Shanghai LeeZhao Law Office

Shanghai AllBright Law Firm

Shanghai DeBund Law Firm

■  Intellectual property cases

▷ Toei Animation Company and BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment Inc. v Beijing COM④LOVES Entertainment Technology Ltd. copyright infringement case relating to the online game One Piece Dream 

▷ Bandai Ltd. and Sunrise Inc. v. Dongwan Zhongchuang Animation Model Ltd. and other persons copyright infringement case relating to the garage kits of the Action Man Gundam

▷ Ghibli v. Liu Hongbo, Shi Mingnan and other persons “Totoro” trademark, copyright and unfair competition case

▷ Kose Cosmetic Products Sale (China) Ltd. v. Beijing Yu Yue Xian Cosmetic Products Ltd. and other persons “Sekkisei” trademark infringement case

▷ Kose Ltd. v. Dansiel (Shanghai) International Trading Ltd. and other persons appearance design patent infringement case

▷ A criminal case relating to a registered trademark infringement involving Wu Jianxin, Lian Dingbo and other persons (in which I represented Pigeon Ltd.)

▷ Legal assistance in the criminal proceedings against counterfeits of “dragon momoko”, “MG” and other characters in the Action Man Gundam

▷ Legal assistance in the criminal proceedings against “ishuhui”, a website of unauthorized copies of Japanese cartoons

■  Cooperation in legal services between Chinese and Japanese sides

▷ Activities for distribution of electronic cartoon works of such Japanese publishing houses as shueisha, shogakukan, Square and hakusensha on such platforms as Tencent, Blink, Bilibili and iQiYi

▷ Work on TV and screen adaptations in China of well-known Japanese cartoons

▷ Cooperation between Chinese and Japanese sides in adaptation of Chinese cartoons Pierrot Plus and Chronos Ruler

▷ Cooperation between Chinese and Japanese sides in adaptation of A Chinese Ghost Story, a popular Netease game

■ Where Does the Fullest “Right to Protect the Integrity of a Work” Come From? - Comments on the Judgement for the Second Trial of the Chronicles of the Ghostly Tribe Case (Star Entertainment Law, August 2019)

■ Comments on the Case Arising from Words and Pictures Used to Explain the Movie “To the Sky Kingdom” (DeBund Law Review, August 2019)

■ Are Copyright Royalties Payable for Teaching Music? - Introduction to the Japanese “Association for Protecting Music Education” v. JASRAC Case (Entertainment Law Update of Shanghai Lawyer Association, May 2019)

■ Appropriate Use of the “Bottom Line” of the Unfair Competition Law - Brief Analysis of the Judgement for the First Trial of the “There They Were” Case (DeBund Law Review, September 2018)

■ Problems in Adaptation of “Sequels” - Comments on the “Fleet of Time” Copyright Infringement and Unfair Competition Case (Entertainment Law Update of Shanghai Lawyer Association, April 2018)

■ Court Opinions on “Merchandising Right” Based on the Heizi’s Basketball Trademark Invalidity Case (Entertainment Law Update of Shanghai Lawyer Association, July 2017)

■ “Reutilization” in the Japanese Animation Industry (DeBund Law Review, April 2017)

■ Creation and Discussions of the Japanese Screen and TV Production Commission Policies (Entertainment Law Update of Shanghai Lawyer Association, January 2016)

■ Is Use of the Same Name of a TV Drama by a TV Program Unfair Competition? (Entertainment Law Update of Shanghai Lawyer Association, January 2016)

■ Which Rights Held by sina.com Are Infringed? - Comments on the Sina.Com v. IFeng.Com Chinese Super League Football Game Transmission Case (Entertainment Law Update of Shanghai Lawyer Association, July 2015)

■ Ongoing Changes in Chinese Intellectual Property Right Rules - New Applications and Notes (Shanghai 2019) sponsored by Minglun International Law Firm

■ Practices of Cooperation in Content Business between Chinese and Japanese sides (Fukuoka 2016) sponsored by the Japanese Intellectual Property Lawyer Association

■ Seminar on Entry into and Exit from China (Fukuoka 2012) sponsored by the Japanese Intellectual Property Lawyer Association

■ Conditions of Chinese IP Law and Basics of International License Contracts (Fukuoka 2011) sponsored by the Japanese Intellectual Property Lawyer Association

■ Difficulties in and Ways of Protecting Merchandising Rights in Cartoon Characters (Shanghai 2010) sponsored by LIMA (International Licensing Industry Merchandisers' Association) in China

2011 to 2015 Member of the IP Committee of the Shanghai Lawyer Association

2015 to now Member of the Media Committee of the Shanghai Lawyer Association