Yang Weihua a partner with Beijing East IP Law Firm, with extensive experience in a wide range of IP matters, including litigation, IP portfolio management and IP support for commercial transactions. Ms. Yang represents clients in a wide range of industries, including FMCG, IT, and entertainment.
Ms. Yang has represented clients in several cases that have been selected as model cases by the Supreme People’s Court of China as well as various local courts.
Before joining the firm, she was a partner for over 13 years with a leading Chinese law firm. Before 2008, she was a partner and trademark attorney with leading Chinese intellectual property agencies.
Ms. Yang is a graduate of the China University of Political Science and Law, and received her BA in 2000 and her MA in civil procedure in 2003.
Professional Affiliations
- Deputy Director of the Trademark Law Committee of Beijing Lawyers Association
- Adjunct Professor, China University of Political Science and Law
- Tutor, University of International Business and Economics School of Law
- Tutor, China Youth University of Political Science, Masters Program
Publications
- “China Trends and Developments” / Chambers Trade Marks Guide (2020)
- “New features of trademark management of high-quality brand enterprises in the new era”, China Trademark Magazine (2017)
- “Office Building Names, Building Advertisements and Trademark Use”, China Trademark Magazine (2015)
- “Between Brand and Trademark”, China Trademark Magazine (2015)
- “Bird’s Nest: Priceless Image, But Regulated Use”, People’s Court Daily (2008)
- “Intellectual Property Protection and Business Management”, Retail World Magazine (2007-2008)
- “Respecting Prior Rights and Maintaining Competition Order”, China Trademark Magazine (2005)
- “Trademark Registration and Protection”, China Legal Publishing House (2004)
