Nancy Zhang

Partner

Attorney at Law

Email: nancy.zhang@lexfieldlaw.com

Tel: +86 10 8525 3366

Emphasis

● Trademark Portfolio Management and Strategic Counseling

● Trademark Prosecution, Enforcement, and Dispute Resolution

● Domain Name Protection, Copyright Protection

● Anti-unfair Competition Issues

Professional Highlights

Nancy Zhang has been practicing PRC IP law since 2005 and joined LexField Law Offices in March 2009. She has successfully represented many well known international companies and start ups in various IP issues, specializing in trademark clearance legal opinion, registration, opposition, invalidation, dispute and administrative/judicial enforcement. Her expertise also extends to domain name acquisition and protection, copyright recordation and protection, customs protection of trademarks and copyrights, trademark negotiation for assignment and co-existence and general IP counseling.

She serves as legal counsel for a wide range of international leading companies and start up across various industries, including information technology, hotels, electronics, electrical appliances, pharmaceuticals, department stores, fashion, and more.

Representative Cases

● Devised comprehensive trademark protection strategies for numerous US start up companies, including advising on availability of registration and use of trademark.

● Represented multiple US start-up companies in preventing cyber-squatters from registering infringing trademarks.

● Assisted multiple US leading companies in obtaining well-known trademark recognition.

● Managed trademark portfolio and worked out overall prosecution and enforcement strategy for many leading companies and start-ups.

● Advised US start-up companies on trademark acquisitions, including devising negotiation strategy and filing defensive applications.

● Assisted some international companies in stopping infringements via AIC raid actions.

● Crafted a comprehensive strategy for a US leading company in successfully acquiring domain names and stopping infringing acts.

● Represented a French company in an administrative litigation to obtain the registration of the trademark, which had initially been rejected based on negative influence.

● Assisted a US company in stopping bad-faith filing and infringing use via both administrative litigation and civil litigation, securing a high compensation of CNY 3 million for the client.

● Represented an Israeli company in successfully preventing a squatter from registering over 20 infringing trademarks and engaging infringing use.

Honors and Awards

2023 - 2025, recognized as a recommended lawyer in the field of intellectual property by Chambers and Partners for three consecutive years.

2023 - 2025, recognized as a world leading trademark lawyer in the areas of “Prosecution & Strategy” and “Enforcement & Litigation” by World Trademark Review (WTR) for three consecutive years.

2024, selected as “Rising Star” by China Business Law Journal’s A-List.

Education

B.A., Chongqing University (2005)

Languages

Chinese, English