HU Gang

Qualification:
Attorney-at-Law since 1997
Patent Attorney since 1998
Trademark Attorney since 2000

Language:
Chinese and English

Education and Training:
Bachelor of Sciences in Management from Beijing Agriculture University in 1995

Master of Law from Peking University in 2002

Received training of American Trademark Law and Practice in Birch, Stewart, Kolasch & Birch LLP in April, 2007, Washington D.C., USA

Professional Experience:
Joined CCPIT Patent and Trademark Law Office in 1995

Practice Area:
Mr. Hu is a senior Chinese trademark specialist and practitioner, and his expertise and practice are mainly focused on trademark search and watch, trademark prosecution, administrative protection of trademark right, trademark administrative litigation; trademark infringement litigation, legal opinion on trademark infringement, licensing of trademark, trademark strategy, enforcement of copyright and unfair competition.

Publication and Presentation:
Author: Study of U.S. Provisional Application (I), China Intellectual Property News, July 15, 1998;

Author: Study of U.S. Provisional Application (II), China Intellectual Property News, July 22, 1998;

Author: On the Conflict of the Trademark Right and Industrial Design Patent Right, Intellectual Property, No.3, 2002

Author: Several Issues relation to Registered Trademark License Recording, China Patents & Trademarks, No.3, 2005

Author: System of Letter of Consent during trademark examining procedure, China Trademark, No.4, 2005

Author: How to choose proper Chinese trademark for trademark in foreign language, China Patents & Trademarks, No.3, 2008

Author: Chinese court’s determination and protection of three-dimensional marks, China Patents & Trademarks, No. 1, 2009

Author: Goodwill issue on ROVER brand acquisition – long march of self-owned international brand of China's auto industry, China Trademark, No.1, 2009

Author: Registration criteria on three-dimensional trademark- Thinking derived From "Zippo" case, China Intellectual Property News, August 21, 2009

Author: Introduction and interpretation for the progressive Madrid Registration System, China Intellectual Property News, Nov. 13, 2009

Author: Trademark protection under the perspective of tort law, China Intellectual Property News, Sept. 10, 2010

Author: Study on conflict between design patent and earlier three-dimensional trade mark, "2010 All-China Patent Agents Association First Annual Forum on Intellectual Property - Selected Memoir", March 2011

Author: Trademark protection for Animation Cartoon Image, China Trademark, No.9, 2011

Professional Affiliation:
Member of INTA
Member of Justice Appraiser Committee of China
Member of Council of AIPPI China