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Jimmy Huang focuses on various aspects of intellectual property matters, including non-contentious and contentious matters in relation to trademarks, copyright, domain names and unfair competition. Mr Huang has extensive experience of assisting foreign/domestic clients in their China IP matters and has helped many clients recover their trademark rights, manage their trademark portfolios and crack down on infringements.
His working experience at an IP boutique firm, an international law firm and a leading China local full-service law firm allows him to understand the client’s business needs from different perspectives and offer customised services. Mr Huang offers clear advice and creative solutions to meet clients’ needs, and he has been serving leading Chinese companies, multi-nationals and foreign law firms in the areas of consumer products, manufacturing, internet, finance, high-tech, wines, whisky, fashion products, education, properties, etc.
At the prosecution level, Mr Huang offers a comprehensive strategy of dealing with squatted trademarks, overcoming prior obstacles and seeking proper scope of protection, which results in satisfactory outcomes for many clients. He also maintains an admirable success rate in trademark administrative lawsuits at all levels.
At the enforcement level, Mr Huang has successfully represented clients in different industries in trademark infringement, copyright infringement and unfair competition lawsuits. He is also experienced in effectively tackling infringements by means of online complaints, administrative raid actions, customs seizures, investigations and demand letters.
Mr Huang actively participates in professional organisations and events, and is a member of International Trademark Association-Unfair Competition Committee (2016-2017) and ABA Section of Intellectual Property Law.
Mr Huang is the author of a number of publications, including Analysis and Remedies for Infringement and Criminal Activities on the Internet, published on Netinfo Security, 2011 and How to Prohibit Trademarks from Being Misused as Trade Names in China, with Ted Marr, published on Lexis Nexis Australian Intellectual Property Bulletin, 2008.
