Partner - Kangxin Partners PC
As the head of Kangxin Partners’ trademark department, Gloria Wu has assisted brand owners from all over the world in devising and implement tailored strategies for trademark protection in China, with regard to both prosecution and litigation. She is also experienced in dealing with cases involving different types of IP rights, such as trademarks, copyright, design patents and domain names. Based on her deep knowledge and extensive experience of trademark practice, she provides proactive, insightful advice to clients which encounter complicated trademark disputes in China, and helps them to resolve their problems successfully and efficiently.
Ms Wu has been recognised for her expertise by Chambers and Partners and World Trademark Review, and is consistently ranked among the top IP professionals in China. She has also authored many articles in both Chinese and international journals, and has been an active speaker and moderator at international conferences and seminars, sharing her knowledge and experience of trademark practice in China with audiences from all over the world.
Ms Wu is a member of the International Trademark Association Anti-counterfeiting Committee – China Subcommittee, and is also a member of the China Trademark Association Development Committee.
Ms Wu speaks Chinese, English and French.
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Trademark prosecution and registration strategies
World Trademark Review
The rush for trademark registration means it is increasingly difficult to register marks in China.
However, a number of strategies can be implemented to maximise the chances of success
Protecting unregistered trademarks and other commercial signs
World Trademark Review
Protection for unregistered trademarks and other commercial signs is available in China. However, in each
case there will be skills and tricks to juggle possible legal grounds and the available evidence
Domain name management
World Trademark Review
Faced with a range of domain name variations, brand owners doing business in China need to carefully consider
their selection methodology
China
Anti-counterfeiting 2012 – A Global Guide
National
The laws governing trademarks in China are as follows:
• the Trademark Law (2001) and the Implementing Regulations of the Trademark Law (2002);
• the Anti-unfair Competition Law (1993);
• the Copyright Law (2001) and the Implementing Regulations of the Copyright Law (2002); ...
Anti-counterfeiting
World Trademark Review
In China, brand owners can draw on a range of enforcement options to fight against counterfeiting – both in the physical world and online
Well-known and famous marks
World Trademark Review
While the draft third amendments to the Trademark Law – which are likely to impact on the treatment of wellknown
marks – are being reviewed, practitioners should follow existing practice
Advertising
World Trademark Review
While existing laws do not dictate what comparative advertising practices are acceptable, given the rapid development of the advertising industry in China, more rules and regulations can be expected
Pharmaceutical trademarks
World Trademark Review
As in most other jurisdictions, in China pharmaceutical companies must navigate a dual system for
registration and approval of their trademarks and the commercial names of their products.
China
Anti-counterfeiting 2011 – A Global Guide
The laws governing trademarks in China are as follows: the Trademark Law (2001) and the Implementing Regulations of the Trademark Law (2002); the Anti-unfair Competition Law (1993); the Copyright Law (2001) and the Implementing Regulations of the Copyright Law (2002); and the Criminal Law (2009).
Trademark registration and prosecution strategies
World Trademark Review
As the Chinese language is fundamentally
different from Latin language, businesses
planning to tackle the Chinese market must
have a Chinese version of their trademarks.
One question that must be dealt with
before filing a trademark application is how
to select the appropriate ...
Unregistered trademarks
World Trademark Review
There are two types of unregistered
trademark. The first, type A, is a trademark
that is not registered in any class of goods or
services within its jurisdiction; the second,
type B, is a trademark that is registered in one
or more classes or subclasses, but not in the
class ...
Domain name management
World Trademark Review
It is not normally feasible to register all possible domain name variations to protect your trademark, so
brand owners need to carefully consider their selection methodology.
Pharmaceutical trademarks
World Trademark Review
As in most other jurisdictions, in China
pharmaceutical companies must navigate
a dual system of registration and approval
of their trademarks and the commercial
names of their products.
China
World Trademark Review Yearbook 2008
The year 2007 was the year of intellectual property in China. The trademark-related legislation in force in mainland China includes, among others, the Law of the People’s Republic of China against Unfair Competition (1993); the Trademark Law of the People’s Republic of China (2001); and ...
China
Anti-counterfeiting 2008 – A Global Guide
The primary sources of law for protecting registered trademarks and unregistered well-known marks against counterfeiting in China include...
China
World Trademark Review Yearbook 2007