We directly handle enforcement matters in Mainland China and Hong Kong via our offices in Beijing and Hong Kong, and are therefore well-positioned to handle cross-border and multi-jurisdictional IP disputes. We work directly with the relevant administrative bodies and law enforcement agencies to ensure your best case is presented. Our in-house investigation capabilities enable us to manage our clients’ investigative needs in different regions in China in a cost-effective manner. Over the years, we have formulated effective enforcement strategies and solutions for the world’s largest brands from different industry sectors to tackle different forms and scales of counterfeiting and unfair trade practices.
Represented M&M's in M&M's v. W&W's, the landmark case on granting of administrative injunction on national and provincial levels to stop infringement in Mainland China
Strategized enforcement actions for a major French clothing and lingerie brand against a bad faith Chinese individual that forged client’s signature to fraudulently transfer client’s major trademarks to her own name
Obtained favourable decisions from AMR for an international luxury conglomerate recognising the sale of lookalike lipstick products constituting unfair competition and imposing fines of nearly 5 times of infringers’ revenues. The decisions were widely reported by the Chinese media
Anti-counterfeiting strategy for Greater China for a global mobile device brand, covering enforcement actions at AMR, PSB, Customs and online as well as judicial redress, the use of expedited process in specialized IP court and collection of evidence on online platforms
Cross-border enforcement strategy for the world's leading men's magazine brand against Chinese infringers by striking off shadow companies in Hong Kong and simultaneously initiating administrative enforcement actions to crack down infringing activities in Mainland China
Successfully assisted an international luxury conglomerate in removing bad faith applications filed by a professional squatter in Mainland China and avoided the need to pay around USD 2 million to reclaim the trademarks
Cracked down a Chinese squatter syndicate which filed bad faith applications in multiple jurisdictions and engaged in infringing activities for a state-owned national oil and energy company in Dubai, devised investigation strategies to unveil the complex company relationship and prosecution strategies to secure first trademark registration in Greater China
Surveillance and enforcement program for a leading global supplier of premium cars to take down shadow companies incorporated in Hong Kong
Acted for a leading electronic music equipment brand in successfully defending malicious take-down complaints on e-commerce platforms and infringement lawsuit from a bad faith competitor
Successfully assisted an emerging US direct selling nutritional supplement brand in taking down impersonating accounts on WeChat
Represented one of the world’s prestigious universities in cease of abuse of client’s name and branding against a Taiwan-based dental chain. Successfully secured change of infringer’s business name, logo, branding, website and social media accounts in Mainland China and Taiwan
Closed down the operation of a Chinese counterfeiter of a European milk powder brand by administrative complaints nationwide, WeChat complaint and domain name arbitration
Advised a world leading direct-selling brand on actions against distributors which sold client’s products on C2C online marketplace in breach of the distribution agreement and successfully assisted in taking down the infringing listings
Assisted an Australian cosmetic and skincare brand in reclaiming its domain name from its former business partner via domain name arbitration based on copyright and invalidating unauthorised trademark registration
Enforcement strategy for an upscale US home-furnishing brand against the cross-border online sale of counterfeits and takedown of copyright infringing materials
Strategies for the world's largest private non-profit educational testing and assessment organization on actions to combat the sale of pirated software on Taobao
Assisted numerous brand owners in taking down infringing product listings on online marketplaces in Greater China, including Alibaba, TMall, 1688.com, JD.com, Pinduoduo, and Xiaohongshu
Advised the world's largest garment manufacturer on worldwide patent and plant variety protection in Mainland China, coordinated its global patent litigation, represented it in ITC proceedings and obtained non-infringement opinions or declaratory judgments in various jurisdictions on its behalf
Advised a US leading company in technologies and solutions for the development of genetic medicines on trade secret misappropriation and patent infringement and devised investigation plans and evidence collection strategy
Patent infringement analysis and risk mitigation advice for a US machinery manufacturer in Greater China
Assisted an emerging US direct selling nutritional supplement brand in combating trademark, design patent and copyright squatting in Mainland China
Conducted patent infringement analysis and advised on enforcement strategies for a global healthcare brand for its air purification systems
Defended copyright infringement lawsuit lodged against an English luxury leather goods by a local designer in Hong Kong
Successfully defended software copyright infringement case in Mainland China
Acted for a US-based international lubricant oil company in a copyright infringement and unfair competition action against a Chinese company and successfully demanded the Chinese company and its associated companies to amend their websites and take down all copyright infringing materials
Acted for a world-renowned designer and distributor in the luxury lifestyle market in taking down online infringing product listings based on copyright infringement and unfair competition / common law passing off
Acted for an upscale US home-furnishing brand in devising enforcement strategy against the cross-border sale of counterfeits and takedown of copyright infringing materials
Ceased the sale of replica jewellery of a French luxury jewellery brand in Hong Kong based on copyright infringement and passing off
Lead counsel to a leading French luxury skincare brand in an unfair competition and infringement lawsuit against a French competitor in Mainland China. Market surveys conducted in Beijing, Chengdu, Shanghai, Shenyang and Guangzhou to collect evidence of confusion. Successfully resisted the defendant's jurisdictional challenges. Successfully persuaded the Court to find that the use of confusingly similar promotional materials constituted unfair competition, ordering the competition to cease the infringing acts, pay money compensation and publish public apology.
Litigation strategies for a world-renowned jeans brand against copycats relying on Anti-Unfair Competition Law in Mainland China and enforced the judgment against the defendant and on Tmall
Advised a world-famous US university in trademark infringement, false advertising and unfair competition claims to cease the promotion and sale of fake drugs under client’s name
Counsel to a New Zealand healthcare product brand in civil action against a shadow company engaged in cross-border infringement activities based on trademark infringement and passing off
Enforcement and investigation strategy for an innovative genetic nanomedicine and medical device manufacturer in actions against a former Chinese employee who had misappropriated client’s machine designs and created knockoff products
Acted for a UK-based footwear brand on actions based on trade secret misappropriation, breach of confidentiality clause and copyright infringement against its Chinese manufacturer in Mainland China
Advised a luxury silk lifestyle brand against a potential business partner in Mainland China for breach of non-disclosure agreement, trademark infringement, unfair competition and false advertising