Overview:

Mr. Tang mainly practices in the fields of intellectual property, civil and commercial dispute resolution, and competition law. He also has extensive experience in foreign-related legal services, corporate compliance, transaction and license. Mr. Tang has long provided legal services to numerous internationally renowned companies and, as the lead attorney, has dealt with hundreds of foreign-related intellectual property and civil and commercial cases across China. He is highly dedicated to research, with a comprehensive and in-depth study of cutting-edge intellectual property issues, and possesses significant advantages in handling complex and intricate projects.

Education and Training:

• LL.B., Intellectual Property Law, China Jiliang University
• LL.M., International Law, China Foreign Affairs University

Practice Areas:

 Copyright infringement litigation, trademark infringement litigation, anti-unfair competition litigation and general civil litigation  Intellectual property strategy consultation and administrative protection  Trademark administrative litigation  IP transaction Corporate compliance  Contract dispute resolution

Professional Affiliations:

• Member of the Copyright Law Committee of the Beijing Bar Association.

• Member of All China Lawyer Association

• Member of China Law Society 

Working Language:

English, Mandarin

Representative cases:

• Representative of GRACO, won a trademark infringement lawsuit against a company and natural person of Zhejiang, which was selected as “Top 10 Intellectual Property Judicial Cases” of Zhejiang

• Representative of ELITE, won a trademark infringement lawsuit against a Shanghai company and Chongqing company, obtaining compensation of more than RMB 3.6 million with fulfilment in full, which was listed by Chinese Trademark Association as “Typical Trademark Case in 2021-2022”

• Representative of Takashi Murakami, a world famous artist, effectively eradicated infringement and crime through civil, criminal and administrative actions in a series of cases, while obtaining a large amount of compensation for the client. One of the cases was selected into "Chaoyang Court White Paper on Civil Judicial Protection for Foreign Intellectual Property"

• Representative of Takashi Murakami, a world famous artist, won a copyright infringement & unfair competition lawsuit against a Zhejiang company, the claims fully supported by the court, so that the artist's copyright and commercial interests are strongly protected

• Representative of Sunrider, won a trademark infringement and unfair competition lawsuit against a company in Wuxi, a certain individual named Guo, and a company in Hebei. The case targeted the infringing company and its legal representative, as well as the infringing factory, from multiple angles including trademarks, trade names, and other aspects.

• Representative of N.V. NUTRICIA, won a copyright infringement lawsuit against a Shandong company, Jiangxi Company and Guangdong Company, which was a typical case regarding copyright protection over trademark

• Representative of BAYER, successfully initiated a trademark infringement complaint against a Shanghai company, with a RMB 1 million fine

• Providing legal services e.g. IP protection strategy, IP transactions, brand licensing, IP due diligence, IP administrative relief and judicial relief for many well-known companies in the United States, Germany, the United Kingdom, China, etc., and handling hundreds of trademark administrative litigation on behalf of clients.

Awards:

• On the List of International Lawyers Talent Pool of Beijing Lawyers Association (2023)

Selected Seminars & Events:

• 2023 AIPPI China Youth IP Seminar“Amended Copyright Law”- as the Speaker for the topic“The Expansion of the Right of Broadcasting

• Invited by CNIPA into the project "Supervision of the Trademark Agencies in China" and drafted the subject report as the main author

• AIPPI Group Report: “Reasonable Awareness in Compensation for Infringement of IP rights”(as the Moderator in charge of the copyright section)

Selected Publications:

• It's Time to Talk Seriously About "Performer Rights"
  

• The Examination on Advertising Compliance of Large Health Industry

• The Reshaping and Expansion of Broadcasting-related Acts under the New Copyright Law

• The Analysis on GBT 35273-2020 Personal Information Security Specification

• Should not be Ignored-the Application of the Applicable Law in IP Cases involving foreign element

• The Analysis on the Special Jurisdiction of Intellectual Property Infringement Cases in Information Network

• Three Thoughts after Identifying the Overall Pictures of the Game as a Work Created by Virtue of an Analogous Method of Film Production

• The Discussion on the Registerability of Location Mark in China in the New Era