Years with IP Matters

2017 until now

Professional Experiences

Attorney of Law & Trademark Agent, Chang Tsi & Partners, Beijing, China

Representative Cases

• Managed trademark, copyright and domain name portfolios for several Fortune 500 clients, and provided legal services for the development of overall IP protection strategy, IP transactions, brand licensing, IP infringement remedies (administrative and judicial relief), etc.;
• Represented a world-renowned architectural design company in a trademark infringement and unfair competition case against a company, acquired a judgment applying punitive damages, awarding nearly 9 million RMB in compensation, obtained an injunction prohibiting the defendant from malicious registrations and abusing procedures;
• Represented a Hungarian medical device company in copyright infringement and unfair competition litigation against a former distributor; during the period of copycatted trademark registration, obtained a first-instance judgment confirming the client’s prior rights, including copyright and trade name rights, and ordering cessation of trademark infringement, laying the foundation for fully reclaiming rights and ensuring safe use;
• Defended a Hungarian medical device company in contractual arbitration filed by a former exclusive distributor; secured dismissal of all claims, preventing the use of contractual disputes to defend trademark and unfair competition cases or continue infringement, establishing a strategic advantage in multiple IP actions;
• Acted on behalf of a well-known insole manufacturing company to combat counterfeit infringement, the court supporting one-time punitive damage amounting to 2.6 million RMB and holding the key infringer accountable;
• Acted as the agent of a U.S. analytical software company in negotiations with a Chinese enterprise regarding global trademark coexistence, led the drafting, signing, and execution of the coexistence agreement information and securing corresponding compensation;
• Successfully represented a worldwide famous e-commerce company in negotiation for a purchase of a trademark applied by a domestic registrant at a price satisfactory to the client, removed major obstacle for the client’s well-known smart speaker brand, and helped the client obtain corresponding trademark rights in a separate administrative lawsuit;
• Represented a globally renowned architectural design company in securing recognition of high fame of its house mark through several administrative litigations, invalidating bad-faith infringing marks via cross-class protection to maximize client interests;
• Represented multiple clients successfully applied for retrials in several administrative litigations;
• Represented the client to file a petition of supervision regarding a review of non-use cancellation case to PPBC;
• Represented renowned U.S. baby powder brand to remove the maliciously preemptive trademark registration through the procedures of opposition and invalidation, and help client obtain rights to registered trademark;
• Represented a globally renowned auto parts supplier in filing an administrative complaint against trademark infringement, prompting the authority issuing a penalty decision, sending cease-and-desist letter in parallel, securing source information and obtaining compensation for the client.

Education

• L.L.M., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (2017)
• L.L.B. & B. A., Journalism, China University of Political Science and Law (2016)

Bar Admission

China Bar (2021)

New York in U.S. (2020)

Publications

Analysis of the Acceptance Trend of Trademark Coexistence Agreements, IPRDaily, 2022

Language

Chinese
English