Merits & Tree Law Offices handles a range of contentious IP matters for internet, media, telecom, AI, e-commerce and manufacturing clients. The team is noted for its proficiency in patent, trade mark and copyright infringement litigation. The Beijing-based team is led by Lihui Zhao, who is well-equipped to handle an array of IP infringement and unfair competition issues. Wei Deng focuses on patent litigation and mainly assists manufacturing enterprises.

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Testimonials

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  • ‘The team is professional and efficient.'

  • ‘Lihui Zhao has extensive experience in the field of intellectual property and has achieved fruitful results.’

  • ‘We have worked with Merits Law Firm on patent and trade mark disputes. Its IP team not only has very in-depth research and experience in professional fields, but they can also quickly grasp the business needs of enterprises and provide enterprises with appropriate litigation plans from a business perspective combined with their professional knowledge. In several past patent lawsuits, we have achieved the expected results and ultimately won all of them thanks to the team.'

  • ‘I am very impressed with Wei Deng. He has extensive professional work experience in courts, the Patent Reexamination Board, and top law firms. He can also quickly understand the needs of enterprises at the commercial level and discuss litigation plans with us in accordance with our needs. We are very grateful for the professional services and support provided by him.'

  • ‘I work with copyright lawyer Qinlan Zhao, who responds promptly and handles matters smoothly.’

Key clients

  • Baidu
  • Douyin
  • MIGU Video Co., Ltd.
  • Inner Mongolia Erdos Garment Co., Ltd.
  • Zhongnanhong Culture Group Co., Ltd.
  • Beijing Century Mind Education&Tech Co., Ltd.
  • Visual China Group Co., Ltd.
  • Kingdee Software (China) Co., Ltd
  • Shanghai Fleetguard Filter Co., Ltd.
  • Syneron (Beijing) Medical Technology Co., Ltd.

Work highlights

  • Represented Shanghai Fleetguard in a trade mark infringement and unfair competition dispute.
  • Represented Zhongnanhong Culture Group and Pokémon in copyright infringement and unfair competition disputes.
  • Represented Syneron in a lawsuit against its partner for trade mark squatting and unfair competition.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Lihui Zhao

Other key lawyers

Jing He, Qinlan Zhao, Wei Deng