LexField News• Jun 08, 2026
LexField Law Offices and Multiple Lawyers Have Been Listed on the IAM Global Patent 1000
Recently,theinternationalauthoritativeIntellectualpropertymedia"IntellectualAssetManagement"(IAM)releasedthecompletelistofthe"IAMGlobalPatent1000"for2026.LexFieldhasbeenlistedinmultiplefieldswithitsprofoundprofessionalaccumulationandoutstandinglegalservicecapabilities.ListedFieldsPatentLitigation-GoldAwardTransaction-RecommendedListedIndividualsHongyiJiang-Goldawardinthefieldof"PatentLitigation"DavidHuang-Silverawardinthefieldof"PatentLitigation"and"PatentProsecution",andRecommededinthefieldof"Transaction"HongbinZhang-Bronzeawardinthefieldof"PatentLitigation"QishanZhao-Recommenedforthe"NextGeneration"MasonXi-Recommenedforthe"NextGeneration"
LexField News• Jun 04, 2026
LexField and two partners have once again been listed on the Benchmark Litigation China list
Recently,theinternationallyrenownedlegalratingagencyBenchmarkLitigationreleasedthe2026BenchmarkLitigationChinaDisputeResolutionRecommendedLawFirmsandLawyersList.LexFieldandpartnerHongyiJiang,QishanZhao,haveonceagainmadeitontothelistwiththeiroutstandingprofessionalcapabilities.ListedRegionsandFieldsIntellectualPropertyinBeijingarea-Tier2ListedIndividualsSeniorPartnerHongyiJiang-LitigationStarPartnerQishanZhao-LitigationStar
Publication• May 28, 2026
LexField representing a famous forklift company won an administrative lawsuit of trademark invalidation
LexFieldactedonbehalfofaworld-renownedforkliftmanufacturerinthefirst-instancetrialofanadministrativelawsuitregardingtheinvalidationofatrademark.TheBeijingIntellectualPropertyCourtruled,inaccordancewithArticle44.1oftheTrademarkLawofthePeople’sRepublicofChina,thatthedisputedtrademarkwasregisteredthroughimpropermeansandshouldbeinvalidated.Thisfirst-instancejudgmenthasnowtakeneffect.Thedifficultyinthiscaseliesin:Whentheinvalidationactionwasfiled,thedisputedtrademarkhadbeenregisteredforoverfiveyears.Thedisputedtrademarksomehowdiffersfromtheclient’spriortrademarkintermsofitsliteralcomposition.Althoughtheclientisaleadingcompanyintheindustry,itspriortrademarkhasnorecordsofwell-knowntrademarkrecognition.Underthecurrentpolicyenvironment,it’sverydifficulttoobtainwell-knowntrademarkrecognitionthroughadministrativelitigationforthefirsttime.Theapplicantofthedisputedtrademarkdidnotengageinanysignificantactsofcopyingorregisteringotherentities’pre-existingtrademarksonalargescale.Therefore,intheinvalidationproceeding,theCNIPAupheldtheregistrationofthedisputedtrademark.ThecourtmadeabreakthroughapplicationofArticle44.1oftheTrademarkLaw.Eventhoughmorethanfiveyearshadpassedsincetheinvalidationactionwasfiled,thecourttookintofullconsiderationthemaliciousintentoftheapplicantofthedisputedtrademarkinitsactualuse,aswellasthemaliciousapplicationsmadebyaffiliatedcompaniesoftheapplicant.Asaresult,thedisputedtrademarkwasinvalidated.LexFieldteamdidn’tmerelyfocusonthedisputedtrademarkapplicant’sowntrademarkapplicationpractices.Instead,weconductedthoroughon-siteandonlineinvestigationsintotheapplicant.Wegatheredandsubmittedevidencefromvariousaspectstoprovetheapplicant’smaliciousbehaviorinitsactualoperations.Thisincludedimitatingtheclient’sproduct’sdesign,colorscheme,packaging,trademarkplacement,fontstyle.Theapplicantalsousedtheclient’strademarkaskeywordstoattracttrafficononlineplatforms,andhighlightedthehighsimilaritybetweenitsownproductsandthoseoftheclientinitspromotionalemails.Atthesametime,althoughtheapplicantofthedisputedtrademarkdidnotengageinanyobvioustrademarksquattingactivities,LexFieldteamconductedathoroughinvestigationofallentitiesrelatedtotheapplicant.Itwasfoundthattheseentitieswerealsointhesameindustryandhadengagedintrademarksquatting.LexFieldteamcompiledthisinformationintowrittensubmissionsandcharts,clearlydemonstratingtherelationshipsbetweenthevariousentitiesandtheirmaliciousactions.Thisprovidedasolidfoundationforwinningthecase.Thiscasereflectstheaggressivestancetakeninrecentyearstocombatmalicioustrademarkregistrations.Thecourtdoesnotmerelyrelyonrigidcriteriasuchasthenumberandcategoryoftrademarkapplications,orthesimilarityofthetrademarksthemselves,todetermine“impropermeans.”Instead,italsotakesintoaccountanyimproperpracticesrelatedtotheactualuseofthetrademarks.Thisapproachismoreflexibleandcomprehensive,therebyservingthegoalofcombatingmaliciousregistrations.Forrightholders,thistrendisundoubtedlybeneficial.Inaddition,rightholdersmustalsoincreasetheireffortsininvestigatingsuchcases,thoroughlyidentifyinganymaliciousactivitiesbytheopposingpartiesandconductingthoroughanalyses.
