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Grace Wang
Equity Partner / Hangzhou
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Email gracewang@zhonglun.com
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Practices
IP Licensing & Enforcement, Cross-border Investment/M&A, Compliance & Investigation
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Industries
Telecommunications & Internet, Information & Intelligence Technology, Media-Sports & Entertainment
Grace Wang
Mrs. Grace Wang is a partner in Zhonglun Hangzhou office.Grace is the co-chair of the Digital Economy Committee of AIPPI China, a member of the "Talent Pool of Cross-border Lawyers for the Belt and Road Strategy Construction Project", a member of the State Intellectual Property Office's Foreign-related Intellectual Property Dispute Guidance Expert Pool, a member of the National Law Society's Foreign-related Leading Talent Pool, the deputy director of the International Investment and Belt and Road Professional Committee of Zhejiang Law Society, a nominee of the 2020 The Legal 500 Asia Pacific List Specially Recommended Lawyer, 2022 ALB East China Women Lawyer Award Nomination, Outstanding Female Lawyer of Zhejiang Province.
Grace specializes in the protection of intellectual property rights, corporate compliance and legal services in the field of overseas investment. She has undertaken a large number of domestic and foreign compliance engagements for technology-based companies, and has conducted in-depth research on intellectual property rights compliance, digital cooperation compliance, personal information protection law and data security compliance. She has successful experience in responding to World Bank investigations and compliance responses by Chinese enterprises; several IPR cases have been selected as typical cases by the Supreme Court, Provincial High Court and Hangzhou Central Court; she has undertaken IPR compliance special projects for several well-known large-scale enterprises.
Representative Matters
Grace Wang is a partner with the Hangzhou office of Zhong Lun Law Firm. Ms. Wang specializes in intellectual property, compliance, anti-corruption, domestic and overseas investment, and merger and acquisition.
I. Domestic and Foreign Intellectual Property Protection and Dispute Resolution
Provided legal services to the case over infringement of trademarks and unfair competition between an individual and Xiaomuzhi, on the one hand, and an auto repair company and a parts import company, on the other hand, a case that has been selected into the top 50 IP cases in China in 2013
Provided legal services to a trademark case between Hangzhou Manlongguiyu and Hangzhou Catering Services Group, a case that has been selected into top 10 IP cases in Zhejiang in 2013
Provided legal services to a trade secret case brought by Shanghai Yelixiali against Beida Zongheng Consultation and Xi’an Loulan Guli, a case that has been selected as one of the outstanding cases of the year of 2017 by the IP Committee of ACLA
Represented BYAI Technology Co., Ltd. in a computer software copyright infringement case against Hangzhou Yizhi Intelligent Technology Co., Ltd.
Represented a major e-commerce platform in a lawsuit related to personal information protection
Provided legal services to a domestic leading data company in the field of education for an unfair competition case
Provided legal services to an AI unicorn in cases relating to infringement of computer software copyright, trade secrets, commercial defamation, and patent
Represented Hangzhou Electronic Soul Network Technology Co., Ltd. in a copyright infringement and unfair competition dispute brought by a listed company
Represented Shanghai Xunmeng Information Technology Co., Ltd. in unfair competition disputes with Hangzhou Juangua Network Co., Ltd. and Hangzhou Shiqu Information Technology Co., Ltd., a case where the plaintiffs withdrew the lawsuit
Providing legal services for trademark infringement complaints on e-commerce platforms to Dunlopillo (Shenzen) Ltd.
Advised LABORATOIRES M&L on the ANDORHEAL trademark infringement and unfair competition case
Provided legal services for TISENTO trademark invalidation
Provided legal services to Firstomato (Nanchang) Limited for intellectual property rights complaints on Taobao and 1688
Represented Robam Appliances in filing a separate civil compensation case within the criminal case for counterfeiting registered trademarks
Provided legal services to a trademark Infringement case between Guangzhou Xizi Otis and Zhejiang Gang’ao Elevator as well as Xizi Crane
Represented Firstomato (Nanchang) Limited in a dispute concerning the confirmation of non-infringement of trademark rights
Represented trademark infringement and unfair competition disputes between Shaanxi Awa False Brand Investment Co., Ltd. and Guan Yuanlong
Represented an individual in a trademark infringement dispute against Hangzhou Never Culture Creative Co., Ltd.
