Mia Qu

Introduction

Qu Miao is an IP veteran practising law for more than 20 years. She is an IP/IT dispute resolution expert and provides strategic advice for IP-related matters, such as patents, trade secrets, copyrights (including software), trademarks, unfair competition, data, etc. She is insightful and particularly applauded for her comprehensive knowledge and skills when addressing challenges faced by clients.

Qu is also a leading partner at King & Wood Mallesons’ IP practice in its Shanghai office, which consists of more than 120 individuals and provides a full range of IP/IT legal services. KWM’s Shanghai office was awarded the IP Law Firm of the Year: East China by ALB in 2022 and 2023.

Qu’s practice also includes big data and AI, the internet and e-commerce, intellectual property, technology and competition laws. Qu’s clients include multinationals and leading Chinese companies in industries including telecommunications, semi-conductors, manufacturing, consumer products, software, healthcare, internet, finance and entertainment.

Qu is well recognised in the community. She was ranked among the Client Choice Top 20 Lawyers 2012, Top 15 Litigation Lawyers 2014, Top 15 TMT Lawyers 2022 in China by ALB, listed as a “leading individual” by Chambers and Partners from 2016 to 2023; listed as a “recommended lawyer” by The Legal 500 in 2015 and from 2018 to 2023; a “leading lawyer” from 2017 to 2023 by World IP Review; and was listed among the Top 50 IP Lawyers of China in 2019 and 2020 by IPR Daily.

Various litigation cases represented by Qu were listed as among the “Deals of the Year” by China Business Law Journal, “10 Annual Cases” or “50 Typical Cases” of the Supreme People’s Court, “Annual Cases” of local high courts in Guangdong, Shanghai, Shandong, Zhejiang, etc.

Qu sits as an arbitrator of the Shanghai International Arbitration Center.