Lawjay Partners is among China’s leading IP law firms. The firm is most known for its trademarks, copyright and unfair competition litigation practice, for which it has garnered international acclaim. Lawjay has been shortlisted for Boutique PRC Law Firm of the Year by Chambers and Partners, and consistently garners impressive reviews from The Legal 500, World Trademark Review, Who’s Who Legal, Legalband, and MIP Handbook, among others.
Lawjay represents various top luxury brands and world-famous marks in more than a hundred lawsuits for trademark and copyright infringement yearly. The firm likewise regularly works with prestigious international law firms such as Bird & Bird, Mayer Brown JSM, Finlaysons, Knobbe Martens, Rutan & Tucker LLP and Awapatent.
Lawjay has established close contact with China’s various government departments, has forged long-term cooperative relationships with renowned international law firms, and actively lobby for legal reforms, particularly in the field of IP protection.
Many of the firm’s lawyers have Ph.D. degrees in law and have earned foreign graduate degrees. We have specialists having industry expertise in the luxury goods and services, IP, electronics, sports, telecoms, machinery, chemistry and pharmaceuticals sectors. Its legal experts regularly deliver lectures at international conferences, provide policy advice to government and comment on proposed legislations.
The firm’s managing partner is IP Star Dr. James Luo, who is counsel of choice for top international luxury brands. He is ranked by Legalband as a Band-1 Leading Individual in IP Litigation for 2015, and is recognized as among China’s leading IP lawyers by Chambers and Partners, World Trademark Review and Who’s Who Legal, among others. In 2013, James was recognized by the Beijing Bar Association as among the Top 10 IP Lawyers in Beijing.
Trademarks & unfair competition practice
Lawjay Partners is most known for its trademark and unfair competition litigation practice for which it has garnered international acclaim. We handle among the world's most famous brands, safeguarding and maximizing the value of their intellectual property across China.
Lawjay Partners stands at the forefront of trademark protection in China, actively lobbying for reforms to China’s trademarks system and had pioneered various effective measures and strategies to combat trademark infringement and counterfeiting such as landlord/market management liability for trademark infringement and counterfeiting.
Our main trademarks & unfair competition services:
- Trademark and unfair competition litigation
- Legal advice on overall brand protection and enforcement strategy
- Conduct surveys and manage investigations on trademark infringers
- Liaise with the relevant authorities for the conduct of administrative and criminal raid actions
- Customs enforcement
- Trademark prosecution
What they say about the firm
Led by James Luo, IP boutique Lawjay Partners has a solid reputation in trade mark and copyright infringement litigation, with a particular eye towards representing foreign luxury brand owner. It also has experience in patent, unfair competition, trade secrets, anti-counterfeiting and technology transfer matters. Thomas Huang and Hunter Wang are ‘very highly regarded’ for their ‘knowledge and attention to detail’. — The Legal 500
Leading representatives of luxury brands in China. Extensive experience assisting multinational corporates with IP rights litigation and strategy. This boutique IP firm is particularly known for its trademarks and litigation skills. Many lawyers in the team have spent times overseas and this experience gives the firm an added edge in the market. The team acts for a range of clients including many of those in the luxury goods sector. The popular James Luo brings a wealth of international experience to the group, especially on the trademarks enforcement front. Noted for his strong track record handling significant IP lawsuits, he is a trusted adviser to prominent luxury brands. — Chambers and Partners
A good proportion of the world’s most valuable brands retain Lawjay Partners whenever they find themselves embroiled in trademark disputes in this challenging jurisdiction. Luxury and high fashion are happy hunting grounds for the internationally experienced team, which has also advised Microsoft on complex IP conflicts with Chinese companies. Managing partner James Luo is at the apex of the profession, widely admired by clients and competitors alike. — World Trademark Review
The firm has collected an impressive list of luxury brand clients and acts on behalf of many global fashion retail brands and companies in various actions relating to trademark infringement. — MIP Handbook
