Hongyan Wang

BeijingHuman Resources and Administration Office

+86-10-6604 6007

+86-10-6641 5678

wanghy@ccpit-patent.com.cn

Qualification:

Trademark Attorney since 2000
Attorney-at-law since 2002

Languages:

Chinese、English

Education and Training:

Master of Arts in Finance, Peking University, 2003
Bachelor of English Language and Literature, Peking University, 1997
Studying Law in Cardozo Law School in New York from August to December 2018

 

Professional Experience:

Joined CCPIT Patent and Trademark Law Office in 2000
Worked in the State Office for Restructuring Economic Systems from 1997 to 2000

Practice Area:

Trademark Prosecution、Trademark Search and Watch、Administrative Protection of Trademark Right、Trademark Infringement Litigation、Legal Opinion on Trademark Infringement、Trademark Validity Litigation、Licensing/Assignment of Trademark、IP Litigation and dispute resolution including negotiation, mediation and arbitration、IP contract drafting and reviewing、Consulting on IP strategy

Affiliation:

Chinese Group of AIPPI
China Trademark Association

 

Publication and Presentation:

Author: Protecting Trademarks in the O.A.P.I, China Trademark, January, 2013
Author: A Case Study on Trademark Opposition in the United States, China Trademark, March, 2013
Author: Thoughts on Recognition and Protection of Well-known Trademarks under the New Trademark Law in China, China Trademark, June, 2014
Author: Recognition and Protection of Well-known Trademarks under the New Trademark Law, Lexology, July 11, 2014
Author: Brand Transliteration- How to Translate and Protect Your Brand for the Chinese Market, IAM, 2016
Author: Judgment on Similarity of Trademarks and Likelihood of Confusion through the case “FU LIAN SHENG IN CHINESE” with the Supreme Court, China Trademark, October 2016
Author: How Chinese Companies Meet the Requirements of Trademark Use under the US Trademark Law, China IP Magazine, November 13, 2018
Author: Trademark Infringement or Unfair Competition--Discussion on Keyword Ads of Search Engines, China IP Magazine, August 22, 2019
Co-author: Issues on Protection of Well-known Trademarks on Dissimilar Goods/Services: Jeep vs. Battlefield Jeep, Analysis on Excellent Trademark Cases of 2016~2017, First Edition, 2018
Author: Georgraphical Indications and Common Names from the Perspective of “Economic and Trade Agreement” between China and the United States, China Trademark, April, 2020

 

Representative Cases:

Ms. Wang, together with the team, representing a global auto company won a trademark invalidation litigation in 2017. The case was selected as Excellent Trademark Case of 2016~2017 by the China Trademark Association

Ms. Wang, representing Puiching Middle School which is a famous school with a history of more than one hundred years, won the invalidation litigation against the “PUICHING” trademark filed in bad faith, and helped the client win back the trademark. This case received wide attention form the public and was reported by many media

Ms. Wang, together with the team, representing GENERAL MOTORS LLC obtained well-known protection for its trademarks “GM” and “GM in Chinese” in 2019,and “CHEVROLET in Chinese”, “CHEVROLET” and “CHEVROLET EMBLEM” in 2016

Ms. Wang, representing Guangzhou Braxton Textile Co., Ltd obtained well-known protection for its trademark “BRAXTON in Chinese” used on clothing in 2009