Sumei Liu

Associate

Trademark & Copyright

Primary office

Beijing

Telephone

Practice focus

Trademark

Domain name

Experience

Ms. Liu earned her Juris Master degree from China University of Political Science and Law, and joined the firm in 2021, representing multinational Fortune 500, as well as startups, in industry, technology, and hospitality sectors.

Work Highlights

Won various oppositions and invalidation actions before the CNIPA, for major multinationals, successfully removing bad faith marks filed by squatters to safeguard the clients’ goodwill.
Prevailed in oppositions and invalidations representing startup companies, removing bad faith marks from the registry, thus clearing a path for the registration of the clients’ own marks in core classes.

Education

Bachelor’s Degree, Shandong Agricultural University
Juris Master Degree, China University of Political Science and Law

Admissions

PRC Attorney-At-Law

Languages

Mandarin Chinese (native)
English (fluent)

Recent Insights

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....

PRC – Extraterritorial Use of Unfair Competition Law against Trademark Registry Pirate

A recent judgment issued by the Shanghai IP Court (“SIPC”) clarifies how the PRC Anti-Unfair Competition Law (“AUCL”) can be applied to parties that...

PRC – Amendment of Anti-Unfair Competition Law

The revised law will enter into effect on October 15, 2025. While the new law introduces a number of changes impacting a wide range...