Represented Hangzhou Sanqian Xufuniu Catering Management Co., Ltd. in a series of trademark infringement disputes
Represented BOY London in managing trademark-related complaints with industry and commerce department in Zhejiang
Represented Hangzhou Fresh Diffuse Cultural and Creative Ltd. in a copyright infringement case filed by Zhejiang Huace Film and TV Co., Ltd.
Represented Hangzhou ZT Model Co., Ltd. in a series of copyright infringement cases
Represented Hangzhou Fanghuichuntang Pharmacy Co., Ltd. in disputes over copyright infringement, unfair competition, and infringement of portrait rights
Represented Zhongchuan Vision (Hangzhou) Cultural Media Co., Ltd. in the second-instance litigation over a copyright licensing contract dispute
Represented Zhejiang Huahong Optics & Electronics Group Co., Ltd. in a copyright infringement dispute against Beijing Zhushufang Cultural Transmission Co., Ltd.
Advised Hangzhou ZT Model Co., Ltd. on utility model, design and copyright infringement cases
Represented Zoje Kitchen & Bath in a patent litigation before a federal court of the Northern District of Illinois, against Xiamen Lota
Represented Zhejiang Wanlong (a Chinese listed company) in a patent litigation in a federal court of the Northern District of New York, against Cixi Weishi and PPC Broadband, Inc.
Provided legal services to Hangzhou Ditai BIO-TECH Co., Ltd. for overseas intellectual property disputes
Represented Jinhua Lanbo Baby Items Co., Ltd. in a design patent infringement case and assisted the client with filing intellectual property rights with the customs
Provided legal services for trademark disputes to China Tobacco Zhejiang Industrial Co., Ltd. in Belarus
Represented Jinhua Xuebei in a patent litigation in a court in Hamburg, Germany, against a Dutch company
Represented Jinhua Snowbaby Baby Items Co., Ltd. in unfair competition disputes and patent infringement cases
Represented Jinhua Lanbo Baby Items Co., Ltd. in administrative litigation concerning patent invalidation
Ⅱ. Domestic and International Compliance Projects
Provided legal services to Coloplast (China) Medical Devices Limited for group-wide data compliance and data export security assessment
Provided legal services for the filing of standard contracts for the cross-border transfer of personal information to Coloplast (China) Medical Devices Limited
Provided legal services for regulatory compliance of launching medical products to Coloplast (China) Medical Devices Limited
Provided legal services for regulatory compliance for cross-border data transfer to a leading listed fine chemical company
Provided legal services for GDPR compliance for overseas employees’ use of WeChat to Zhejiang Jiecang Linear Motion Technology Co., Ltd., involving data transfer from the EU to locations in China
Provided legal services for data compliance to Hangzhou Qingta Technology Co., Ltd.
Provided data compliance services for the Big Data Development and Management Bureau of Wenzhou City
Provided legal services for data security compliance to Merit Interactive Co., Ltd.
Provided legal services for personal information protection impact assessment to Merit Interactive Co., Ltd.
Provided legal services for compliance of Zhejiang Lab’s large language model for geographic research, the first of its kind in China
Provided legal services for data compliance of Zhejiang Lab’s Tianshu Platform
Provided legal services for design and formulation of the data compliance pre-examination system to Wenzhou China Data Security Port
Provided legal services for design and formulation of the negative list of compliance obligations for data enterprises at Wenzhou China Data Security Port
Provided legal services for the preliminary review of pre-financing compliance of the big data department of Zhejiang Chint Electric Co., Ltd.
Provided legal services for compliance relating to the secondary market trading of NFT digital artworks on Shenzhen Youbi Ai Information Technology Co., Ltd.’s platform
Provided data compliance and network security compliance legal services for an IDC company listed in Hong Kong
Provided legal services for open-source software compliance to TCL Group
Provided open-source compliance services to Aliyun Computing Co., Ltd.
