The 2026 China IP & Innovation Summit was held in Shenzhen on August 20–21, bringing together government authorities, corporate IP leaders, legal professionals and other industry experts to discuss key issues shaping intellectual property protection and innovation. Chang Tsi & Partners participated in the Summit on August 21, with Shenzhen Office Head Michael Wu speaking at the Information & Communications Technology session and Shanghai Office Head Leslie Xu serving as moderator of the Trademark session.
Please note that 2 November 2022 has been declared as Public Holiday by Macao Government. Therefore, Economic and Technological Development Bureau of Macao, as well as our Macao office will be closed during this period. All deadlines falling on a holiday will be automatically extended. Should you have any urgent cases, please let us have your instructions ahead of the holidays.
Beginning on December 3, 2022, trademark applicants will have three months (with a possible three-month extension), instead of the current six months, to respond to office actions issued during the examination of a trademark application at the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). This change only applies to office actions issued on or after December 3.
Leadership means I need to work hard as a role model to set a good example to others at the firm. It also implies a full range of abilities, from client care and marketing to management, as well as a broad expertise in the IP field. Since IP legislation and practice keep changing in China and the rest of the world, it also means a strong ability to learn and improve so as not to be left behind. In essence, it means a lot of effort and hard work.
Named the World's Leading Intellectual Property Lawyer by Chambers & Partners, Spring Chang has advised and represented numerous world's leading firms in a wide array of business sectors such as electronics, consumer, pharmaceutical, food and beverage, apparel, and jewelry. Today's interview brings Spring's personal story as a female lawyer and her efforts on promoting diversity at Chang Tsi & Partners.
Phoebe Xi, the head of the Bio-Chemistry department at Chang Tsi & Partners. She ever had 3-year work experience as a researcher in a famous energy group in China, and then became a patent attorney in 2011. Her main technical fields include material, energy, and pharmaceutical, and her main clients include L’OREAL, Bostik, PFIZER, MACROGENICS, INC., Total, YiLi, BOE, RICH PRODUCTS CORPORATION, Morgan Advanced Material, Vitrias and Stemcell Technologies, etc.
