Nancy Zhang

Partner

Attorney at Law

Email:nancy.zhang@lexfieldlaw.com

Tel: +86 10 8579 4783

Emphasis

● Trademark Portfolio Management and Strategic Counseling

● Trademark Prosecution, Enforcement, and Dispute Resolution

● Domain Name Protection, Copyright Protection

● Anti-unfair Competition Issues

Professional Highlights

● Nancy Zhang has been practicing PRC IP law since 2005 and joined LexField Law Offices in March 2009.  She has successfully represented many well-known international companies and start-ups in various IP issues, specializing in trademark clearance legal opinion, registration, opposition, invalidation, dispute and administrative/judicial enforcement.  Her expertise also extends to domain name acquisition and protection, copyright recordation and protection, customs protection of trademarks and copyrights, trademark negotiation for assignment and co-existence and general IP counseling. 

● She serves as legal counsel for a wide range of international leading companies and start-up across various industries, including information technology, hotels, electronics, electrical appliances, pharmaceuticals, department stores, fashion, and more.

● In recognition of her outstanding achievements, she was ranked by the WTR 1000 as a leading trademark professional in China for 2023.  Additionally, she was acknowledged by Chambers as an “Up and Coming Lawyer” for 2023.

Representative Cases

● Devised comprehensive trademark protection strategies for numerous US start-up companies, including advising on availability of registration and use of trademark.

● Represented multiple US start-up companies in preventing cyber-squatters from registering infringing trademarks.

● Assisted multiple US leading companies in obtaining well-known trademark recognition.

● Managed trademark portfolio and worked out overall prosecution and enforcement strategy for many leading companies and start-ups.

● Advised US start-up companies on trademark acquisitions, including devising negotiation strategy and filing defensive applications.

● Assisted several international companies in stopping infringements via AIC raid actions.

● Devised a comprehensive strategy for a US leading company in successfully acquiring domain names and stopping infringing acts.

● Represented a French company in an administrative litigation to obtain the registration of the trademark, which had initially been rejected based on negative influence.

Education

● B.A., Chongqing University(2005)

Languages

● Chinese, English