Dacheng IP senior partner Gu Mingyue was recently elected 2014-2015 China subcommittee member of the Anti-Counterfeiting Committee of the International Trademark Association.
The International Trademark Association (“INTA”) is a renowned global association of trademark owners and professionals dedicated to supporting trademarks and related intellectual property in order to protect consumers and promote fair and effective commerce. More than 2000 volunteers from member organizations make up committees that conduct researches on policy, advocate and map out programs and events, and gather and edit information on all INTA websites. Anti-Counterfeiting Committee (“ACC”) is responsible for evaluating and promoting laws, treaties, regulations and rules related to anti-counterfeiting and tort investigation and enforcement. The China subcommittee focuses on providing insights on anti-counterfeiting legislature, investigation and enforcement, especially those concerning customs and the Internet.
Attorney Dun Mingyue specializes in the protection of intellectual property rights through litigation and administrative action. She is involved in almost every area of IP protection, such as infringement litigation and administrative action, trademark registration, trademark opposition, trademark removal, patent reexamination and patent-related administrative action, copyright registration, domain name dispute resolution, customs record for IP and IP-related international arbitration. She has represented various multinationals before Chinese courts in criminal and civil litigations to enforce their intellectual property rights. Many of these cases are related to unfair competition, including Exxonmobil v. Model Oil Group, Chevron v. Jinan Jiadeshi Lube Co., Bloomberg L.P. v. Shanghai Pobo Financial Information Co., while others involve trademark infringement, such as Hennessy & Co. v. Zhuhai Oak Barrel Co., Hallmark Card Inc. v. Yang Lin, Frederick Warne & Co. v. China Social Sciences Press, Nike v. Cide Sports, Spain, Adidas v. Wumart, Motorola Trademark Holdings Co. v. Chen Xiaoqing, etc.
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