Yixin Chai

Associate
Trademark & Copyright

Primary office

Hong Kong

Telephone

Practice focus

Trademark

Portfolio Management

Commercial Agreements

Domains

Experience

Yixin advises clients on all facets of trademark prosecution and brand protection, and conducts IP audits and manages trademark portfolio. 

Also skilled in transactional matters, Yixin regularly drafts and negotiates commercial agreements – including supply, distribution, NDA, NNN, and licensing agreements – in both English and Chinese. 

Yixin acts on behalf of a wide range of clients, including apparel, cosmetics and skincare, electronics, exhibitions, food and beverage, toys, wine and spirits, etc.  Yixin has co-authored articles on various topics related to intellectual property, published in leading legal journals.

Education

  • LL.B., South China University of Technology
  • M.C.L., The University of Hong Kong
  • J.D., The George Washington University Law School

Admissions

  • New York State
  • China (passed qualification examination)

Languages

  • Mandarin Chinese (native)
  • English (fluent)

Recent Insights

The 2025 Draft Amendment proposes modest changes to the current law, with most being beneficial to trademark owners. The most notable in this regard...
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...
This Law is enacted for the purposes of protecting the exclusive right to use a trademark, strengthening trademark administration, and urging producers and operators...