Global Law Office has handled many significant IP cases at the Supreme Court and provincial high court levels, assisting clients with trade secret, IP infringement and other IP-related disputes. On the non-contentious side, the team advises on M&A IP transactions, IP planning and freedom to operate (FTO) cases. Meph Jia Gui regularly assists multinational clients with the enforcement, acquisition, and licensing of IP assets and advises on exploitation and protection of IP rights. Degang Ma is a patent agent and handles IP investigation cases, while Jack Zhanke Li is the go-to for patent infringement cases.
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Testimonials

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  • ‘The team's several intellectual property dispute cases have achieved satisfactory results for the company and enhanced the brand's credibility. Litigation and non-litigation legal matters can be properly followed up and handled by the team.'

  • ‘Jack Zhanke Li responds quickly and can quickly identify and solve the problems faced by the company. His solutions are fast and clear without any ambiguity.’

  • ‘Professional skills and efficient communication.’

Key clients

  • Weltmeister/Weima
  • Sinopec Group
  • Honeywell International Inc.
  • Cofco
  • Microsoft
  • TsingHua University & Nuctech Company Limited
  • Airbus
  • Carrefour
  • Sony Music Entertainment
  • Wuhan Lixin Automation Technology Co., Ltd.

Work highlights

Represented Perfect World Co., Ltd. in a trade mark case which had a significant impact on the scope of work licensing and industry rules in the field of entertainment.
Represented Tsinghua University & Nuctech Company in multiple IP infringement disputes, including technical secret infringement disputes, patent infringement disputes, and corresponding patent invalidation administrative procedures.
Represented CIP in a copyright infringement case.

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Practice head

Jinrong Liu

Other key lawyers

Meph Jia Guo; Degang Ma; Jack Zhanke Li; Ping Qia; Wendy Yongheng Wu; Geoffrey Zha