A considerable amount of trademarks may also be protected by Chinese Copyright Law, when they meet the requirements of “work”. And the protection to works is NOT limited by the classification of goods, so claiming prior copyright has its advantages in trademark opposition and invalidation cases. However, there is some misunderstanding about work and copyright in practice. And the creation of copyright does not require registration, which is different from patent and trademark, thus to prove the existence of copyright is much more complex than to prove registered trademark right or patent right.

We invite you to join the discussion on the method and content of proof when claiming prior copyright to challenge a trademark in China with our Attorney-at-Law Min YAO at Wei Chixue Law Firm. The firm formally was the legal department of Linda Liu & Partners. The two firms are associated in business with Linda Liu & Partners handling IP prosecution cases and Wei Chixue Law Firm handing enforcement, litigation, etc.

Min YAO has 14 years of experience in trademark prosecution and litigation. Her experience in both prosecution and litigation enables her to consider various factors in the process of handling trademark cases to achieve potentially the best results for clients. She served clients including Swiss watch company AUDEMARS PIGUET (AP), French cosmetic brand Bioderma, Italian fashion and luxury brand ETRO, etc.

To accommodate different time zones, we are pleased to offer two sessions and please feel free to choose the date and time as you see fit.

The webinar will be hosted on ZOOM. If you can't join the webinar, please feel free to contact us and we will send you the recording and slides afterwards. For any questions, please contact Crystal DOU at office@lindapatent.com.

We look forward to your participation!