King & Wood Mallesons is a premier IP practice covering the full gamut of contentious and non-contentious IP issues across a wide range of industries. The team includes experts in civil litigation and arbitration concerning patents, trade marks, copyright and trade secrets. The group is well-versed in domain name disputes, anti-piracy, FTO patent search and analysis as well as pharmaceutical patent linkage. On the non-contentious side, the team handles IP transactions and patent prosecution, assisting with trade mark management and brand protection as well as applications and monitoring. Enforcing trade marks and copyrights are also a key pillar of the practice, as is domain name registration. Maohua Wang leads the IP group and focuses on complex patent matters such as patent preparation and prosecution. IP specialist Xiaoli Yang co-leads the team and is ‘a giant in the industry’, while co-head Wei He is an expert in contentious IP matters. Jing Xu centres her practice on IP infringement, antitrust and unfair competition. The aforementioned lawyers are all based in Beijing.

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Testimonials

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  • ‘The firm is comprehensive, covering all of intellectual property. The firm is located all over the country and can provide services to customers at any time. The staff includes lawyers of different levels, including lawyers, senior lawyers, and partners. The most important thing is that the service quality is high, timely and efficient.’

  • ‘The team has excellent capabilities and is able to develop detailed and practical strategies with valuable China law insights for complicated cases. They are able to provide full-cycle services for all legal areas, in particular for IP matters. They do not only have legal experts, but also have technical experts for various technical fields.’

  • ‘Jing Xu is one of the most excellent IP litigation lawyers in China. She has extensive knowledge and experience for IP litigation matters in China. Her analysis and proposals on strategies as well as on substantive matters are always outstanding and practical.’

  • ‘They are fun, knowledgeable and work well as a team.’

  • ‘Fei Liao is committed and has a strong work ethic. Xiaoli Yangi is a giant in the industry. A strong leader with very creative solutions.’

  • ‘The trade mark team is experienced and can handle cases with dedication and responsibility. At the same time, different solutions are provided based on customer needs. At the same time, excellent language skills and communication skills enable our foreign colleagues to fully understand the Chinese characteristics of the case, gain the trust of foreign colleagues and agree to the corresponding solutions.’

  • ‘The team has extensive experience in handling a wide range of issues related to pharmaceutical patents. At the same time, the team has extensive contacts with relevant government departments and courts at all levels in the process of handling these issues.'

Key clients

  • Nokia
  • IBM
  • Novozymes
  • Roche
  • Koninklijke Philips , Philips (China) Investment Co., Ltd.
  • Weichai Power Co., Ltd.
  • Bottega Veneta
  • Alexander McQueen
  • Ecovacs Robotics Co., Ltd.
  • National Copyright Trade Protection Alliance Chain
  • Sichuan Golden-elephant Sincerity Chemical Co., Ltd.
  • Guangzhou Pharmaceutical Holdings Limited
  • Gree Electric Appliances, Inc. of Zhuhai
  • Guangzhou Aotea Biological Technology PTE Ltd.
  • Star Lake Bioscience Co.,inc. Zhaoqing Guangdong
  • Shanghai Lilith Network Technology Co., Ltd.
  • Guangdong Maishi Internet Technology Co., Ltd.
  • Christian Dior Couture
  • Chongqing Malt Media
  • Guangdong Radio and Television Network Co., Ltd
  • Ecco
  • redbook
  • ASML
  • Qualcomm
  • ST
  • K11 Group Limited
  • Hitachi, Ltd.
  • De Longhi Benelux
  • Tod's
  • Spotify

Work highlights

  • Represented Sennics Co. Ltd. in handling trade secret infringement dispute against Yuncheng Jinteng Chemical Technology Co., Ltd.
  • Represented Huawei in reaching a global patent cross-licensing agreement with Xiaomi.
  • Represented Nokia in disputes with Oppo involving licensing of standard essential patents in the telecommunication field and helped in reaching settlement.

Lawyers

Leading partners
The strongest partners in their field, leading on market-leading deals and endorsed by peers and clients alike.
Next Generation Partners
Junior partners with significant recognition from clients and peers in the market and key roles on multiple matters.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Maohua Wang, Wei He, Gordon Gao, Tina Tai, Yong Li, Mia Qu, Mingfei Sun, Nongfan Zhu, Xiaoli Yang, Cecilia Lou

Other key lawyers

Fei Liao, Jing Xu, Xiaoxia Zhang