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

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...