LexField News• May 08, 2026
LexField Listed in the 2026 MOZLEN500 TOP 100 Chinese Foreign Related Trademark Agency Ranking
OnMay2,2026,Mozlenreleasedthe2026MOZLEN500TOP100ChineseForeign‑RelatedTrademarkAgencyRankingduringthe148thAnnualMeetingoftheInternationalTrademarkAssociation(INTA).LexFieldwassuccessfullyselectedfortherankingbyvirtueofitsprofoundprofessionalaccumulationandoutstandinglegalservicecapabilities,demonstratingitsremarkableexpertiseinthefieldofforeign‑relatedtrademarkprotection.CompiledbyMozlen(www.mozlen.com)—aleadingtrademarkAIsearch,analysisandmanagementplatformandtheglobalchampionoftheinauguralINTAOpenInnovationChallenge(Start‑up)—theMOZLEN500DirectoryisarankingofprofessionalChineseforeign‑relatedtrademarkagenciesdevelopedbasedontrademarkbigdataandcomprehensiveinfluencemetrics.ItintroducesoutstandingChineseforeign‑relatedtrademarkagenciestoglobalenterprisesandshowcasestheiroverallcomprehensiveservicecapabilitiesandstandards.
LexField News• May 06, 2026
LexField Re elected to the Top 40 List of Data Statistics on Foreign related Trademark Agency Service Capabilities
OntheafternoonofMay4localtimeintheUK,theChinaTrademarkAssociation(CTA)hostedathemedforumtitled“ChallengesofBrandInternationalizationintheAIEra:ReferenceandInnovation”inLondon.ChinaTrademarkMagazineandIPHousejointlyreleasedthe“2026Top40ListofDataStatisticsonChina’sForeign‑relatedTrademarkAgencyServiceCapabilities”.Havinglongspecializedinforeign‑relatedtrademarkagencyservices,LexFieldhasonceagainbeenselectedforthelistthankstoitsprofoundprofessionalaccumulationandoutstandinglegalservicecapabilities.Essentially,theselectionofthe2026Top40Listisnotbasedoninstitutionalscaleorbusinessvolume,butonidentifyingagenciesthatcanhelpclientsbetterunderstandthemarket,reducerisksandmakesoundjudgmentsamidcomplexmarketconditions.LexField’sre‑selectionisrecognitionfromtheindustryofitsprofessionalstrengthandservicequality.Goingforward,LexFieldwillkeepimprovingitsexpertisetodeliverhigher‑qualityservicestoclients.
Publication• Apr 30, 2026
LexField’s "DEEP MIND" Trademark Invalidation Administrative Litigation Case Selected as One of Beijing High Court's 2025 "Top Ten Typical Cases"
Recently,theBeijingHighPeople'sCourtofficiallyreleasedthe2025"TopTenIPRJudicialProtectionCases"and"TopTenTrademarkRightGrantingandVerificationCases".Thecase"'DEEPMIND'TrademarkInfringingonAIEnterprise'sTradeNameRights",representedbyLexFieldLawFirm,wasselectedintothe"TopTenTrademarkRightGrantingandVerificationCases".CaseReviewInthiscase,LexFieldactedforaworld-leadingartificialintelligenceenterpriseandsuccessfullyinvalidatedtwodisputedtrademarksthatwereidenticaltotheenterprise'stradename"DEEPMIND",filedforregistrationbyathirdpartyin2015.Throughprofessionalassessment,theLexFieldteamaccuratelyidentifiedthebreakthroughpointofthecaseandsuccessfullypersuadedtheBeijingIntellectualPropertyCourtandtheBeijingHighPeople'sCourttofullysupportourclaims,achievingvictoryinbothtrials.Thetypicalsignificanceandchallengesofthiscaseliein:a)Breakingthroughtheproceduralbarrierof"nosecondtrialforthesamematter":Thiscasewastheclient'ssecondinvalidationrequestforthesametrademark.Bysubmittingnewevidencegeneratedafterward,whichconfirmedthattheclient'stradenamehadgainedreputationbytheapplicationdateofthedisputedtrademark(2015),theLexFieldteamsuccessfullyovercametheproceduralobstacle,andtheevidencewasadoptedbythecourt.b)Expandingtheprotectionboundariesforinternationalenterprisetradenamerights:Asapurelytechnology-focusedforeignenterprisewithnophysicaloperationsortraditionalsalesevidenceinChina,theclientfacedinherentdifficultiesinprotectingitstradenamerights.TheLexFieldteamcreativelyarguedandsuccessfullydemonstratedthatthroughglobalmediacoverageandwidespreaddiscussionanddisseminationwithininternettechnologycommunities,itstradename"DEEPMIND"hadestablishedastableandclearreferentialrelationshipamongtherelevantpublicinChina,formingpriorrightsdeservingprotection.Thisviewpointreceivedexplicitsupportfromthecourt.c)Groundedinindustrycharacteristics,demonstratingjudicialforesight:Thejudgmentclearlystatedthatinhighlyglobalizedcutting-edgefieldssuchasartificialintelligence,protectingthetradenamesofforeignenterprisesthathavegainedreputationinChinathroughinternationalinfluenceisanecessarymeasuretoregulatemarketorder,guidedomesticmarketentitiestofocusonindependentinnovation,andparticipateinhigh-qualityinternationalcompetition.Thisreflectsthejudicialprotectionorientationtowardnewqualityproductiveforces.Thisselectionisnotonlyastrongsafeguardoftheclient'srightsandinterestsbutalsoafurtherrecognitionofLexField'sprofessionalcapabilities.Inthefuture,LexFieldwillcontinuetodeepenitspresenceintheintellectualpropertyfield,providehigh-qualityandforward-lookinglegalservicesforclientsinthecomplexandever-changingcommercialandlegalenvironment,andsupportenterpriseinnovationanddevelopment.
