DLA Piper has strength and depth across the full spectrum of IP and is a regular advisor to leading international and Chinese brands, with particular expertise in the media, sports, entertainment, consumer goods, retail, life sciences and tech sectors. The Beijing-based Horace Lam has extensive experience advising on complex IP matters, including pan-Asia brand protection strategies, global trademark portfolio management, cross-border IP litigation, infringement and enforcement, tech and knowhow transfer and licensing, and IP structuring and transactions. Lam co-heads the practice with brand protection and enforcement expert Edward Chatterton in Hong Kong. Other recommended individuals include the life sciences sector-focused Ting Xiao, head of the patents practice in Shanghai; recently promoted partner Elizabeth Wong, who leads the trademark prosecution team in Hong Kong; and Beijing-based senior IP consultants Allen Xu and Asher Yan.
Testimonials
Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.
‘The team continues to provide us with solid legal advice on the basis of thorough reasoning, practicality, and most importantly, a deep understanding of our business.’
‘The team’s relentless focus on problem solving is impressive.'
Key clients
- Manolo Blahnik
- HSBC
Work highlights
- Advising a large multinational tech and e-commerce business on the full range of brand and trademark matters for several of its high-value business units, retail and subsidiaries globally.
- Advised Manolo Blahnik on his successful re-trial application before China’s Supreme People’s Court, following a long-running trademark dispute in China which lasted more than 20 years.