Provided legal services for pre-IPO franchising to Shenzhen Hundred Orchard Development Co., Ltd., a brand specializing in fresh and dried fruits
Provided legal services for franchising to Shanghai Lantu Information Technology Co., Ltd. (Tuhu Car Care)
Provided legal services for franchising to Meituan Waimai
Provided legal services for franchising to Chow Tai Fook Jewellery Group Limited
Provided legal services for franchising to BBX, an Australian company and one of the largest trading companies worldwide in China
Provided legal services for franchising to Pelican Coffee, a Dutch company in China
Provided legal services for franchising to Phuc Long Coffee, a Vietnamese company in Singapore
Provided legal services for franchising to Memjet, an Australian company in China
Provided legal services for franchising to CrossFit, an American company in China
Provided legal services for franchising to Muginoho Group, a Japanese company in China
Provided legal services for franchising to Radisson Hotel
Provided legal services for franchising to Xiaomuzhi Auto Repair
Provided legal services for franchising to Ganqishi, Luyu Brand owned by Grandma’s Kitchen, Kuaiyu Apparel, Che Kongjian of Zhongce Group, Pod Inn, Hengsheng Graphics & Character, Beingmate, Hupai Electric, Hubeijierui Technology, Jiujiajiu, Mingzhuang Chuanqi, and Maihai Food and designed the franchise chain model for RuthBelle Beauty Store
Provided legal services for intellectual property and trade secret compliance to POWERCHINA Huadong Engineering Corporation Limited
Provided legal services for intellectual property compliance of the offshore survey and test platform of PowerChina Huadong Engineering Corporation Limited
Compliance project for the design of Zhejiang Lab’s technology transfer systemProvided legal services for patent licensing and technology development to PowerChina Huadong Engineering Corporation Limited and Israeli companies
Provided legal services for nebulizer technology transfer and commercialization cooperation to Shenzhen Moore Health Medical Technology Co., Ltd.
Provided patent stability assessment to Shenzhen Moore Health Medical Technology Co., Ltd.
Provided legal services for combing through patents to ReyeMico (Hangzhou) Medical Technology Co., Ltd.
Provided legal services for domestic and international patent portfolio to Mdco Technology Co., Ltd.
Provided legal services for patent portfolio to Zhongbai Jiyuan Biotechnology
Provided legal services for patent assessment to Ningbo Daye Garden Machinery Co., Ltd.
Provided legal services for intellectual property operation concerning crystalline forms research and development to Hangzhou SoliPharma Co., Ltd.
Provided legal services for technology transfer regarding a cancer detection program from Tel Aviv University
Provided legal services to Jindan Tech for its introduction of platform program from Ukraine
Provided legal consultation for company operation, brand management, and business layout to UNLIMITED RAO LIMITED
Provided legal services for the Mexico platform technology transfer to Zhejiang Moke Technology Development Co., Ltd.
Provided legal services for the intellectual property joint development between Ningbo Shifang Pharmaceutical Technology Co., Ltd. and Beijing Tongrentang Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital Co., Ltd.
Acted as the general legal for Belgium pavilion in the Shanghai EXPO and provided legal services regarding the construction, operation transfer, and the IP issues of Belgium pavilion and the EU pavilion
Advised the Hong Kong-based company Starlight Culture Entertainment Group Limited (a listed company) on the intellectual property issues concerning the operation of the film “Crazy Rich Asians"
Provided legal services for IP licensing relating to the acquisition of Talking Tom by Jinke Entertainment
Provided legal services to Zhongchuan Vision for its programs “AUV NANA" , “God of Songs", “GIRLS FIGHTING", “Give Me Five", “Three Yards", and “Dad Is Back"
Provided legal services for intellectual property licensing of the clothing project of an Italian company
Provided full-range legal services for the protection of Chinese trademarks of TI SENTO in the Netherlands
Provided legal services for intellectual property protection and operation to Zhengjing Zhongnan Animation Co, Ltd.
Provided legal services for IP protection and operation to Yintao, a music platform
Provided legal services for intellectual property of Feng Zikai’s works
Provided legal services for intellectual property to Hangzhou Guigu Cultural and Creative Co., Ltd.
Provided legal services to Sichuan Wuliangye Cultural Tourism Development Co., Ltd. for its investment in films and TV shows
Provided legal services for trademark registration to China Communications Information Technology Group Co., Ltd.
Provided legal services for trademark registration tor Hangzhou Liangyue Sports Consulting Co., Ltd.
Provided legal consultation for intellectual property operations within China to equestrian athletes Hua Tian Alex and Rao Jiayi
Provided legal services for trademark registration to TISENTO-Milano B.V.
