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Mr. He Fang specializes in intellectual property litigation. He is a senior IP litigator and co-leads the IP litigation group in the KWM Shanghai Office.

Mr. He Fang has a solid theoretical foundation and rich practical experience in the field of intellectual property. He has substantial China litigation and enforcement experience, as well as significant advocacy experience in the PRC Courts. His achievements include working on a series of landmark IP cases, such as the first declaration for non-infringement of trade marks in China (‘The Peter Rabbit’ case), and the first preliminary injunction award for design patent in Zhejiang Province (‘The Hansgrohe’ case). He is particularly strong in the areas of trade mark, trade dress and copyright, having successfully advocated for a number of clients in several high profile and award-winning cases (including a series of the Top IP Cases in China as judged by the Supreme People’s Court). Among which, Mr. He Fang acted for Shanghai M&G Stationery Inc. in winning an industrial design infringement dispute. The judgment is a significant reference for determining the similarity of industrial designs of daily items. It was named by the Supreme People’s Court to the lists of “2016 Top 10 IP Cases in Chinese Court System”, and “20 Typical Cases of 2016” tried by the Shanghai IP Court.His successful advocate in the first declaration for non-infringement dispute heard by the Supreme Court also set a benchmark for the industry.

Mr. He Fang is well-known in the IP Litigation circle in China, and is regularly invited to participate in various industry events, including in the MIP Annual Forum 2008 and 2011 in Hong Kong, the 7th Global Congress on Combating Counterfeiting & Privacy 2013 (invited by WIPO) in Istanbul, Turkey, and INTA Leadership Meeting 2014 in Phoenix, USA.