Peggy Zhu

Senior Associate

Asia

Beijing

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+86 10 6238 5058 pzhu@marks-clerk.com.cn

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Peggy has gained a broad experience in advising on all manner of IP issues in China, with a particular focus on all aspects of trade mark and copyright law and practice. Her areas of expertise include portfolio management, providing strategic IP advice, the registration of trade mark rights, handling disputes and other contentious IP matters, transactional work (including licensing and franchising), IP due diligence, enforcement of IP rights, cross-border IP protection, anti-counterfeiting and cybersquatting cases, unfair competition and IP litigation.

Peggy graduated from the University of International Business & Economics in Beijing with a Bachelor’s degree in Law in 2004. She passed the China bar examination in 2011.

Prior to joining Marks & Clerk, Peggy was a trade mark attorney at a leading US law firm.

Peggy is fluent in English and Mandarin.

Languages

中文 (普通话) (Mandarin)

Specialist in

Brands and trade marks

Qualifications

LLB

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Latest articles by Peggy Zhu

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- 19 April 2022

Change in the practice of non-use cancellation in China

In China, there is no mandatory use requirement for a trade mark registration. However, any third party may apply for full or partial cancellation of a registration on the grounds of non-use of a trade mark for 3 or more years.

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- 30 June 2021

CNIPA held trade mark incorporating Geographical Indication unregistrable

The Trademark Office of China National Intellectual Property Administration recently held a Chinese company’s application for a trade mark that incorporates a Geographical Indication to be unregistrable on absolute grounds and also because of its similarity to an earlier registration of a third party.