Recently,ManagingIntellectualProperty(MIP),anintellectualpropertymedia,announcedthe2026IPSTARSChinaranking.LexFieldhasbeenlistedasarecommendedlawfirminthefieldsof"patentlitigation","trademarkconfirmation"and"trademarklitigation".Meanwhile,JanLiu,HongyiJiangandDavidHuangwereawardedthetitlesof"TrademarkStar"and"PatentStar"respectively.ListedFieldsPatentDisputesTrademarkDisputesTrademarkProsecutionListedIndividualsSeniorPartnerJanLiu–TrademarkStarSeniorPartnerHongyiJiang–PatentStarPartnerDavidHuang-PatentStar

Recently,theinternationalauthoritativeIntellectualpropertymedia"IntellectualAssetManagement"(IAM)releasedthecompletelistofthe"IAMGlobalPatent1000"for2026.LexFieldhasbeenlistedinmultiplefieldswithitsprofoundprofessionalaccumulationandoutstandinglegalservicecapabilities.ListedFieldsPatentLitigation-GoldAwardTransaction-RecommendedListedIndividualsHongyiJiang-Goldawardinthefieldof"PatentLitigation"DavidHuang-Silverawardinthefieldof"PatentLitigation"and"PatentProsecution",andRecommededinthefieldof"Transaction"HongbinZhang-Bronzeawardinthefieldof"PatentLitigation"QishanZhao-Recommenedforthe"NextGeneration"MasonXi-Recommenedforthe"NextGeneration"

Recently,theinternationallyrenownedlegalratingagencyBenchmarkLitigationreleasedthe2026BenchmarkLitigationChinaDisputeResolutionRecommendedLawFirmsandLawyersList.LexFieldandpartnerHongyiJiang,QishanZhao,haveonceagainmadeitontothelistwiththeiroutstandingprofessionalcapabilities.ListedRegionsandFieldsIntellectualPropertyinBeijingarea-Tier2ListedIndividualsSeniorPartnerHongyiJiang-LitigationStarPartnerQishanZhao-LitigationStar

LexFieldactedonbehalfofaworld-renownedforkliftmanufacturerinthefirst-instancetrialofanadministrativelawsuitregardingtheinvalidationofatrademark.TheBeijingIntellectualPropertyCourtruled,inaccordancewithArticle44.1oftheTrademarkLawofthePeople’sRepublicofChina,thatthedisputedtrademarkwasregisteredthroughimpropermeansandshouldbeinvalidated.Thisfirst-instancejudgmenthasnowtakeneffect.Thedifficultyinthiscaseliesin:Whentheinvalidationactionwasfiled,thedisputedtrademarkhadbeenregisteredforoverfiveyears.Thedisputedtrademarksomehowdiffersfromtheclient’spriortrademarkintermsofitsliteralcomposition.Althoughtheclientisaleadingcompanyintheindustry,itspriortrademarkhasnorecordsofwell-knowntrademarkrecognition.Underthecurrentpolicyenvironment,it’sverydifficulttoobtainwell-knowntrademarkrecognitionthroughadministrativelitigationforthefirsttime.Theapplicantofthedisputedtrademarkdidnotengageinanysignificantactsofcopyingorregisteringotherentities’pre-existingtrademarksonalargescale.Therefore,intheinvalidationproceeding,theCNIPAupheldtheregistrationofthedisputedtrademark.ThecourtmadeabreakthroughapplicationofArticle44.1oftheTrademarkLaw.Eventhoughmorethanfiveyearshadpassedsincetheinvalidationactionwasfiled,thecourttookintofullconsiderationthemaliciousintentoftheapplicantofthedisputedtrademarkinitsactualuse,aswellasthemaliciousapplicationsmadebyaffiliatedcompaniesoftheapplicant.Asaresult,thedisputedtrademarkwasinvalidated.LexFieldteamdidn’tmerelyfocusonthedisputedtrademarkapplicant’sowntrademarkapplicationpractices.Instead,weconductedthoroughon-siteandonlineinvestigationsintotheapplicant.Wegatheredandsubmittedevidencefromvariousaspectstoprovetheapplicant’smaliciousbehaviorinitsactualoperations.Thisincludedimitatingtheclient’sproduct’sdesign,colorscheme,packaging,trademarkplacement,fontstyle.Theapplicantalsousedtheclient’strademarkaskeywordstoattracttrafficononlineplatforms,andhighlightedthehighsimilaritybetweenitsownproductsandthoseoftheclientinitspromotionalemails.Atthesametime,althoughtheapplicantofthedisputedtrademarkdidnotengageinanyobvioustrademarksquattingactivities,LexFieldteamconductedathoroughinvestigationofallentitiesrelatedtotheapplicant.Itwasfoundthattheseentitieswerealsointhesameindustryandhadengagedintrademarksquatting.LexFieldteamcompiledthisinformationintowrittensubmissionsandcharts,clearlydemonstratingtherelationshipsbetweenthevariousentitiesandtheirmaliciousactions.Thisprovidedasolidfoundationforwinningthecase.Thiscasereflectstheaggressivestancetakeninrecentyearstocombatmalicioustrademarkregistrations.Thecourtdoesnotmerelyrelyonrigidcriteriasuchasthenumberandcategoryoftrademarkapplications,orthesimilarityofthetrademarksthemselves,todetermine“impropermeans.”Instead,italsotakesintoaccountanyimproperpracticesrelatedtotheactualuseofthetrademarks.Thisapproachismoreflexibleandcomprehensive,therebyservingthegoalofcombatingmaliciousregistrations.Forrightholders,thistrendisundoubtedlybeneficial.Inaddition,rightholdersmustalsoincreasetheireffortsininvestigatingsuchcases,thoroughlyidentifyinganymaliciousactivitiesbytheopposingpartiesandconductingthoroughanalyses.

