From 22 to 25 September 2026, the 40th MARQUES Annual Conference took place in Lisbon, Portugal, bringing together professionals from across the global brand protection community. Held under the theme “The Exciting Evolution of Trademarks,” this year’s conference explored how trademarks and brands are evolving as businesses adopt new technologies, engage with consumers in new ways and navigate increasingly complex regulatory environments.
In May 2018, Asialaw Profiles published the list of Asialaw Leading Lawyers 2018. Managing partner Simon Tsi and founding partner Spring Chang were recognized as Market-leading Lawyers.
AIPLA is the abbreviation for American Intellectual Property Law Association. This association has always been a global advocate for intellectual property law since it is formed in 1897.
Recently, outstanding practitioners Ms. Jianmin Chen, Ms. Fan Yang and Mr. Michael Wu joined Chang Tsi & Partners. Ms. Jianmin Chen is a partner located in Beijing, Ms. Fan Yang is a trademark advisor located in Beijing and Mr. Michael Wu is a patent advisor located in Shenzhen.
The Zhejiang High People’s Court held a hearing in the morning of April 25, 2018, in the second instance of the case of Shantou Jianfa v.
On Jan. 22th, 2018, the Fujian Province High Court ruled on the first instance of Skechers v. Spieth & Wensky regarding the trademark “S” infringement case. Skechers won the lawsuit and was awarded damages of RMB3 million.
On April, 12, 2018, Chang Tsi & Partners was invited by the Canadian Embassy in China to conduct a Seminar on IP Protection. Our partner Tracy Shen, Head of Corporate Department, Wendy Wu, and Marketing Manager, Louisa Cheng, conducted the Seminar on IP Protection for almost 40 visiting Canadian Companies.
On the occasion of the World Intellectual Property Day on April 26th, many well-known legal media highly praised the outstanding women practitioners who were knowledgeable, determined and progressive for their years of practice in the field of intellectual property.
Recently, representatives of Chang Tsi & Partners once again visited the Beijing Hearing Association and Beijing Tongzhou District Hearing Language Rehabilitation Guidance Center.
On March 25, 2018, the 15th anniversary ceremony of Chang Tsi & Partners was held in the "city of romance", Zhuhai.
On February 8, 2018, Spring Chang, the founding partner of Chang Tsi & Partners, was awarded the winner of Client Choice in China's intellectual property trademark field. In 2018, 384 people won the prize, and only two people in China's intellectual property trademark field won the award.
For a long time, foreign companies have always been having the impression that Chinese courts are inclined to support the domestic companies in those IP disputes where foreign companies are involved.
