WanZe ZhangPartner
LL.M. Industrial Property Law
Attorney at Law | Director for China Affairs | UPC Representative
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)