Kangxin Partners

Firm overview:

‘Highly Recommended’ this year for its non-contentious work, and ‘Recommended’ for its contentious work, Kangxin Partners has a trademark service that spans more than 200 countries and areas around the world.

The firm employs a swift trademark registration process and offers an AI-powered clearance search through its Kangxin IP Platform. Clients also use its monitoring service to stay abreast of potential risks.

One client commented that the platform’s monitoring capability “greatly helps us to detect similar trademarks in the weekly publications of the trademark offices and identify suspected infringement on e-commerce platforms”. They also noted that Kangxin’s attorneys “provided us with very practical suggestions and a detailed action plan, quickly and effectively protecting our IP rights against copycats”.

Team overview:

Kangxin has eight offices across China and over 500 employees, including trademark and patent attorneys and other IP professionals.

Partner and trademark attorney Lichun Zhao is well versed in both domestic and international trademark procedures, and is trusted by clients to provide business-savvy advice on IP.

Cynthia Wang has handled thousands of trademark cases, representing clients that are well known around the world, and is particularly adept in trademark prosecution, protection and trademark-related administrative litigation.

Key matters:

• Kangxin Partners filed an opposition action against a trademark for Lanxess, a specialty chemical company based in Germany. The CNIPA examined the case and rejected the mark for registration.
• The firm successfully filed an opposition action against the mark ‘Tcheongym’ on behalf of fitness company Technogym. The CNIPA rejected the mark as it constituted a similar mark over similar goods, and violated the principle of good faith.

Clients:

Arsenal Football Club, Bvlgari, Furla, Iveco, Jimmy Choo, Riello, Transcortana.