Practice areas

Intellectual property; Anti-unfair competition

Introduction

Ma Qiang heads the trademark practice of Haiwen & Partners. He has been practising in trademark, copyright, anti-unfair competition and other IP laws for two decades. He is skilled in consulting on trademark prosecution strategy as well as protection and enforcement of trademark rights. He is highly experienced in intellectual property litigation matters, especially in connection with brand protection, recognition and protection of well-known trademarks, overseas trademark protection strategy, and IP enforcement.

Ma has been named an IP Star by MIP, Highly Recommended IP Litigation Lawyer by Chambers Asia Pacific, WTR1000 Recommended Litigation Lawyer in China, and Global Leader by WTR, and has many other awards. Lawsuits handled by him have been ranked by the Supreme People’s Court and Higher People’s Courts as Annual Top 10 Cases and as a Classic Case and awarded by the Quality Brands Protection Committee as the Yearly 10 Best Practices.

Ma has frequently been invited to give speeches and presentations on Chinese IP law and practice by IP organisations including INTA, IPO, AIPPI, USPTO, CTA and NYIPA. He has published many articles in professional law reviews and periodicals.

Ma qualified to practice law in China in 1999 and is a member of the Chinese Bar Association. He is deputy director of the Beijing Bar Association’s trademark law committee. He is also a member of the trademark reporter committee of INTA, and a committee member of AIPPI China. He is also an adjunct professor at two famous law schools.

Ma graduated from Renmin University of China and obtained an LLB in 1999. Later, he obtained an LLM from Peking University and an SJD from Renmin University. He also graduated from George Washington University with an LLM in IP law.

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