Intellectual property: foreign firms

Bird & Bird

With the experienced duo Christine Yiu (Shanghai) and Hank Leung (Hong Kong) at the helm, Bird & Bird‘s comprehensive offering covers all areas of IP, including trademarks, patents, trade secrets, copyright and designs. The team has an enviable track record in litigation and providing strategic commercial IP advice; the department’s combined sectoral experience encompasses the tech, life sciences, healthcare, retail, consumer goods, media, entertainment and sports (including e-gaming) sectors. In Beijing, Rieko Michishita handles contentious and non-contentious IP matters and is a regular advisor to Japanese companies; Dorie Wong’s workload includes protection strategies, trademark portfolio management and litigation. Also in Beijing, the firm’s IP consultancy enables the team to conduct trademark and copyright matters before mainland Chinese government departments, including registration and enforcement matters; and through its association with PRC firm Lawjay Partners, it assists with litigation before China’s courts. The Hong Kong-based Asia-Pacific IP group head Matthew Laight is also recommended.

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Key clients

VMI Holland B.V.
Riot Games
Water21 Holdings Limited
International Olympic Committee
Edwards Lifesciences
Anker Innovations Limited
ENGIE Energie Services SA
Sandler Systems LLC
BABYBJORN AB
AVISTA Group Limited
Merck KGaA
Chinachem Group Corporation Limited
Knorr-Bremse Asia Pacific

Work highlights

Acted for VMI Holland B.V. in three patent ownership disputes in a landmark decision made by the Supreme People's Court.
Advise the International Olympic Committee (IOC) on its global IP portfolio.
Advised Merck KGaA on a long-standing trademark, unfair competition and breach of contract litigation with Merck Sharpe & Dohme.

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