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Robert Cao Senior Partner/Senior Trademark Attorney
Practice Field
Mr. Cao’s practice field mainly covers trademark, copyright, customs recordal, domain name, intellectual property consultancy, IP strategies and planning, search, administrative raids, litigation, non-contentious matters and other related intellectual property services. Mr. Cao particularly does well in handling complicated and difficult issues in trademark procedures such as opposition, review/appeal, cancellation, invalidation, well-known trademark recognition, etc.
Work Experience
Mr. Cao entered the IP legal practice field early in 2005 and has more than ten (10) years of IP experience until now. During the long period, Mr. Cao has handled a large number of all types of trademark cases and some other IP cases. He has accumulated abundant knowledge and also rich experience in the IP industry, especially proficient in handling all kinds of trademark matters before the Chinese trademark authorities.
Mr. Cao has worked successively in many famous international and domestic top intellectual property service companies or law offices for a long time, such as LUNG TIN International Intellectual Property Agent Co., Ltd., ROUSE & Co. International LLP, CHANG TSI & Partners. Mr. Cao has published some professional articles in the periodicals, magazines or newspapers such as China Trademark, China Industry and Commerce News, etc. He has also visited some countries such as U.S.A., France, Switzerland and delivered some professional speeches there for clients. Before taking up the job in the IP filed, Mr. Cao had also worked as a college English teacher for many years before.
Some international clients or brands that Mr. Cao has provided service for include Johnson & Johnson, Coach, SC Johnson & Son, Macy’s, Henkel, Syoss, Schaeffler, Continental, Premier League, J.C. Bamford, Mettler-Toleodo, Akzo Nobel, Dulux, Metso, Panasonic, Omron, Fujiya, Nomura, FamilyMart, etc. Some Chinese clients or brands Mr. Cao has served include Haier, Midea, LAO GAN MA, LIFAN, LONCIN, QINGQI, CHNT, M & G, etc.
Education
Master of Law in Civil and Commercial law, Law School, Renmin University of China
Bachelor of Law in Intellectual Property Law, Law School, Renmin University of China
Bachelor of Arts in English, School of Foreign Languages, Shandong Normal University
Working Languages
Chinese, English
ZHANG Lan Partner/Trademark Attorney
Practice Field
Trademark search, application for registration, assignment, change, review, opposition, cancellation, invalidation, etc.; applications and protection affairs in the field of copyright, domain name and customs protection
Work Experience
Ms. Zhang has worked successively in several famous domestic intellectual property firms and the intellectual property department in multi-national corporations since her entry into the intellectual property filed in 2008. She has accumulated rich experience in the fields of trademark, copyright, domain name, etc. and has an exact understanding of the client’s real requirements for intellectual property protection. She has handled approximately more than one thousand trademark registration and review cases in the past years. She is good at dealing with high-end and complicated intellectual property cases by providing professional legal opinions and has made outstanding performance in protecting the client’s intellectual property rights and benefits. The clients she has served fall in versatile fields of automotive industry, internet, cosmetics, catering, fashion, luxuries, technology, food and beverages, charity funds and institutions, retail, medicine and film, television and entertainment.
Education
Master of Law in Civil and Commercial law, Law School, Shandong University
Bachelor of Arts in English, School of Foreign Languages, Tianjin Normal University
Working Languages
Chinese, English
Susie ZHANG Partner/Manager of Internatioal Department/Trademark Attorney
Practice Field
Agent and consultancy services relating to trademark application for registration, trademark review, copyright, domain name, customs protection and other intellectual property matters; intellectual property planning and strategies; intellectual property market development and client services.
Work Experience
Ms. Zhang has worked successively in several famous domestic management consultancy and law firms for more than ten years, providing professional consultancy services relating to commercial law, trademark and other intellectual property matters for many famous Australian, Singaporean, French and Norway enterprises’ investment in the Chinese market. Her practice areas cover not only trademark search, application for registration, assignment, change, review, opposition, cancellation, invalidation, etc., but also development of international intellectual property market and services for international clients. Ms. Zhang also takes part in making strategies for the firm’s key clients and complicated cases and has rich experience of trademark registration, trademark consultancy, business investigation and administrative raids.
Education
Master of Management in Business Administration, School of International Business, University of International Business and Economics
Working Languages
Chinese, English
MEI Shenglin Partner/Attorney at Law
Practice Field
Trademark application for registration and review; trademark litigation, anti-unfair competition litigation, copyright infringement, domain name and dispute, customs recordal and related intellectual property cases, settlement of all kinds of intellectual property disputes and anti-counterfeiting initiatives
Work Experience
Mr. Mei has worked successively in the intellectual property departments of several famous Chinese law firms for many years, and has handled lots of litigation cases and non-contentious ones on behalf of many domestic and international enterprises. He has established smooth business communication and interaction with many government bodies such as China Trademark Office, Trademark Review and Adjudication Board, intellectual property courts, etc., and has also accumulated rich experience in administrative procedures for affirmation of rights, protection of substantive trademark rights and judicial procedures. His successful settlement of many difficult and complicated cases has brought him much recognition and praise from domestic and international clients.
Education
Master of Law in Economic Law, School of Law, Tongji University
Bachelor of Law in Economic Law, School of Law, Tongji University
Working Languages
Chinese, English
CAO Wenkui Client Manager/Representative of Shandong Office
Practice Field
Agent and consultancy services relating to trademark application for registration, trademark review, copyright, domain name, customs protection and other intellectual property matters; developing domestic intellectual property market and providing services for domestic clients.
Work Experience
Mr. Cao has many years of experience in the intellectual property field and is mainly engaged in developing domestic intellectual property market and providing services for domestic clients. He is also responsible for the firm’s docketing management relating to intellectual property services and computer network maintenance as well. Mr. Cao has also participated in making strategies for the firm’s key clients and complicated cases and also has rich experience in trademark registration, business survey and administrative raids. His excellent performance has greatly met the client’s satisfaction and forcefully pushed forward the firm’s business development.
Education
Bachelor of Engineering in Computer Information Management, School of Computer Sciences, North China University of Technology
Working Languages
Chinese, English