Yu-An Chang > Hogan Lovells International LLP > Shanghai, China > Lawyer Profile

Hogan Lovells International LLP
PARK PLACE, 18TH FLOOR
1601 NANJING ROAD WEST
SHANGHAI 200040
China

Work Department

Intellectual Property, Media, and Technology

Position

Counsel

Career

Yu-An is an intellectual property lawyer focused on providing strategic advice and counselling in all areas of IP. He has years of experience advising multinational and Chinese companies on procuring, protecting, enforcing and commercializing IP assets in China and globally.

Yu-An regularly works with clients from various industry sectors to devise and implement practical and effective IP protection and enforcement strategies to develop, protect and manage IP assets. He also regularly advises clients on business transactions involving the development and commercial exploitation of IP rights.

Yu-An has broad experience drafting and counselling on IP transfer and licensing agreements in technology development projects and technology-driven M&A, joint venture, corporate restructuring, and commercial transactions. He is also experienced in advising clients on due diligence investigation of IP assets in relation to M&A, IPO and business investment and financing transactions.

Languages

English, Mandarin, Taiwanese

Education

LL.M., National Taiwan University

LL.M., University of Warwick

LL.B., University of Warwick

Lawyer Rankings

China > Intellectual property: foreign firms

(Rising stars)

Yu-An ChangHogan Lovells International LLP

Hogan Lovells International LLP has an impressive track record in patent linkage and term extension, as well as the protection of employee-related trade secrets, where the team is the first port of call to clients operating in the healthcare, internet and tech sectors. Furthermore, IP litigation is an area of strength thanks to the firm’s associated law firm in the Shanghai Free Trade Zone called Hogan Lovells Fidelity. Leading the team are three partners spread across China. In Beijing, the dual-qualified (China and US) head of Asia IPMT Helen Xia is an expert in IP litigation, portfolio management, obtaining and enforcing IP rights, and commercial licensing. In Shanghai, Zhen (Katie) Feng specialises in IP disputes and brand protection work; and head of the IPMT Hong Kong team Eugene Low. Other recommended individuals include counsels Grace Guo (Beijing), whose practice ranges from trademarks and copyright to domain names, patents and trade secrets; and Yu-An Chang (Shanghai), a regular advisor to international and Chinese companies on the procurement, protection, enforcement and commercialisation of IP assets.