Watson & Band

Firm overview:

Established in 1995, Watson & Band is an integrated legal and IP services provider represented by Watson & Band Law Offices and Watson & Band Intellectual Property Agent Ltd. Headquartered in Shanghai, Watson & Band has branch offices in Beijing, Hong Kong, Harbin, Lanzhou, Yantai, Guangzhou, Suzhou, Chizhou, Zhengzhou, Chengdu, Nanning and Tokyo. As well as intellectual property

Watson & Band services are structured in three areas. In intellectual property Design and Trademarks, sits alongside four sector hubs including Chemical and Biotech. IP Litigation and Arbitration is one of four disputes areas catering as well for Civil and Commercial, Corporate and Tax, and Criminal litigation. The Corporate and Commercial hub has six subsets.

Team overview:

Liu Yizhou (Joe Liu) is the secretary general of the management board at Watson & Band. Specialising in intellectual property rights and commercial dispute resolution, Liu advises a portfolio of clients from the fashion and luxury goods, food and beverages, entertainment, and other industries on trademark infringement, in particular.

Liming Zhang is a senior partner at Watson & Band, with a focus on intellectual property law and dispute resolution. He holds a Bachelor's Degree in Engineering from East China University of Science and Technology and an LLM from East China University of Political Science and Law. He is an executive member of the Trademark Agency Commission of the Shanghai Trademark Association.