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

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....