Hong Fang Law

Intellectual Property

Partner

Mr. Kevin Xu has been practicing in the legal field in China for over twenty years, and since the beginning of his career in the area of Intellectual Property. Kevin has been working at one of the leading Chinese IP firms, since his graduation, and has kept the focus mainly on the field of intellectual property rights.

Kevin has handled thousands of cases, covering but not limited to the area of IP rights acquisitions (trademark, copyright, patents and domain names, etc.), the cross-board IP rights acquisitions and protection, non-litigation dispute cases through administrative approaches and negotiations, administrative litigations on IP rights ownership, civil litigations for trademark infringement, multinational IPR licensing and assignment transactions, administrative and criminal enforcement against IP infringement and counterfeiting, domain name disputes, anti-unfair competition, and compliance on products label and advertising materials.

To build up the IP Protection System on behalf of the clients, and with the profound knowledge and experience, Kevin has helped brand owners to successfully secure the Well-known Trademark Status Recognition both through the judicial system and the administrative procedures. Many cases handled by Kevin have been awarded “Best Practice” or “Typical Case” by the Supreme People’s Court.

In addition to keeping cooperating with the MNC and listed companies in various industries, Kevin provides complete legal services for startup companies and e-commercial companies in China. Kevin is also good at the examination of contracts and has handled some cases in regard to contract and labor disputes, commercial defamation, the protection of consumer’s interests, and the foreign investment project.

Kevin Xu has published some articles with regard to IP protection in some famous magazines and newspapers both in China and abroad.

2015 – Current: HongFangLaw, Partner

2008 – 2015: HFG Law & IP Practice

Chinese, English

INTA

2011 – 2017: East China University of Political Science and Law, Master (IP Law)

2004 – 2008: East China University of Political Science and Law, Bachelor (International Economic Law)