Intellectual Property (International Firms)
Global Guide 2024 : China
Band 4
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Provided by Vivien Chan & Co
Intellectual Property Department Profile
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Vivien Chan & Co. is a premier and top ranked in IP practice. We help manage and enforce the IP portfolios of multinational corporations in Greater China and Asia, including representing numerous Fortune 500 and multinational corporations such as American Airlines, Alticor Inc., LVMH Group, Yves Saint Laurent, and local industry leaders such as Horizon Ventures, Nam Kee Noodle, Esquel, etc.
Their award-winning offices in Beijing and Hong Kong are fully licensed to directly handle intellectual property prosecution, enforcement and commercialisation matters in China and therefore provide efficient one-stop services. With a network of trusted associates across the world, the firm is also well-positioned to cater for the clients’ IP needs in Asia, and around the world. We work directly with the relevant administrative bodies and law enforcement agencies and custom ports to ensure your best case is presented. Our in-house investigation capabilities enable us to manage our clients’ investigative needs in different regions in China in a cost-effective manner.
Over the years, we have formulated effective enforcement strategies and solutions for the world’s largest brands from different industry sectors to tackle different forms and scales of counterfeiting and unfair trade practices.
Chambers Review
Vivien Chan & Co is a well-established boutique that works with international companies to enforce IP rights across Greater China, with offices in Hong Kong and Beijing. The firm handles IP portfolio management as well as transactional IP mandates. In addition to its extensive trade mark prosecution practice, the team is also active on enforcement matters. Its clientele includes a number of consumer goods, luxury retail and cosmetics brands.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"They are always very responsive and thorough in their reporting of status updates."
"The firm has a good portfolio of clients in the trade mark filing space."
"They are always very responsive and thorough in their reporting of status updates."
"The firm has a good portfolio of clients in the trade mark filing space."
Notable Practitioners
Vivien Chan draws on over 40 years' experience in legal practice and advises on intellectual property matters as part of her broader commercial law practice. She advises international clients from a range of sectors on trade mark prosecutions, registrations and cancellations.
"Vivien is a very business-minded IP lawyer. She has a very good IP practice in Hong Kong and has trained a lot of IP lawyers."
"Vivien is really a legend in our field."