WanZe ZhangPartner

LL.M. Industrial Property Law
Attorney at Law | Director for China Affairs | With dompatent since 2014

Languages

German, English, Chinese

Key Activities

• Defense and enforcement of IP rights at trade fairs
• Representation in legal disputes prior to and at trade fairs
• Advice on and representation in matters concerning trademarks including appeal proceedings and trademark infringement proceedings
• Advises on strategies for registering designs
• Representation in design matters before the design authorities and courts
• Enforcement of design rights both domestically and internationally
• Advises Chinese-speaking clients in all matters concerning IP rights – Consults with Chinese companies, particularly in the market entry phase in Germany and Europe – Advises German branches of Chinese companies
• Preparation of IP due diligence analyses
• Copyright law
• Competition law
• Domain law

Professional Background

Degree in Law at the University of Cologne – Legal traineeship at the Regional Court (OLG) Cologne – Master’s degree in “Industrial Property Law” (LL.M.) at the Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf.

Memberships

Bar Association Cologne, German-Chinese Bureau of Economic Research (GCB)