Hong Fang Law is highly active in litigation and administrative prosecution work. The team is additionally experienced enforcement matters and investigations. The practice is jointly led by Xu Zhang in Guangzhou, who advises on IP rights acquisitions involving trade marks, copyrights, patents, and domain names; and fellow Shanghai-based IP specialist Eric Su.
Testimonials
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‘HongFang does great work in China. Clients really like to work with them.'
'Rich experience and in-depth understanding of business models in the energy industry, especially downstream business.'
'They are particularly good at giving solutions in combination with business needs.'
'Compared with other law firms, the team is very familiar with industry trends and directions, and is willing to integrate legal solutions into business solutions.'
'The quality of service and the speed of response to clients' needs are maintained at a very high level.'
'A very strong professional service spirit and problem-solving-oriented working ideas.’
Key clients
- ABB (China) Limited
- Total Lubricants China Co., Ltd.
- Castrol Limited
- TREASURY WINE ESTATES
- Akzo Nobel N.V.
- Moet Hennessy Diageo (China) Co., Ltd.
- Diageo PLC.
- Amore Pacific Group
- Emerson
- WD-40 Company
- ABB (China) Limited
- Total Lubricants China Co., Ltd.
- Castrol Limited
- TREASURY WINE ESTATES
- Akzo Nobel N.V.
- Moet Hennessy Diageo (China) Co., Ltd.
- Diageo PLC.
- Amore Pacific Group
- Emerson
- WD-40 Company
Work highlights
- Acted for 3M in a raid action against a transnational e-commerce trade mark infringement.
- Acted for Nike in a raid action against a transnational e-commerce trade mark infringement.
- Acted for Total Energies SE in a domain name complaint against a squatter.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Xu Zhang, Eric Su