Chang Tsi & Partners

Firm Overview:
Chang Tsi & Partners is a full-service law firm consisting of a total of 120 staff and over 100 lawyers,with headquarters in Beijing and offices in Shanghai and Guangzhou.The firm offers a complete set of legal services to clients from a broad spectrum of industries including Fortune 100 and 500 companies. In 2010, the firm was selected as one of the top 10 IP firms in China.
The Firm is an active member of AIPPI, INTA and INSOL International.Chang Tsi & Partners has an experienced team of lawyers,many of whom have practiced in leading international law firms or served as visiting scholars in academic organisations overseas. Most of its partners are among the pioneers of the legal profession in China having handled many landmark cases. Before joining the legal profession in China, they worked with wellknown domestic enterprises, judicial organisations, and Chinese government agencies. Due to their extensive experience and profound understanding of the legal system in mainland China, the team is able to assist clients in handling a wide range of legal matters: IP prosecution, IP enforcement, litigation and arbitration, corporate law, FDI, financing and banking, real estate and construction, and labour law.
In addition to open lines of communication with relevant judicial and governmental organisations, including all administrative authorities,Chang Tsi & Partners has maintained long-standing and close co-operation with hundreds of renowned law firms from the US, UK, Germany, Italy,Netherlands, Japan,Vietnam, Laos,North Korea, Pakistan and other Asia-Pacific territories such as Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan.This has enabled the firm to assist clients around the world quickly and efficiently.
Over the years, Chang Tsi & Partners has built a large pool of international clients.The firm’s expertise in Chinese law and responsiveness to individual client needs have been critically acclaimed and continue to expand its customer base.

Main Areas of Practice: 

Intellectual Property:
1 Partner 
• Assisted Air China in its Worldwide IP protection
• Assisted F1 Formula 1 to obtain the status of a well-known trademark in China Partners: Spring Chang, Head of the Trademark Department, Sammi Huang
Key Clients: Air China/ F1 Formula 1
Contact: Spring Chang Tel: +86 8836 9999 Email: spring@ctw.com.cn

Litigation & Arbitration:
2 Partners
• Assisted JA Apparel for the enforcement against a licensee in Shanghai, in a decision that signalled China’s growing recognition of both its New York Convention obligations and foreign IP rights.
• Assisted Deckers Outdoor Corporation in a criminal action for the trademark infringement of the UGG trademark.
Key Clients: Joseph Abboud Apparel, Deckers Outdoor Corporation (UGG) Partners: Simon Tsi, Frank Liu
Contact: Frank Liu Tel: +86 8836 9999 Email: liujianqiang@ctw.com.cn

Corporate Law:
2 Partners
Contact: Yan Gao Tel: +86 8836 9999 Email: gaoyan@ctw.com.cn

International Work:
Recent international representations include:
• JA APPAREL
• Giorgio Armani
• F1 Formula 1
• UGG (Deckers Outdoor Corporation)

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  China

  Intellectual Property (PRC Firms) (Band 4)
  Spring Y C Chang (Band 2)
  

Ranked Individuals

• Spring Y C Chang