CS Partners Professionals
  • Zhenkun FuSenior Partner
    Trademark & Litigation Attorney

    Education: LL.M

    Having practiced law for 24 years in IP field, Mr. Fu has a wealth of experience in trademark, patent, copyright, anti-counterfeiting, anti-unfair competition matters and litigation. He has represented many Fortune Global 500 companies such as Nestlé, Estée Lauder, Wyeth and NBA in handling over a thousand litigious and non-litigious cases.

    Mr. Fu is one of the most senior IP lawyers in China, particularly skilled at resolving IP disputes through litigation. He has successfully handled numerous significant and complex IP cases in China, recovering millions of dollars in losses for his clients. With over 20 years of rich professional experience and excellent working relationships with law enforcement agencies at all levels nationwide, including the Administration for Market Regulation, Quality Supervision Bureaus and Public Security Bureaus. Mr. Fu has successfully processed more than a thousand complex IP cases for his clients.

    Zhenkun.fu@cornerstoneip.com.cn
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  • Brenda ZhaoSenior Partner
    Chair of Asia-Pacific Subcommittee of the ADR & Mediation Committee of INTA

    Education: LL.M

    With 24 years of experience in IP field, Brenda is very proficient in Chinese and foreign IP laws, regulations and policies and has sound knowledge & practical experience on trademark matters.

    With rich experience, Brenda not only provides necessary support for clients' trademark affairs in China, but does well in handling high-end and complicated IP cases and providing professional legal advice. She is an expert in trademark opposition & review; copyright & domain name protection; IP litigation.

    Brenda has provided legal advice to numerous multinational corporations and has represented many world-renowned companies, including Nestlé, Wyeth, Apple, Estée Lauder, and others, in several significant IP protection cases. She has achieved notable success in safeguarding IP rights of her clients.

    She has published quite a few professional articles in relevant national or international magazines, presided/spoken at national/international IP forums, and organized IP round tables, to share her experience in the IP field and contribute to IP protection and maintenance of a fair competition environment.  

    Brenda.zhao@cornerstoneip.com.cn
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  • Jeffrey LiuSenior Partner
    Vice Chairman of UK Chinese Business Association

    Education: Honorary Fellow of Cambridge University St Edmund

    Jeffrey has nearly two decades of experience in developing business and serving clients within Chinese IP firms, demonstrating extensive expertise in trademark registration, commercial investigations and administrative enforcement. Leveraging his comprehensive understanding of corporate operations and rich international experience, he has successfully introduced numerous world-renowned Fortune 500 companies to our firm. Jeffrey stands out with unique practical skills in serving clients and managing companies. He integrates the philosophy of “Quality First, Loyalty to Clients, and Brand Creation” into his work practices, laying a solid foundation for enhancing our firm’s international brand image and expanding business both domestically and internationally.

    Jeffrey.liu@cornerstoneip.com.cn
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  • Nick JiPartner
    Member of INTA TOPC Committee / Trademark & Patent Attorney

    Education: Electronics Engineering, B.E.

    Nick has over two decades of experience in the field of IP protection, specializing in trademarks and patents. He has worked at established domestic IP firms and international IP firms, handling nearly a thousand cases involving trademark, design, and patent applications, reviews, oppositions, including many complex and challenging cases. Throughout his career, Nick has handled IP cases for numerous globally renowned enterprises across various sectors such as fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG), luxury goods, children's products, media, and entertainment, concerning their trademark and patent issues in mainland China as well as Hong Kong and Taiwan. His extensive experience covers comprehensive IP protection strategies for trademarks and patents within China. This background has equipped him with deep insights into the Chinese IP landscape and effective practices for protecting IP rights in China.

    Nick.ji@cornerstoneip.com.cn
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  • John XiaPartner
    Trademark & Patent Attorney

    Education: Applied Meteorology, M.A.

    John transitioned to IP practice after many years of service at the Chinese Academy of Sciences. For over two decades, he has specialized in domestic and international patent applications, reexaminations, invalidations, administrative litigation, as well as related IP business concerning integrated circuit layout designs, protection of new plant varieties, trademarks, copyrights, etc. He possesses rich theoretical knowledge and practical experience in these areas. Adhering to the principle of "always thinking for the clients”, John provides comprehensive IP guidance and optimal integrated solutions tailored to each client's needs. Leveraging his extensive experience, he has represented thousands of patent application cases for both domestic and international clients. He is particularly adept at patent reexamination, invalidation cases, patent infringement litigation and administrative litigation. He is among the first batch of litigation agents recommended by the China Patent Agents Association.

    John.xia@cornerstoneip.com.cn
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  • Eddie ZhengPartner
    Patent Attorney; Attorney-at-Law

    Education: Master

    Eddie has been working in IP field since 2007, with a strong professional background and extensive experience in the telecommunications sector. He previously served as a patent examiner at the Patent Office of CNIPA and has held senior positions such as Senior IP Manager at Datang Telecom Technology Holding Group, IP Director at VIPKID, and Partner at a well-known domestic law firm. In IP realm, Eddie has led or participated in hundreds of significant IP dispute cases. He is also an expert in the CNIPA Enforcement Expert Database, an expert in the Beijing IP Expert Database, and an Expert for the first Guangdong High-Value Trademark Cultivation Competition in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area. He has received accolades including being named one of the "40 Under 40 Corporate IP Elite in China 2019" by IPRdaily and winning the "Jury Grand Prize”, as well as being honored as one of the "50 Under 50 IP Elite Lawyers in China 2024."

     eddie.zheng@cornerstoneip.com.cn
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