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Beijing East IP Ranked as a Tier 2 Trademark Contentious and Prosecution Firm in China in Managing Intellectual Property’s 2016 IP Stars Trade Mark Ranking

2016-02-06

Recently, the well-renowned international intellectual property magazine Managing Intellectual Property(MIP) published the 2016 China IP Stars Trade Mark Ranking. Beijing East IP (Beijing East IP Law Firm/Beijing East IP Ltd.) is ranked as a Tier 2 trademark contentious and prosecution firm.

For China’s domestic legal service providers, the MIP magazine’s 2016 China Trade Mark Ranking ranks two categories, China trade mark contentious – domestic firms, and China trade mark prosecution – domestic firms. Each category has five tiers. Tier 1 has four firms in each category; Tier 2 has 9 and 12 firms in each category. Together, the MIP ranked 40 firms in trade mark contentious and 33 firms in trade mark prosecution.

For the past 22 years, every year MIP conducts a six-month extensive and in-depth survey of intellectual property service provides from more than 80 worldwide countries and regions. Evaluates and ranks based on strict and impartial principles for a comprehensive and authoritative ranking.

This is the first time for Beijing East IP’s trademark team to participate in the MIP’s IP Stars Trade Mark Ranking since its establishment in 2002. In more than a decade, the trademark team at Beijing East IP (Beijing East IP Law Firm/Beijing East IP Ltd.) has been providing high quality and efficient services to various Fortune 500 corporations and leading multinational companies. Currently, the trademark, copyright, and legal team at Beijing East IP (Beijing East IP Law Firm/Beijing East IP Ltd.) has nearly 60 professionals and supporting staff.

Mr. Jason Wang is the partner heading the trademark, copyright and legal team at Beijing East IP (Beijing East IP Law Firm/Beijing East IP Ltd.). Mr. Wang has represented Fortune 500 corporations and leading multinationals for thousands of cases before the Chinese Trademark Office (CTMO) and the Trademark Review and Adjudication Board (TRAB) and hundreds of trademark administrative, infringement litigation, and trademark administrative appeal before various local Beijing Courts and the Administration for Industry and Commerce (AIC). Mr. Wang has successfully represented numerous domain name disputed cases before the China International Economy and Trade Arbitration Committee (CIETAC) and the Asia Domain Name Dispute Resolution Centre (ADNDRC). Mr. Wang has successfully obtained well-known mark recognitions before CTMO, the TRAB and Chinese courts for various worldwide famous brands in the field of Internet, motorcycle, musical instrument and hotel, which is rare and difficult for foreign trademark registrants. Mr. Wang has handled numerous cases which are significant and challenging, including a retrial case before the China Supreme Court. For example, the Duck King case went through two retrials, and was listed as China Courts 2013 Top 10 Innovative IP Cases by the China Supreme Court. Other cases include China Courts 2013 Top 10 IP Cases and 50 Typical IP Cases (the first trial cases regarding unfair competition, patents, and technology), a candidate for the Guangdong Courts 2012 Top 10 IP Cases (trademark and unfair competition), the Shunde Court 2008-2012 Top 10 IP Cases (trademark and copyright), etc. Mr. Wang has published nearly 30 articles on renowned magazines such as the China Trademark magazine as well as other famous domestic or international media.

Link: http://www.ipstars.com/countries/china/cn