OnMay2,2026,Mozlenreleasedthe2026MOZLEN500TOP100ChineseForeign‑RelatedTrademarkAgencyRankingduringthe148thAnnualMeetingoftheInternationalTrademarkAssociation(INTA).LexFieldwassuccessfullyselectedfortherankingbyvirtueofitsprofoundprofessionalaccumulationandoutstandinglegalservicecapabilities,demonstratingitsremarkableexpertiseinthefieldofforeign‑relatedtrademarkprotection.CompiledbyMozlen(www.mozlen.com)—aleadingtrademarkAIsearch,analysisandmanagementplatformandtheglobalchampionoftheinauguralINTAOpenInnovationChallenge(Start‑up)—theMOZLEN500DirectoryisarankingofprofessionalChineseforeign‑relatedtrademarkagenciesdevelopedbasedontrademarkbigdataandcomprehensiveinfluencemetrics.ItintroducesoutstandingChineseforeign‑relatedtrademarkagenciestoglobalenterprisesandshowcasestheiroverallcomprehensiveservicecapabilitiesandstandards.

OntheafternoonofMay4localtimeintheUK,theChinaTrademarkAssociation(CTA)hostedathemedforumtitled“ChallengesofBrandInternationalizationintheAIEra:ReferenceandInnovation”inLondon.ChinaTrademarkMagazineandIPHousejointlyreleasedthe“2026Top40ListofDataStatisticsonChina’sForeign‑relatedTrademarkAgencyServiceCapabilities”.Havinglongspecializedinforeign‑relatedtrademarkagencyservices,LexFieldhasonceagainbeenselectedforthelistthankstoitsprofoundprofessionalaccumulationandoutstandinglegalservicecapabilities.Essentially,theselectionofthe2026Top40Listisnotbasedoninstitutionalscaleorbusinessvolume,butonidentifyingagenciesthatcanhelpclientsbetterunderstandthemarket,reducerisksandmakesoundjudgmentsamidcomplexmarketconditions.LexField’sre‑selectionisrecognitionfromtheindustryofitsprofessionalstrengthandservicequality.Goingforward,LexFieldwillkeepimprovingitsexpertisetodeliverhigher‑qualityservicestoclients.