Helen Xia > Hogan Lovells International LLP > Chaoyang District, China > Lawyer Profile
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Helen Xia
Work Department
Intellectual Property
Position
Partner
Career
As a partner in our Intellectual Property (IP) group, Helen Xia focuses her practice on contentious and noncontentious IP matters, involving trademarks, copyrights, patents, unfair competition, and IP licensing.
She brings in-depth experience in IP litigation, portfolio management, obtaining and enforcing intellectual property rights, and commercial licensing in a wide range of industries. Helen has strong experience in IP litigation and has represented clients in administrative, civil, and criminal IP litigation in China, including obtaining several victories for clients before China’s highest court, the Supreme People’s Court.
In addition, she has also regularly advised clients on their domestic and global IP portfolio management, developing brand protection strategies and enforcing their intellectual property rights. The clients she represents are from a wide range of industries, including construction, mining, fashion, food, multimedia, telecommunications, information technology, and entertainment.
Helen also serves as a director of Hogan Lovells (Shanghai) Intellectual Property Agency Service Co. Ltd., our China IP service affiliate, through which the firm conducts much of its IP work in China directly.
She is qualified to practice both in the People’s Republic of China and the state of New York (United States). She has obtained a bachelor’s of law (LLB) from Shandong University and a master’s of law (LLM) from Peking University. She has also obtained an LLM from the University of Michigan (United States). Prior to joining the firm, Helen worked at a boutique IP law firm in New York. Helen is a native speaker of Mandarin Chinese, and is also fluent in English.
Languages
English, Chinese
Memberships
International Trademark Association (INTA)
Education
LL.M., University of Michigan, 2005
LL.M., Peking University, 2002
LL.B., Shandong University, 1998
Lawyer Rankings
China > Intellectual property: foreign firms
(Leading partners)Hogan Lovells International LLP is noted for its strong IP litigation practice as well as its skills in trade mark and patent prosecution. The international firm mainly advises multinational clients with their IP portfolios in mainland China and worldwide. The team has been advising on key IP issues such as patent linkage and patent term extension. as well as trade secrets. Helen Xia leads the intellectual property, media and technology group from Beijing, advising on IP prosecution, litigation and enforcement. Zhen (Katie) Feng
co-leads the team in Shanghai and focuses on IP litigation and enforcing IP rights, while co-head Eugene Low works closely with the mainland team on IP issues from Hong Kong. Grace Guo assists with a mix of contentious and non-contentious trade mark issues. IP protection and enforcement strategies are handled by Yu-An Chang.
Lawyer Rankings
- Intellectual property: foreign firms China
- Leading partners China > Intellectual property: foreign firms