Fanli Bu

Senior Associate

Trademark & Copyright

Primary office

Beijing

Telephone

Practice focus

Trademark

Domain Names

Experience

Ms. Bu earned her Master’s Degree from the Beijing Language and Culture University and joined the firm in 2018, after practicing as an associate at another IP firm.

She represents clients ranging from startups to Fortune 500 multinational corporations in the automobile, engineering, technology, food and other sectors.

Work Highlights

Won numerous oppositions and invalidations before the CNIPA. In one case, representing Continental, she successfully prevented squatters from securing registrations and removed bad faith marks from the registry. Ms. Bu also won rejection appeals before the CNIPA, obtaining trademark registrations for the clients in core classes.
Prevailed various opposition and invalidation actions before the CNIPA representing GEA, removing bad faith marks filed by squatters to safeguard the client’s goodwill.
Won various oppositions and invalidations before the CNIPA representing multinational companies, thereby protecting the client’s valuable brands.

Education

Master’s Degree, Beijing Language and Culture University
Bachelor’s Degree, Ludong University

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....