Christopher Zhang Senior Partner
Shenzhen
0755-26224888
zhang.yong@dentons.cn
  • IP and Technology Innovation
  • Criminal Law
  • Banking & Finance
  • Dispute Resolution
  • Working Language:
  • Chinese
  • English

Introduction

Chris has more than 17 years of practical experience in intellectual property, deeply engaging in trademark, copyright, patent, unfair competition litigation, and related legal consulting services. Chris, having a deep understanding of intellectual property issues and rich practical experience in team set-up and case management, is able to formulate effective and professional legal strategies and plans to protect the rights and interests of clients to the greatest extent. Chris has provided legal services for many large multinational enterprises and has handled thousands of intellectual property litigation cases for large e-commerce platforms such as Taobao and Tmall, some of which have been rated as “Typical Cases” many times. Chris is also able to provide clients with full-process and efficient legal services in many areas including but not limited to corporate legal affairs and intellectual property management and protection.

Honors and Awards

  • Honored as Greater China Region Guide 2024 Intellectual Property Litigation Recommended Lawyers(2024), Chambers and Partners
  • Honored as Ingenuity Lawyer(2023), Lvxinnews Who's Who of Intellectual Property Lawyer
  • Honored as Recommended Lawyers in the Intellectual Property Field(2023), Legal 500
  • The first batch of experts in the Intellectual Property (Trade Secret) expert library in Guangming District(2023), Guangming District Authority, Guangdong.
  • Honored as Chinese 50 Under 50 IP Elite Lawyers(2023), IPR Daily
  • Honored as an Outstanding Member(2023), Guangdong Lawyers Association
  • Marked as Best Cross-border Intellectual Property and Tax Service(2023), YUGUO

Representative Projects/Matters

In the cases of Shenzhen Tencent Computer Technology Co., Ltd. v. Guangzhou Aijiuyou Information Technology Co., Ltd. for trademark infringement and unfair competition (eight cases in total), represented the defendant Aijiuyou Company providing effective defense, which facilitated two parties’ reconciliation;

Represented Zhejiang Tmall/Taobao Network Co., Ltd. in court to respond to a series of trademark, patent, copyright infringement and unfair competition cases (up to hundreds of cases) claimed by different rights parties;

Represented Guangzhou Aijiuyou Information Technology Co., Ltd. in five trademark infringement lawsuits against Shenzhen Tencent Computer Systems Co., Ltd.

Represented defendants in Chinese cross-border e-commerce sellers in U.S. trademark infringement litigation, copyright infringement litigation, and patent infringement litigation

In the case of Shenzhen Xunlei Network Technology Co., Ltd. and Beijing IQiyi Technology Co., Ltd. for unfair competition, representing Xunlei, and finally won the case for the client.

Represented clients MR. CHI WING LIMITED、SINGAPORE HEADWAY MEDICINE CO in trademark infringement and unfair competition rights protection.

Represented the defendant and appellee, Dongguan iKang Coffee Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as the "Client"). The plaintiff claimed that the client's product copied the invention patent of "a small manual coffee pot", and demanded client to stop the sale and claim 2.1 million yuan penalty.

Provide legal service to a cross-border e-commerce company in a lawsuit considering a product quality liability damages lawsuit in Canada.

Representing cross-border online stores in a U.S. federal court lawsuits for design patent infringement.

Shanghai Chuling Culture Communication Co., Ltd. v. Shenzhen Bat Rabbit Education Technology Co., Ltd. and Shenzhen Penguin Papa Technology Co., Ltd., a trademark infringement and unfair competition dispute.

Activities and Affiliations

  • Software and Information Industry Legal Service Group of the Shenzhen Lawyers Association , Head
  • Technology Innovation Law Research Center of the Shenzhen Futian Lawyer's Service Committee , Convener
  • Copyright Law Committee of the Shenzhen Lawyers Association , Director
  • Foreign Intellectual Property Center of the Guangdong Lawyers Association , Member
  • Copyright Professional Committee of the Guangdong Lawyers Association , Deputy Director
  • Designs Committee of the International Trademark Association , Member

Academic Achievements

  • Associate Editor of "Corporate Intellectual Property Compliance Practices and Guidelines", Law Press,
  • "The impact of NFT on Copyright" published on the Wechat Official Accounts of Dacheng Shenzhen Office,
  • Co-authored the article "Comparison of Judicial Practice of Batch Litigation of Internet Intellectual Property Infringement in China and the United States ---Taking Trademark Infringement and Copyright Infringement Cases as Examples", won the Excellent Article Prize of the Periodical International Law Insight,
  • "Legal Risk and Control of Co-branding" in 2023 was included in Wolters Kluwer Legal Database and China (Zhejiang) Lighting Industry Supply Chain Supporting Conference,

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