Provided legal services for trademark registration to POWERCHINA Huadong Engineering Corporation Limited
Provided legal services for trademark registration to CrossFit Sport Consulting (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.
Provided legal services for patent portfolio and application, as well as patent management to StorageX Technology Inc.
Provided pre-listing compliance legal services to Inner Mongolia Yaoling Tianhua Artificial Intelligence Technology Co., Ltd.
Provided compliance legal services to Xunfeng Technology (Guizhou) Co., Ltd.
Provided pre-IPO compliance legal services to a reproductive health technology company in Hangzhou
Provided legal services for business compliance to a leading influencer e-commerce platform
Provided legal services for pre-financing corporate governance compliance to StorageX Technology Inc.
Provided antitrust compliance legal services to Zhejiang Jingxin Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
Assisted a Zhejiang construction company in responding to a compliance investigation by World Bank and significantly reducing the penalties imposed on the client
Assisted a Zhejiang construction company in responding to a regulatory investigation initiated by Asian Development Bank and establishing a comprehensive compliance system
Provided legal services for legal risk identification and compliance in international trade to China Tobacco Zhejiang Industrial Co., Ltd.
Provided legal services for international commodity trade compliance to Hangzhou CIEC Group Co., Ltd.
Provided legal services for anti-dumping appeals in India to Zhejiang NHU Company Ltd.
Provided overseas business compliance legal services to Zhejiang Ruilong New Energy Technology Co., Ltd.
III. Domestic and Foreign Investment/M&A and Capital Markets
Provided legal opinions on inbound investment and merger filing to Sunseap China for its acquisition of Gansu Feibaisi Energy Technology Co., Ltd. and its wholly-owned subsidiary Gaotai Laite Photovoltaic Power Technology Co., Ltd.
Provided legal opinions on the establishment of a branch office in Cambodia to Southwest Electric POWER Design Institute Co., Ltd.
Provided pre-investment due diligence legal services to Southwest Electric POWER Design Institute Co., Ltd. for its EPC project in Cambodia
Conducted legal investigations and provided subsequent legal services to Southwest Electric POWER Design Institute Co., Ltd. for its establishment of a branch office in the PhilippinesProvided legal services to a listed company in the furniture industry for its acquisition of equity interests in a foreign-invested company
Provided legal services for a joint venture project between a subsidiary of a listed material company and a global chemical giant
Provided legal services for the technology transfer (with the technology in question as consideration for equity investment) between Zhejiang Lab and Hangzhou Ventu Sirui Cloud Technology Co., Ltd.
Provided legal services to United Forever Limited for its establishment of a company in Hungary and subsequent investment
Provided legal services to United Forever Limited for its acquisition of Rare Metals, a Polish company
Provided legal services for the state-owned equity transfer of Hangzhou CIEC Group Co., Ltd.
Provided legal services to Hangzhou CIEC Group Co., Ltd. for the capital increase of Anhui CIEC Wangang Supply Chain Management Co., Ltd.
Provided legal services to Hangzhou CIEC Group Co., Ltd. for the capital increase of Hangzhou Relian Logistics Technology Co., Ltd.
Provided legal services to Hangzhou CIEC Group Co., Ltd. for the capital increase of its subsidiary in Singapore
Provided legal services to Hangzhou CIEC Group Co., Ltd. for the capital increase of its subsidiary in Hong Kong
Provided due diligence and legal document review services to China Tobacco Zhejiang Industrial Co., Ltd. for the extension of operation and relocation of its joint venture project in the UAE
Provided due diligence legal services to China Tobacco Zhejiang Industrial Co., Ltd. for its international trade in Côte d’Ivoire
Provided due diligence legal services to China Tobacco Zhejiang Industrial Co., Ltd. for its international trade in Cambodia
Provided due diligence legal services to China Tobacco Zhejiang Industrial Co., Ltd. for its international trade in Thailand
Provided due diligence legal services to China Tobacco Zhejiang Industrial Co., Ltd. for its international trade in Romania
Provided due diligence legal services to China Tobacco Zhejiang Industrial Co., Ltd. for its international trade in Hong Kong
Provided legal services to the state-owned enterprise Hangzhou Kechuang Incubator Co., Ltd. for the operation and handover of its overseas investment subsidiary, Hangzhou Innovation Center LLC
Provided legal services to the state-owned enterprise Hangzhou Kechuang Incubator Co., Ltd. for managing its overseas investment through a venture capital fund in the United States
Provided legal services for pre-IPO financing to Zhejiang Ruilong New Energy Technology Co., Ltd.
