Practicing Areas  

Attorney Xie Zhaomin graduated from East China University of Political Science and Law and obtained her legal practitioner qualification in March 2005. With over 18 years of legal practice, she specializes in intellectual property law and civil/commercial law.  

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Representative Cases  

Attorney Xie excels in litigation representation, having handled hundreds of civil and administrative cases. Her expertise spans:  

- Civil/Commercial Disputes: Contract disputes, foundational civil conflicts.  

- Intellectual Property: Patent, trademark, copyright, and unfair competition cases (including novel online competition disputes).  

- Cross-Border Litigation: Represented multinational clients such as:  

  - Pfizer Inc. (USA), the world’s largest pharmaceutical company.  

  - Nexans S.A. (France), a global leader in cable manufacturing.  

  - Ubisoft Entertainment (Europe’s third-largest independent game developer).  

  - Accor S.A. (world’s top hotel management group).  

  - Bernard Controls (France, global expert in electric actuators).  

  - National Engineering Research Center for Human Genome (North).  

  - Motie Books (China’s renowned publisher), Jinliufu Xiangjiao Liquor, and Auchan Retail (France).  

She actively engages in public legal education, providing expert commentary for *Intellectual Property News*, *Consumer Daily*, and *Legal Weekend* on high-profile IP issues and consumer rights matters.  

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Legal Advisory Services  

Deeply versed in civil/commercial law and labor law, Attorney Xie advises on routine legal risks in corporate governance, operations, and compliance. She has served as long-term counsel for:  

- China Life Property & Casualty Insurance Co., Ltd.  

- Beijing Youth Audio-Visual Publishing House  

- Beijing Helisiteng Technology Co., Ltd.  

- Shanghai Zhixingmingde Investment Management Consulting Co., Ltd.  

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Landmark Successes  

1. Pfizer Inc. v. Anhui Huike Co., Ltd. (Trademark Infringement & Unfair Competition)  

   - Secured full acceptance of Pfizer’s claims by the court.  

2. Ubisoft Entertainment in *Guangzhou Huayinong Trade Co., Ltd. v. Beijing Huanlechangyu Technology Development Co., Ltd.*  

   - Successfully argued that Huayinong’s trademark claims (based on malicious registration of *Assassin’s Creed* marks) constituted bad-faith litigation. Resulted in withdrawal of 5 trademark suits, safeguarding Ubisoft’s prior rights.  

3. Actor S.A. (Accor) in *Ningbo Zhenhai Jiudi Media Design Co., Ltd. v. Actor S.A.*  

   - Court rejected Jiudi’s non-infringement claim regarding the *Novotel* domain, upholding Accor’s trademark rights.  

4. ABC UK Ltd. v. Yu XX (Breach of Non-Compete Agreement)  

   - Case ranked among *2009’s Top 10 Labor Disputes in China*, featured in Beijing TV’s courtroom coverage.  

5. Beijing Youth Audio-Visual Publishing House v. Jiuzhou Audio-Visual (Copyright Infringement)  

   - Achieved favorable judgment for the publisher.  

6. Nexans S.A. v. Cixi Nexans Co., Ltd. & Chengdu Nexans Co., Ltd. (Trademark Infringement & Unfair Competition)  

   - Protected Nexans’ trademark rights against domestic infringers.  

7. Tonghuashun v. Niugu Wang (Online Unfair Competition)  

   - Facilitated a mediated settlement between competing stock-trading platforms.  

8. Li Li v. Sinopec Research Institute & CNIPA (Patent Invalidation)  

   - Recognized as *2017’s No. 1 Top 10 IP Judicial Protection Cases in Beijing*.  

9. Jinliufu Xiangjiao Liquor v. Luzhou Huaming Liquor (“Xiaokouxiao” Famous Trademark Series Disputes)  

   - Negotiated a comprehensive settlement at the Supreme People’s Court, resolving packaging, design, and trademark conflicts.  

10. Beijing Liteyouer Anchoring Technology v. Beijing Xinfangsheng Co. (Patent Infringement & Unfair Competition)  

    - Beijing High Court live-streamed the trial, marking its first-ever public broadcast of a hearing.  

11. A.B.C. Fine Foods UK Ltd. v. Zhang Shule (Copyright & Unfair Competition)  

    - Established precedent for digital photo copyright ownership, reported by *Intellectual Property News*.  

12. Luoyang ZYS Technology v. CNIPA (Trademark Administrative Litigation)  

    - Secured cross-class protection for the “ZYS” mark as a well-known trademark.  

13. Xu Beihong’s Heirs v. CNIPA (“Beihong” Trademark Invalidation)  

    - Upheld Xu Beihong’s reputation rights through Supreme Court rulings invalidating unauthorized registrations.