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

Summary: 2025 PRC Trademark Law Draft Revision

The 2025 Draft Amendment proposes modest changes to the current law, with most being beneficial to trademark owners. The most notable in this regard...

White Paper – 2025 PRC Trademark Law Draft Revision

On December 27, 2025, the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (“NPC”) issued a draft amendment of the PRC Trademark Law (“2025 Draft...

Draft of PRC Trademark Law Revisions – December 2025 (Translation)

This Law is enacted for the purposes of protecting the exclusive right to use a trademark, strengthening trademark administration, and urging producers and operators...