歐盟中小企業中國知識產權服務專家
Name：Benjamin Bai
Firm：Allen & Overy
Location：Shanghai, China
Email：benjamin.bai**[ta]**enovery.com
Dr. Benjamin Bai is a partner and the head oFthe China IP practice for Allen & Overy in Shanghai. A native Chinese and an experienced U.S. patenT lawyer, he specializes in representing multinational companies in protecting, licensing, and enforcing IP rights in China. Benjamin was recognized by Chambers Asia and Legal 500 as a leading intellectual property practitioner in China for 2008-2011 and named by IAM (Intellectual AsseTManagement) Magazine as top IAM 250：The World’s Leading Life Sciences PatenT Litigators for 2010 and IAM Licensing 250：The World’s Leading PatenT and Technology Licensing Practitioners for 2010. Benjamin is admitted to the state bar oFTexas and registered to practice before the United States PatenT and Trademark Office. In addition to a J.D. from the University oFTexas, he holds a masters and PhD in chemistry from Rice Universi***
BoisseletName：Audrey BoisseleT Firm：Rouse
Location：Shanghai,China
Email：aboisselet**[ta]**ights.com
Audrey is a French qualified Intellectual Property Rights ConsultanT with a business qualification focusing on Asian markets and cultures. Before joining Rouse, she had worked in French law firms for three years, specialising in trade mark portfolio managemenT and consulting. After four years in Guangzhou and some time in Beijing, Audrey is now based in Shanghai and manages IP rights enforcemenT cases and brands protection programmes for clients in various industries. She is also giving presentations on IP rights in China aT events and has been involved in the European Chamber IPR working group activities in the PRD region. She was nominated in 2012 as Counsel to the External Trade oFFrance for the IP sect***
Name：Jing Jing Cao
Firm：Taylor Wessing
Location：Beijing, China
Email：j.cao**[ta]**lorwessing.com
Jingjing Cao joined Taylor Wessing in 2009. She is a member oFthe Intellectual Property Practice Group and the China Group as well. She specializes in China related intellectual property and unfair competition legal affairs. From 2009 to 2010 Jingjing worked in the Munich office. In January 2011, she relocated to the Beijing office oFTaylor Wessing. Jingjing studied law in China and Germany. After finishing an LL.M. program aT the University oFMunich, she was a Ph.D. candidate aT the Max Planck Institute for Intellectual Property, Competition and Tax Law in Munich for three years and wrote her doctoral thesis concerning the enforcemenT oFpatenT rights in China, which has been published in October 2010. In September 2009, Jingjing passed her bar exam in China. Jingjing speaks Mandarin, English and Germ***
Name：Tom Carver
Firm：Wragge & Co.
Location：Guangzhou, China
Email：tom_carver**[ta]**gge.com
Tom Carver is an UK qualified solicitor who specialises in intellectual property and has substantial experience in patenT litigation. He has represented companies from the pharmaceutical industry and life science sector, and gained particular experience in handling multi-jurisdictional litigation. He has advised on multiple patenT infringemenT cases. Tom Carver is the head oFWragge & Co.'s China office and is based in Guangzhou. He advises both UK and internationally based clients on the enforcemenT oFintellectual property rights in China as well as other China-related issues, including commercial law. Tom also advises Chinese companies on UK law, and acts as the link between the firm's Guangzhou office and its other offices. He is a regular speaker on the topic oFIPR in china and has published several articles on this subje***
Name：Giovanni F. Casucci
Firm：Bardehle Pagenberg - Italy
Location：Milan, IT
Email：giovanni.casucci**[ta]**dehle.eu
Giovanni F. Casucci is the founder oFthe Italian branch oFthe Bardehele Pagenberg. IP litigator in Italy since 1992. From 1999 to 2005 director oFa Master program in IP ManagemenT aT the Politecnico oFMilano University. Since 2008, director oFthe Master program oFICE (Italian Trade Commission) on IP and China (“Ideacina”) and member oFthe faculty oFthe MBA programs oFMIP Politecnico oFMilano.
CurrenT Coordinator oFthe Commissions “Design”and “Trade Fairs”aT CNAC (Italian National Authority for Anti Counterfeiting)
He was active in the training seminars in China within the IPR2 program. In particular, in September 2006 (within the EU-China Trade Project) lecturer aT the National Judge College oFBeijing (one week seminar), 2010 Chinese road show seminar abouT EXPO IP enforcement, and Mock trial aT the EXPO 2010 in Shanghai.
