Michael Fu

Practice Areas

Intellectual Property

Copyright & Domain Name

Dispute Resolution

IP Litigation

Career

Partner, Chang Tsi & Partners, Beijing, China

Visiting attorney, Lowe, Hauptman & Ham, LLP, Alexandria, VA

Professional Memberships

INTA, Member

MARQES, Member

Trademark Law Professional Committee of Beijing Lawyers Association, Deputy Director

Publications

Court Awards Maximum Compensation of CNY 5 million for Infringement on MICHAEL KORS' Trademark Rights and Trade Dress, IPR Daily (2024)

An analysis of right holder's claim for damage in the IP criminal cases - Case Study of Mondelez, INTA Daily News (2024)

Chang Tsi & Partners Successfully Represents Wuxi's First Intellectual Property Civil Case Attached to Criminal Case, IPRDaily (2024)

OREO VS AO LI GEI who is the winner, IPR Daily (2023)

China’s measures to crack down on malicious trademark registration, INTA Daily News (2022)

The application of injunction in IP cases in China, Legal 500

Evolution of admission of new evidence in trademark lawsuits, China Business Law Journal (2014)

Legal analysis on the parallel import, Asian Legal Business

The importance of minimalism in brand design, IPR Daily

Personal

Michael Fu specializes in intellectual property law and has nearly twenty years of experience in the field. He provides innovative legal advice on IP strategies and has extensive experience working with Fortune 500 companies, including Mondelez International, HP Inc., Under Armour, Michael Kors (Switzerland) International GmbH, Tiffany & Co., and Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts. Michael is highly recognized by clients for his expertise.

Additionally, Michael excels in providing timely services through China's administrative and judicial channels, covering trademarks, copyrights, design patents, domain names, and IP enforcement.

As a partner at Chang Tsi & Partners, Michael leads a team of over twenty specialized attorneys. By guiding the team through numerous complex legal cases, he shares his experience with younger lawyers, fostering their growth. Under his leadership, he and his team have achieved numerous victories. Many of the cases he has handled have garnered significant attention from judicial authorities and the media, often being recognized as landmark cases of the year.

Languages Spoken

Chinese

English

Work Highlights

·Successfully representing the counterfeit Oreo trademark case. (This case is awarded as Top 10 Typical Cases of Intellectual Property Judicial Protection by Wuxi Court in 2023 and Top 10 Typical Cases of Intellectual Property Protection by Xicheng District Lawyers Association in Beijing in 2023).

·Successfully representing Michael Kors win trademark case against Shantou Jianfa (This case is awarded as Top 50 Typical IP Cases of China Supreme Court).

·Successfully representing Intercontinental Great Brand LLC win trademark and copyright case against Anhui Tongmai Foods Co., Ltd. (This case is awarded as typical cases by Hefei IP Tribunal).

·Successfully representing Under Armour win trademark and unfair competition case against Fujian Ting Fei Long Sports Goods Co., Ltd. (This case is awarded as 2017-2018 Excellent Trademark Agency Cases by CTA)

Successfully representing Fortune 500 company win trademark case against Deli Group. (This case is awarded as Typical Eight IP Cases by Liaoning Court; and Typical Ten IP Cases by Shenyang Court)

·Successfully representing Intercontinental Great Brand LLC win trademark case against Dongguan Changshunli Co., Ltd. and Dongguan Changshunjiezhou Co., Ltd. (This case was widely reported by the media)

·Successfully representing Cadbury UK Limited win trademark and unfair competition case against Yikoulian (Xiamen) Food Co., Ltd. (This case was widely reported by the media, and is listed as a hot search keywords on Sina Weibo)

·Successfully representing Shanghai Niyazi Technologh Co., Ltd defended the case filed by Shenzhen Beitu Co., Ltd. (This case was regarded as a type case of Prior Use Claim)

·Successfully representing YIKOULIAN trademark invalidation case. (This case is awarded as Top 10 Trademark Administrative Lawsuits)

·Successfully representing DIFANNI trademark invalidation case. (This case is awarded as Typical IP Administrative Lawsuits against Bad Faith Filing by Beijing IP Court)

Awards

Education