Provided legal services to Zhejiang Feida Environmental Science & Technology Co., Ltd. for its acquisition of a waste incineration power project in Vietnam
Represented Chinese listed company Huamei Holding in its merger with Virgin Films
Represented Rifa Group in its acquisition of a ranch in Australia
Represented Chinese listed company Yingfangwei in its acquisition of Siano Mobile Silicon, Inc., an Israeli company
Provided legal services to Sprimo, a Silicon Valley company, for technology transfer and project financing
Provided legal services to Silicon Valley-based Lightning Inc. for technology transfer and project financing
Provided legal services to Hangzhou Wuzhou Medical Equipment Co., Ltd. for the introduction of technology from Israeli company Technion Research and Development Foundation Ltd.
Advised Hangzhou Jingxuan Investment Co., Ltd. on its investment in Archon Technologies S.r.l. in Italy
Advised Hangzhou Mutual Venture Capital Management Co., Ltd. on its overseas investment projects
Advised Zhejiang Reallin Electron on its investment project in Malaysia
Represented Fancheng Tech in its acquisition of an exchange for cryptocurrency
Represented Hangzhou Yongchen in its investment in an EPC project of integrated equipment in Bangladesh
Advised Hangzhou Yaketo Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. on its cooperation with a university in Hangzhou and a doctor of pharmacy in the US
Advised on the merger between Tongyong Bearings and Ningbo Gengda Bearings
Advised a Zhejiang company on its investment in a solar photovoltaic project in the state of Selangor, Malaysia
Advised on the merger between SCA, a Swedish company, and Hangzhou Zhenqi
Advised Zhejiang Chengcheng Hi-Tech Co., Ltd. on its Israeli agricultural investment project
Provided legal services to DC AFAM NV (Belgium) for its investment in agricultural cooperation projects in China
Represented Chinese listed company Hikvision in its joint venture in India and set-up of subsidiaries in the Netherlands and the US
Advised Hangzhou REACH Product Technic Co., Ltd. on the establishment of a joint venture in South Korea
Advised Zhejiang Golden Egg Technology Co., Ltd. on the establishment of a wholly-owned subsidiary in Ukraine
Advised Zhejiang Feida Environmental Protection Technology Co., Ltd. on the compulsory liquidation of LANCO INTERNATIONAL PTE.LTD.
Provided legal services for the investment project of Zhilun (Hangzhou) Technology Co., Ltd.
Represented Hangzhou Huazhuo Information Technology in its acquisition of a pharmaceutical company
Advised Zhejiang Chen’an Network Technology Co., Ltd. on its acquisition of control of a cultural company
Provided legal services for the capital increase and equity incentive project of Zhejiang Zhenyong Sporting Goods Co., Ltd.
Provided legal services for the equity incentive project of Zhejiang Cheer Mechanical & Electrical Technology Co., Ltd.
Provided legal services to Hangzhou Qingta Technology Co., Ltd. for its reduction of capital
Provided legal services to Hangzhou Qingta Technology Co., Ltd. for its optimization of equity incentive
Provided legal services to StorageX Technology Inc. for the pre-financing adjustment of its internal governance structure, which accommodated its proposed equity incentive shareholding platform
Provided legal services for the business restructuring of a leading influencer e-commerce platform and its incubated brands/MCN company
Provided legal services to Ningbo Hongfeng Investment Management Co., Ltd., including fund manager registration, drafting and modification of fund documents, due diligence on projects, and project investment and closing
Provided legal services for the registration of Hongfeng Phase II Medical Fund and the review of relevant partnership agreements
Advised Ningbo Hongfeng Investment Management Co., Ltd. on its investment in Ningbo Shifang Pharmaceutical Technology Co., Ltd.
Advised Ningbo Hongfeng Investment Management Co., Ltd. on its investment in Ningbo Combireg Pharmaceutical Technology Co., Ltd.
