundry racks again.

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133. FADE OUT.

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135. THE END