Main contributor to the IPR2 Study on “Protecting IPR aT EU Trade fairs and Exhibitions”, 2***
Author oFseveral publications on IP Rights and active in several training courses on IP.
zhengName：Yu-An Chang
Firm：Hogan Lovells
Location：Shanghai, China
Email：yu-an.chang**[ta]**anlovells.com
Yu-An Chang is an associate in Hogan Lovells (Shanghai) Intellectual Property Agency Service Co., Ltd., an IP service affiliate established by Hogan Lovells Hong Kong in September 2007. Yu-An has extensive experience in intellectual property matters in Greater China. He has handled many aspects oFintellectual property work, including contentious and non-contentious matters relating to trademarks, copyright, patents and designs, trade secrets and licensing. He regularly advises clients on procuring, protecting and enforcing intellectual property rights in the regi***
Name：Simon Cheetham
Firm：Erinyes International Ltd
Location：London, UK
Email：scheetham**[ta]**nyes-intl.com
Simon Cheetham is the Team Leader oFthe China IPR SME Helpdesk. He is a China IPR EnforcemenT experT with over 30 years' experience in commercial investigations, due diligence and IPR enforcemenT in China and internationally. He has lived and worked in China and South-EasT Asia for over 17 years. He is also the Managing Director oFERINYES INTERNATIONAL LTD, a firm he founded to capitalise on his extensive experience oFinternational investigations, loss prevention and enforcemenT work. He manages and directs the operations oFthe Company from Europe to the Far East.
Simon began his career with the Hong Kong Police, where he was responsible for the detection and prosecution oFa wide variety oFcrimes, including fraud and homicide. While in South-EasT Asia Simon was Chairman oFthe American Chamber oFCommerce Intellectual Property Committee and acted as an advisor to the International Anti-Counterfeiting Task Force on China. He has lectured frequently around the world on security issues and IPR and has written articles and papers on a variety oFrelated topics, including a chapter in 'Intellectual Property Law and Practice in the People's Republic oFChina' published by Kluwer Law International B.V. He is fluenT in English and Cantone***
Name：David Chen
Firm：Ropes & Gray
Location：Shanghai, China
Email：David.chen**[ta]**esgray.com
David Chen joined Ropes & Gray in 2011 having worked previously for Hogan Lovells for three years. He specialises in IP-related transactions, licensing, IP-risk assessmenT and in areas oFtrademark, copyright, patent, trade secrets, and unfair competition. His practice focuses on contentious and non-contentious IP matters in China, including litigation matters, patenT infringemenT analyses, patenT landscape and freedom to operate, and technology transfer and licensing. The clients he represents are from a wide range oFindustries including energy, chemical, manufacturing, technology, software, telecommunications, and consumer products. David has a J.D. and M.A. in International Relations from Boston University, USA and an LL.M. in Chinese Law from Tsinghua University, China. David has a B.A. in Business Economics and Sociology, and previously worked as a financial analysT for 3 years. David is fluenT in English and Mandar***
Name：Alessandra Chies
Firm：Ferrante Intellectual Prope***
Location：Beijing, China
Email：mailbox**[ta]**rante.asia
Alessandra is a senior associate oFFERRANTE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, and Head oFthe Firm's Beijing Office, where she is located since 2008. She holds a magna cum laude law degree from the University oFBari-Italy, an LLM in International and European Business Law from Anglia Polytechnic University, Cambridge-UK, and a Master in IP Law with special focus on Chinese IP Law from Milan Polytechnic University in collaboration with Tongji University- Shanghai. Alessandra has advised and assisted European companies from a wide range oFindustries on various aspects oFIP prosecutions and enforcemenT in China, evaluating intellectual property rights portfolios and providing guidance on strategies. She also collaborated with the EU-China ProjecT for the EnforcemenT oFIPR (IPR2) where she served as co-editor oFIP related publicatio***
Name：Georgia Chiu
Firm：Hogan Lovells
Location：Shanghai, China
Email：georgia.chiu**[ta]**anlovells.com
Georgia has wide experience handling contentious intellectual property matters including patenT and trade mark litigation and anti-unfair competition actions in China. Georgia's experience also includes non-contentious intellectual property matters such as providing freedom to operate opinions in a wide number oFfields and counselling on intellectual property portfolio management. Georgia has substantial experience in advising clients on technology transfer matte***
Georgia is currently acting for multi-national companies in respecT oFintellectual property matters in China, including contentious matters involving patents, designs and anti- unfair competition lawsuiT for power and automation technologies, electrical appliances, toys, pharmaceuticals, medical devices and household products. A native oFShanghai, Georgia speaks Mandarin, Shanghainese and Cantonese as well as Engli***
Name：Valentin de le Court
Firm：HFG Law Firm & IP Practice
Location：Shanghai, China
Email：vdelecourt**[ta]**ip.com
Valentin de le CourT is a Belgian qualified lawyer practicing as foreign legal counsel aT the Shanghai office oFHFG Law Firm & IP Practice, a full service Chinese IP boutique firm thaT incorporates a law firm, a trademark agency and a patenT agency. Valentin specializes in contentious and non-contentious matters relating to patents, trademarks, copyright, software, design, protection oFtrade secrets and technology transfer. AT HFG he mainly uses his expertise to help foreign investors designing and implementing their Chinese IP strategies. He is fluenT in French, Dutch and English.
