Yanfang FU

• Partner
• Trademark Department

• Areas of Practice

  Trademark
  Copyright
  Domain Name
  

• Highlights

  Won court appeals representing Maerz before the Beijing IP Court, the Beijing High Court and the China Supreme Court, obtaining favorable judgments affirming similarity between English and Chinese marks.
  
  Won a court appeal representing One Distribution before the China Supreme Court, obtaining favorable judgment approving registration of the applied mark in accordance with the principle of change of circumstances.
  
  Won court appeals representing McDonald's before the Beijing IP Court and the Beijing High Court and obtained well-known trademark protection for McDonald's mark "McFlurry in Chinese" before the Beijing IP Court.
  
  Won court appeals representing Blue Cross Travel before the Beijing IP Court and the Beijing High Court, obtaining favorable judgments affirming the distinctiveness of the applied mark.
  
  Won civil lawsuits representing a famous cosmetics company before the Shanghai Pudong District Court. And won a series of invalidation actions and oppositions representing this client, removing pre-emptive registrations while clearing path for the registration of the client's own marks in core classes, and removing bad faith marks by squatters to safeguard the client's goodwill.
  
  Won multiple domain name complaints under UDRP policy and CNDRP policy, representing the world leading companies in various industries.

• Experience

  Beijing East IP since 2012

• Admissions

  PRC Attorney-At-Law

• Education

  Juris Master degree, China University of Political Science and Law
  Bachelor degree in law, China University of Political Science and Law