
Overview
As a Partner in the Hong Kong Office of Dorsey & Whitney, Lilian’s practice covers a broad range of IP work with a focus on China-related IP matters.
Lilian is experienced in trademark prosecution, anti-counterfeiting and contentious IP matters in China. Her practice spans brand and copyright protection, domain name disputes, technologies, licensing and franchising. Lilian is also experienced in managing trademark portfolios for multinational clients.
Lilian’s practice area also includes patent prosecution, enforcement and related advisory work.
Lilian is a contributor to Dorsey’s critically-acclaimed IP Blog, TheTMCA.com, which focuses on legal developments in the world of TradeMarks, Copyrights, and Advertising. TheTMCA.com and the Firm’s Trademark Practice Group have been recognized in JD Supra’s 2022 Readers’ Choice Awards.
Experience
Representative Experience
- Represented a non-profit inter-government trade organization based in New York in trademark proceedings before the PRC Trademark Review and Adjudication Board seeking to overturn rejections of its trademark applications by the PRC Trademark Office
- Represented a well-known online jewelry company based in Seattle in court appeals seeking to overturn unfavorable trademark opposition review decisions
- Represented a New York-based jewelry company in a trademark invalidation proceeding seeking to recover pirated house brand from a Chinese squatter in China
- Represented a US medical device company in a trademark proceeding in China seeking to recover its Chinese house mark
- Assisted the world’s largest travel luggage company in securing design registrations in Hong Kong
- Assisted a US designer, manufacturer and distributor of personal and oral care products in patent prosecution in China
- Counseled and assisted a US designer, manufacturer and distributor of personal and oral care products in settling a patent dispute with a Chinese individual and successfully transfer title into client’s name
- Advised a non-profit inter-government trade organization based in New York on a trademark infringement matter in China
- Advised a non-profit inter-government trade organization based in New York on a membership and contractual dispute
- Assisted a number of US multinational companies in copyright registration matters in China
News & Resources
Articles
News & Press Mentions
Select Presentations
- “Taking the Judicial Route,” with Cedric Lam, China IP Focus 2011
- “Spotlight on IP Rights Protection and Enforcement,” with Cedric Lam and Janet Wong, IP Value 2013
- “How Employee-Inventors are Protected,” with Cedric Lam and Janet Wong, China IP Focus 2013
- “It’s All in the Name,” with Cedric Lam and Sherry Zeng, China IP Focus 2014
- “Keeping an Eye on the Latest IP Developments,” with Cedric Lam and Janet Wong, IP Value 2014
Industries & Practices
Energy & Natural Resources
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Explore This Practice View client achievements related to this practice View resources related to this practice- Asia-Pacific
- China
- Energy & Natural Resources
- Food, Beverage & Agribusiness
- Healthcare & Life Sciences
- Hong Kong
- Intellectual Property
- Intellectual Property Litigation
- Patent Prosecution, Portfolio Strategy & Management
- Technology Commerce
- Trademark & Copyright
