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Zhen (Katie) Feng (Shanghai IP Agency)
Office Managing Partner Intellectual Property
Languages
English, Mandarin, Taiwanese
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Overview
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Experience
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Credentials
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Insights and events
WTR 1000 2020“Her persistence and determination really makes a difference and distinguishes her team from others in the industry. She always identifies and tackles key issues from a practical point of view.”
Zhen Feng (also known as Katie Feng) has been in private practice for more than 20 years. She started as a general litigator and now focuses on IP litigation and brand protection. She is admitted in both the PRC (1998) and New York, USA (2003). Katie is fluent in English, Mandarin and Taiwanese.
Katie is a partner and director of Hogan Lovells (Shanghai) Intellectual Property Agency Service Co., Ltd., an IP service affiliate established under Hogan Lovells International LLP. Practising in a market that has seen a huge upswing in patent filing, trademark filing and IP ligation in the past decade, Katie has opportunities to handle numerous cases involving complex and cutting-edge IP issues.
In this process, she became widely recognized in the IP area and has built a track record of success. Katie is also a strategic advisor. She advises numerous clients from diverse backgrounds on formulation and implementation of IP enforcement strategies in China through a combination of administrative, civil, and criminal actions. She also provides proactive advice and analysis on how to secure and obtain IP rights from the start-up of a business, and how to monetize IP rights when the business grows.
Katie is a former member of the International Trademark Association (INTA) Board of Directors and a former chief editor of INTA's China Bulletin publication.
Chambers Asia-Pacific 2021A client praises for her "practical point of view, and good understanding of business needs and the Chinese environment," going on to add: "I rate her very highly."
Representative experience
Advising a leading American manufacturer of turbochargers and turbo technologies on their patent assertions against multiple Chinese turbocharger infringers before the Shanghai IP court.
Advising a leading developer of broadband terminal technologies on how to act against patents filed in China that have copied the client’s technology regarding satellite and antenna.
Advising one of the world's leading mechanical and plant engineering firms and its China subsidiary on defending the patent infringement allegations before Anhui Hefei Intermediate People’s Court.
Representing a multinational electronics manufacturer on litigation campaigns in China targeting wholesale markets offering counterfeit products.
Representing the world’s largest toy company on action strategies in China against copycat products, representing it in a series of high-profile copyright, trademark and unfair competition lawsuits.
Credentials
Education
- LL.M., Wake Forest University
- LL.B., Xiamen University
Bar admissions and qualifications
- New York
- People's Republic of China
Memberships
- New York Bar Association
- International Trademark Association
Recognition
News
Press releases
31 October 2024
Awards & rankings
17 May 2024
Awards & rankings
01 February 2024
Events
Hogan Lovells Events
17 May 2023 | 8:30 AM - 10:30 AM (SGT)
Webinar
20 July 2022 | 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM (JST)
Webinar
22 June 2022 | 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM (JST)