Elio de TullioName：Elio de Tullio
Firm：De Tullio & Partners
Location：Bari, Italy
Email：edt**[ta]**ulliopartners.com
Elio de Tullio is an Italian lawyer admitted aT the bar oFBari and trade mark attorney. After 10 years oFexperience in IP matters, he founded in 2005 the law firm De Tullio & Partners, with offices in Rome and Bari and a liaison office in New York. Managing Partner oFDe Tullio & Partners, he acts as trade mark attorney in the strategic assessmenT oFIP protection and in prosecution and opposition processes aT domestic and international level. He is also a litigation lawyer before the Italian Courts specialised in Intellectual Property. He specialises on general patenT issues (from a strategy, business intelligence, competition, prosecution and filing perspective), trade marks and designs. He has written an article on Italian and European law on design which has been translated into Chine***
Name：Bernard DEWIT
Firm：DewiT Law Office
Location：Brussels, Belgium
Email：dewit**[ta]**itlawoffice.be
Bernard DewiT graduated in law from the Catholic University oFLeuven (Belgium) in 1978. He has been lawyer aT the Brussels Bar since 1978. He is currently the senior partner oFDewiT Law Office based in Brussels, with a representative office in Beijing, China. Since 1983, Bernard DewiT has always shown interesT in China. He has provided legal services to many European enterprises and organizations concerning their projects in China, among which legal advice on differenT aspects oFChinese Intellectual Property Law. Mr. DewiT is also an accredited foreign arbitrator for the China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission (CIETAC), as well as chairman oFBelgium-Chinese Chamber oFCommerce since 1***
EdmondsonName：Dominic Edmondson
Firm：Rouse
Location：Beijing,China
Email：dedmondson**[ta]**ights.com
Dominic joined Rouse's Beijing office in February 2011. He trained as a solicitor oFEngland and Wales aT the London and Paris offices oFHogan Lovells LLP, where he began his legal career by assisting in relation to patenTmatters. He then gained a wide variety oFIP law experience aT two other firms, handling matters concerning trade marks, design rights and copyrights across a broad range oFindustries. Dominic now focuses on contentious and non-contentious trade mark work, managing various trade mark reviews and adjudication proceedings before the China Trademark Office and the Trademark Review and Appeals Board. He also undertakes contentious work as a clienTmanager in relation to all forms oFIP for clients in various industries. Dominic speaks English, French and Mandarin Chinese.
Name：Liu En
Firm：S&P Law Firm
Location：Beijing, China
Email：liuen**[ta]**f.com.cn
Mr. En Liu graduated from Edinburgh Law School and is also a professor aT Xiangtan University. En Liu sits on the ExperT Panel oFCIETAC Arbitration Commission, and is a member oFthe Law Commission and Cultural Industry Commission oFICC China. Mr. Liu is a licensed trademark agenT in China and has been retained as the counsel oFmany high profile projects including the new James Bond sequence. En Liu specialises in copyrighT and trademark issues as well as developing an intellectual property protection strategy for foreign enterprises. En Liu speaks Mandarin, English and Fren***
Name：Michele Ferrante
Firm：Ferrante Intellectual Prope***
Location：Shanghai, China
Email：mailbox**[ta]**rante.asia
Michele Ferrante is founding and Managing Partner oFFERRANTE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY. Michele is a lawyer admitted to the Milan Bar：he started his career in the same city practicing corporate law and intellectual property law. He also practiced in the UK and France in differenT fields. Since 1999, the main focus oFMichele’s practice is advising high-profile foreign companies in the protection oFtheir IP rights and design tailor made anti- counterfeiT strategies in China. He assists Fortune 500 companies in developing and enforcing brand protection strategies in PRC. Michele regularly speaks aT international IP conferences and has written articles on IP issues published in differenT international magazines. He speaks Italian, English, French and Spani***
Name：Fabio Giacopello
Firm：HFG Law firm
Location：Shanghai, China
Email：giacopello**[ta]**ip.com
Fabio Giacopello is partner aT HFG Law Firm & IP Agency (China). He is a lawyer admitted to the Italian Bar and specialises in Intellectual Property with substantive experience in litigation, anti-counterfeiting and IPR acquisition and manageme***
Name：Philippe Girard-Foley
Firm：Wanhuida
Location：La Rochelle, France
Email：p.girard-foley**[ta]**huida.eu
Philippe Girard-Foley has been OFCounsel to Wanhuida since November 2008. He obtained his firsT law degree from the Jean-MonneT Law School in Paris in 1973, then two advanced law degrees from the Sorbonne in 1974 and 1976. He is also a graduate oFthe Paris Institute oFPolitical Sciences (1985) and a LL.M. oFthe University oFPennsylvania Law School (1983). From 1976 until 1993, Philippe Girard-Foley practiced as in-house attorney with successively Procter & Gamble, Ford, IBM and Remy Cointreau in Paris, London and Hong Kong. He is now back in Paris, buT remains focused on Asian issues, and has been a pro-bono member oFthe National ImporT Food Hygiene Supervision and Inspection oFthe People's Republic oFChina. He is the co-author oF'Intellectual Property Rights - Malaysia, Indonesia, China, Vietnam - Acquisition, Scope and Enforcement' for the European Union programme Asia Inve***
