CMS is known for its expertise in transactions including transactional IP issues which are led out of the firm’s Beijing office. Splitting his time between Beijing and Hong Kong, Jonathan Chu oversees the ‘very commercial and collaborative’ team and is well-versed in IP enforcement, transactions and prosecution. The group advises both domestic and international clients with non-contentious IP issues and also has strong contentious capacities. Shanghai-based ’Ulrike Glueck assists with trade mark issues. Panpan Tang assists Glueck in Shanghai with trade mark and patent infringements, trade mark portfolio management and trade mark licensing, while Lily Li is noted for advising on IP protection and enforcement. Former Beijing and Hong Kong managing partner Nick Beckett left the firm in April 2024.
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Testimonials
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‘Highly responsive, very commercial and collaborative, with an excellent understanding of legal issues.’
‘Roxie Meng is fantastic to work with. Highly responsive, very clear in her advice and a pleasure to work with.’
‘CMS China and Hong Kong have a reputationally strong and experience-proven IP team both in Greater China and Singapore. ’
‘CMS's legal services are relatively mature, and the services it provides are competitive. The team will also actively conduct thematic discussions on hot legal topics involving Hong Kong, helping internal peers in corporate legal affairs to understand and grasp them from both macro and detail perspectives.’
‘Jonathan Chu and Candy Tong provide timely feedback, work hard, provide professional opinions, and can correctly guide the rights holders to take corresponding actions. I have a good experience with their legal services.'
Key clients
- Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited
- Unilever
- UCL
- University of Cambridge
- Aslan Pharmaceuticals
- Elmos Semiconductor
- Atos
- The Wellcome Trust
- Muddy Boots Software
Lawyers
Leading associates
Leading associates with regular involvement in their team's key work, and recognition from peers or clients as being ones to watch.
Practice head
Jonathan Chu
Other key lawyers
Ulrike Glueck; Panpan Tang; Lily Li; Candy Tong