Advised Ningbo Hongfeng Investment Management Co., Ltd. on its investment in Aiwei Pharmaceuticals
Advised Ningbo Hongfeng Investment Management Co., Ltd. on its investment in Ningbo Dewei Medical Instrument Co., Ltd.
Advised Ningbo Hongfeng Investment Management Co., Ltd. on its investment in Suzhou Maoxing Biotechnology Co., Ltd.
Advised Ningbo Hongfeng Investment Management Co., Ltd. on its investment in Ningbo Xinwan Pharmaceutical Technology Co., Ltd.
Advised Ningbo Hongfeng Investment Management Co., Ltd. on its investment in Hantech MEDICAL Device Co., Ltd.
Advised Ningbo Hongfeng Investment Management Co., Ltd. on its investment in Jianxin Biomedical Technology Co., Ltd.
Provided legal services for Shulan Fund’s investment in a healthcare project
Provided legal services for the establishment of a fund project by Assets Management Co., Ltd., Zhejiang Province Development and ZJU Jiuzhi Investment Management Co., Ltd.
Provided legal services to Shulan Fund for its investment in medical projects
Provided legal services for Zhejiang Approval Group Co., Ltd.’s debt-to-equity investment in Hangzhou Xiaolingtong Telecom Equipment Ltd.
Provided legal services to Quzhou Green Industry Agglomeration Zone Special Industry Fund for its investment in Quzhou Lightning New Energy Technology Ltd., with the mandate being the nation's first “Green Double Chuang (meaning innovation (‘chuangye’) and starting businesses (‘chuangye’)) Financial Convertible Bond" project
Provided legal services to Finger for its receipt of investment from a USD fund via VIE structure
Represented Hangzhou Kechuang in its investment in 500 Startups IV L.P.
Provided legal services to Assets Management Co., Ltd., Zhejiang Province Development for the capital increase of Shenzhen Chuangdongfang Rich Equity Investment Fund Partnership (LP)
Provided legal services for the listing of a certain IDC (Internet Data Center) company on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange
Provided legal services for the listing of Hangzhou Netbank Interlink Technologies Corp.
Provided legal services for the listing of Hangzhou Suremoov Automotive Technology Co., Ltd. on the NEEQ
Provided legal services to Zhejiang Provincial Development Company for the targeted capital increase of Mingtai Aluminum Industry
Advised Hangzhou Bangshi Technology Co., Ltd. on its listing on the NEEQ
Provided legal services to Hangzhou Seo Network Technology Co., Ltd. for its listing on the NEEQ
Provided legal services to Assets Management Co., Ltd., Zhejiang Province Development and Fuzhou Leasing Company for the targeted capital increase of the Southeast Grid
Advised Zhejiang Xinxing Power Partnership (LP) on its acquisition of equity in a listed company
Provided legal services to China Minsheng Bank Hangzhou Branch for its participation in provision of a line of credit to Hongkong Yixin Brand Management Co., Limited
Represented China Minsheng Bank Co., Ltd. Hangzhou Branch in its participation in provision of syndicated loan to Tianneng Power (Hong Kong) Limited
Provided legal services to China Minsheng Bank Hangzhou Branch in its participation in provision of loans to Eastern Medicine
Represented China Minsheng Bank Co., Ltd. Hangzhou Branch in its participation in the provision of syndicated loan to a leading tire company
Advised a listed company on a cross-border loan project for a US geothermal project
Honors and Awards
For Individual
Top 50 Elite Lawyers Under 50 in the Field of Intellectual Property, IPRDAILY China, 2023
Nominated for the 2022 ALB East China Women Lawyers
Recommended lawyers, The Legal 500, 2020
Zhejiang Outstanding Female Lawyer, Zhejiang Bar Association
Member, ACLA (All China Lawyers Association) Foreign-related Leading Talents
Member, Cross-border Lawyers of Strategic Construction Project of One Belt One Road
Member, Hangzhou Legal Talent Pool (for International Legal Services)
Member, the second batch of national overseas intellectual property disputes response guidance experts list
Member, List of Experts in the Field of Trade Secrets in Zhejiang Province
Outstanding Contribution, Annual AIPPI China, 2023
Memberships & Affiliations
Co-chair, Digital Economy Committee of AIPPI China
Member, Union Internationale des Avocats
Legal Advisor, a certain department of the Ministry of Commerce of the People's Republic of China
