Nana Zhang
Counsel Attorney at Law Trademark Agent

Nana Zhang has been practicing in intellectual property legal services since her graduation in 2008. She has rich experience in trademark portfolio management and strategic counseling. Her experience extends to all stages of trademark prosecution work in both contentious and non-contentious matters. She is also skilled at copyright registrations and claiming prior copyrights in trademark contentious cases. 

Nana has been serving clients of different sizes in many countries around the world, including but not limited to e-commerce, telecommunication, banking, retailing, consumer products, industrial, medical, sports and apparel, etc. Accumulating many years of experience, she is sophisticated in quickly identifying the practical needs of clients and providing professional and strategic counseling to maximize the client’s interests with a cost-effective approach. Nana’s professional and efficient services routinely received high praise from clients.

Nana Zhang is fluent in English and Chinese. She does not only provide Intellectual Property legal services in Mainland China, but also provides services in other jurisdictions such as Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan, Mongolia, India, Malaysia, Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, etc.

+86 10 88369999
Trademark Prosecution / Copyright & Domain Name / Litigation & Dispute Resolution
Beijing

Years with IP Matters

2010 until now

Professional Experience

Counsel, Senior Trademark Attorney, Chang Tsi & Partners, Beijing, China (2010-Present)
Assistant Trademark Attorney, China Sinda Intellectual Property Limited, Beijing, China (2008-2010)
Assistant in Commerce Department, Henan ZYNP Corporation Co., Ltd., Henan, China (2005-2006)

Representative Cases

  • Managed trademark, copyright and domain name portfolios, customized overall intellectual property protection strategy for many multinational corporations.
  • Represented Citigroup as of 2011, provided volume trademark clearance search report and filing strategy, average chances of success reached 100% for represented invalidation cases;
  • Provided innovative strategy for defense in non-use cancellation for one US social networking platform and gained praise from the client
  • Handled more than 400 oppositions on behalf of Skechers; successfully achieved well-known recognition of the trademark SKECHERS for many times in trademark contentious cases
  • Successfully established copyright claim and achieved protection extended to various classes in many trademark contentious cases
  • Represented one US fashion company to timely record the license of music copyright and assist in payment of license fees, to support the client’s promotional activities
  • Represented a leading US apparel company in handling more than 500 applications for recordal on trademark license agreement

Social Services

  • INTA, Member of Non-Traditional Marks ("NTM") Committee
  • ABA, Member of the International Trademark Laws Committee

Education

  • LL.M., Intellectual Property, George Washington University, Washington D.C., U.S. (2019)
  • M.A., Jilin University, Changchun, China (2008)
  • B.A., Jilin University, Changchun, China (2005)

Selected Awards

  • Elite-Class Trademark Specialist in 2023 Trademark Talent Pool of China Trademark Association
  • Listed in Premium Intellectual Property Legal Service Brands Guide by Legal Vision

Publications

Preventing and Responding to Trademark Genericization, China Business Law Journal, 2014

Bar Admission

China Bar (2017)

Languages

Mandarin Chinese
English