Yan Xing

Senior Associate

Litigation & Dispute Resolution

Primary office

Beijing

Telephone

Practice focus

Litigation & Dispute Resolution

Trademark

Domain Names

Experience

Ms. Xing obtained her Bachelor’s degree from Sichuan International Studies University, and joined the firm in 2013.

Ms. Xing represents clients ranging from Fortune 500 multinational corporations to startups in the technology, hospitality, pharmaceuticals and other sectors.

Work Highlights

Won various oppositions and invalidations before the CNIPA representing multinationals, eliminating striking the registration and eliminating use of the bad faith marks by squatters to safeguard the client’s brand.
Won various rejection appeals before the CNIPA representing multinationals, removing prior similar marks while clearing a path for the registration of the clients’ own marks in core classes.
Representing multinationals to secure customs recordals, successfully preventing the import and export of infringing products.

Education

Bachelor’s Degree, Sichuan International Studies University

Admissions

PRC Attorney-At-Law

Languages

Mandarin Chinese (native)
English (fluent)

Recent Insights

PRC – Draft SAMR Regulations on Administrative Enforcement against Online Trademark Infringements

The State Administration of Market Regulation (SAMR) recently issued draft rules intended to support investigations and administrative enforcement actions by local Market Supervision Bureaux...

SAMR – Draft Regulations on E-commerce Platforms Assisting in the Investigation and Handling of Trademark Infringement Cases

These Regulations are formulated in accordance with the Administrative Penalty Law of the People's Republic of China, the E-commerce Law of the People's Republic...

Overview of Civil Litigation in the PRC

China’s legal system is based on Civil Law principles. It is sometimes said to be a hybrid, with selected elements of common law inserted....