JunHe‘s IP team advises both domestic and international clients from the internet, biotech, automobile and pharmaceutical sectors on patent and trade mark issues in China and overseas. The practice assists clients with trade mark, copyright and patent infringement as well as IP-related unfair competition issues. The team also handles patent prosecution and transactional IP matters. Practice head Jian Zhu, splitting his time between Shanghai and the firm’s Silicon Valley office, is noted for his expertise in patent procurement and litigation, often advising life sciences, material science and medical device clients. Zoe Wang leads the patent practice group in Shanghai and mainly focuses on patent prosecution and IP transactions. Over in Beijing, Chumeng Xu is experienced in handling trade mark prosecution and litigation, Zhaolin Wang is the go-to for patent enforcement cases, and Beverly Xu handles a mix of IP transactions, prosecution and enforcement.

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Key clients

  • Norsk Hydro
  • EconCore
  • Gree
  • Migu Culture Technology Co., Ltd.
  • Migu Video Technology Co., Ltd.
  • Dreamwell Ltd.
  • Tencent
  • Antengene
  • Sephora
  • Shanghai Juce culture
  • Honor Device Co., Ltd.
  • Usynova Pharmaceuticals Ltd.
  • Gree
  • Dreamwell Ltd
  • Shanghai SAIC Volkswagen Sales Co., Ltd.
  • EconCore

Work highlights

  • Advised Antengene Corporation and Hansoh Pharmaceutical Group on their joint agreement to collaborate on the commercialisation of 'XPOVIO' and other products.
  • Assisted Sephora with protecting its brand rights.
  • Represented EconCore in a patent infringement lawsuit against Kingfa Sci & Tech, winning the final judgement in the intellectual property court of the Supreme People's Court.

Lawyers

Leading partners
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Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Jian Zhu, Zoe Wang, Chumeng Xu, Zhaolin Wang, Rongnan Huang

Other key lawyers

Beverly Xu