Gang Bai
Wanhuida Intellectual PropertyWanhuida Intellectual Property comprises both Wanhuida IP Agency and Wanhuida Law Firm, and with footprints spanning major IP hubs in China, the team is best placed to handle the full scope of contentious and non-contentious IP matters. Praised for its solid track record in trade mark matters, it prosecutes a large number of patent and trade mark cases each year. Recent caseloads also saw the team handling enforcement, litigation, unfair competition, and copyright matters for a broad mix of Chinese and foreign clients. Founding partner Gang Bai continues to handle prosecution, enforcement and IP litigation, and leads the team which also includes the highly regarded trade mark specialists Hui Huang and Haiyan Ren, and Sam Li who excels in patent litigation, criminal and civil trade secret cases, and disputes arising from technology agreements. Zegang (Bruce) Yu is also a key name to note for trade secrets, OEM-related disputes and IP infringement matters; Yu splits his time between Shanghai and Ningbo.
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- 'The team is very creative and proactive in solving trademark-related problems including domain matters. All questions are answered quickly and reliably. Pragmatic solutions are developed.'
- 'The team provided us with excellent patent application and maintenance services. They are very knowledgeable about the industry, highly professional,and provide quick feedback. Not only did they help us successfully submit multiple patent applications, but also did a lot of work on the writing of patents, especially claims of rights.'
- 'The team focuses on intellectual property services and can provide clients with full-process intellectual property solutions. The team cooperates closely and experts in different fields can serve the same client.'
- 'Jason Yao is good at combining legal and commercial values, putting himself in the shoes of clients, and providing valuable advice. He also has extremely high case management experience and capabilities.'
- 'Shuhua Zhang is a very committed litigation partner who prepares the proceedings very well and conducts them in a stringent manner.'
Key clients
- Alibaba
- ANDREAS STIHL AG&Co.KG
- Danaher Corporation
- Decathlon
- Eastman Chemical
- L’Oreal
- LVMH
- MF BRANDS GROUP SA
- Michelin
- SEB
Work highlights
- Representing Nanjing Sanhome, the patentee, in defending the validity of its patents of medical uses of a chiral drug in administrative litigations.
- Representing Bayer in a patent administrative enforcement action against two Chinese infringers offering for sale the client’s patented drug rivaroxaban, obtaining favourable decisions from the Nanjing IP Office.
- Representing The Sixth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University in successfully overcoming inventiveness rejection during the substantial examination process.
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Gang Bai