Expert of Franchise Registration, Ministry of Commerce of the People's Republic of China
Expert for Overseas Intellectual Property Dispute Resolution, National Intellectual Property Administration of the People's Republic of China
Member, the Second International Commercial Legal Experts Pool of the Zhejiang Committee of the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT)
Expert for Overseas Intellectual Property Dispute Resolution in Zhejiang Province
Deputy Director, International Investment and “One Belt One Road” Professional Committee of Zhejiang Lawyers Association
Deputy Director, Digital Economy Committee of Hangzhou Bar Association
Commissioner, Zhejiang Youth Federation
Board Member, Hangzhou Overseas Returnees' Club
Arbitrator, Hangzhou Arbitration Committee
Expert in Arbitration and Mediation, Zhejiang Intellectual Property Arbitration and Mediation Centre
Expert in Evaluation of Overseas R&D Bases for Enterprises, Zhejiang Science and Technology Department
Member, China (Wenzhou) Data Security and Compliance Expert Committee
Member and Legal Advisor, China Chain-Store & Franchise Association
Legal Advisor, People's Government of Shangcheng District, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province
Expert, Think Tank for Future Industrial Development in Shangcheng District
Legal Environment Contributor, Shangcheng District
Board Member, European and American Alumni Association in Shangcheng District, Hangzhou
Delegate, the 13th Party Congress of Hangzhou City
Speaker and Delegate from China, World Franchise Convention in the Philippines
Practice Mentor, Guanghua Law School of Zhejiang University
Practice Mentor, Law School of Zhejiang University City College
Distinguished Instructor, Shanghai Jiao Tong University Overseas Education College
Visiting Scholar, University Hasselt; Visiting Scholar, University of Houston; Trained at Brussel Office of De Wolf & Partners, Houston Office of Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, and Madrid Office of J&A Garrigues
Publications
“2022 Telecoms and Media – China”, Lexology GTDT, August 2022
“An Analysis of the Challenges and Response Systems of Artificial Intelligence on Intellectual Property Protection in China and the United States”, Shanghai Law Society, December 2021
“Common legal issues in franchise dispute litigation”, Thomson Reuters, January 2021
“White Paper on Franchise Disputes in China”, The Chain Store Association, 2020, 2021&2022
“Highlighted Legal Issues for Foreign Brands on Entering Chinese E-Commerce Platforms”, UIA Juriste Internationa, April 2021
“When KCI meets IPR - Core Technology and Core Technical Staff Chapter, When KCI meets IPR - IPR Attribution Chapter”, China Inventions and Patents, Vol. 16, No. 187 overall, 16 July 2019
“Country Report on the Legal Environment of Countries Along the Belt and Road”, Zimbabwe, Peking University Press, November 2018 (co-author)
“Risk Control in the Purchase of Assets of US Bankruptcy Enterprises - An Analysis of Section 363 of the US Bankruptcy Code”, Legal Publishing House, April 2018
“Litigation Strategies for Data Breach by Service Providers”, law business, Business Law Series 8, No. 8, September 2017
“Country Report on the Legal Environment of Countries along the Belt and Road, Czech Republic Section”, Peking University Press, June 2017 (co-author)
“Analysis of Legal Risks and Precautions for China's Overseas Expansion into Israel”, "One Belt, One Road" Legal Practice Special, Law Press, October 2016
“China's Intellectual Property Rights and Rules and Infringement Remedies”, Sino-German Intellectual Property Rights Proceedings, 2016
“On the Reasons for the Dismantling of VIE Structures and the Difficulties of Return”, Frontiers of Information Network and High Technology Law, Shanghai Jiao Tong University Press, September 2015
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Deals Related
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Bar Admissions/Professional Qualifications
PRC Bar, 2003
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Education
LL.M., Temple University
EMBA, Zhejiang University
LL.B., International Economic Law, Ocean University of China -
Professional Experience
Equity Partner, Zhong Lun Law Firm
Senior Partner, Zhejiang L&H Law Firm, 2007-2017
Associate, Zhejiang Wanma Law Firm, 2003-2006
Legal Counsel. China Life, Hangzhou Branch, 2001-2003 -
Languages
Chinese
English