Ling Zhang

Associate

Trademark & Copyright

Primary office

Beijing

Telephone

Practice focus

Trademark

Domain name

Experience

Ms. Zhang obtained her Master’s Degree from Chinese University of Hong Kong and joined the firm in 2019, following several years of practicing on other leading Chinese law firms. She represents clients ranging from startups to leading multinational corporations in the areas of finance, media, pharmaceuticals, the Internet and technology.

Work Highlights

Represents Thomson Reuters, Refinitiv, etc. in trademark portfolio management and brand protection in China, including trademark filing strategy, copyright recordals, domain name disputes, actions against preemptive registrations, etc.
Won various oppositions and invalidations before the CNIPA representing Yahoo!, WhatsApp, Autodesk, Gilead, in the process removing bad faith marks filed by squatters to safeguard the clients’ goodwill.
Successfully prevailed in oppositions and invalidations representing startup companies, removing pre-emptive registrations while clearing path for the registration of the clients’ own marks in core classes.

Education

Master’s Degree in Computer Aided Translation, Chinese University of Hong Kong
Bachelor’s Degree, Beijing Normal University

Languages

Mandarin Chinese (native)
English (fluent)

Recent Insights

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...

New Guidelines on Non-Use Cancellations

Recently, the China National IP Administration (CNIPA), the parent organization to the Trademark Office (TMO), began introducing new policies and procedures relating to non-use...