Specializing in the verification and protection of trademark rights and copyrights, unfair competition, trade secrets, legal consulting service, and civil and commercial litigation, Attorney Chen Shaolan is adept in international registrations under the Madrid System and PCT applications for patents.

She has participated in multiple discussions on the amendments to the Trademark Law organized by CNIPA  and CTA, responsible for several specific issues.

Driven by professional commitments and personal preferences, Chen has visited 115 countries and regions, and thus knows different cultural and religious backgrounds and global business and investment environments well.

Chen is also a special contributor to the columns“Travel” and “History & Culture” in National Geographic.

Representative Cases

・2021 Excellent Trademark Agency Cases of the CTA;

・2021 Classic Judicial Cases Concerning Copyrightsand Unfair Competition released by the journal China Copyright;

・2020 Excellent Trademark Agency Cases of the CTA;

・2021 Top 10 Copyright and Unfair Competition Casesin Shanghai;

・2021 Top10 Trademark Agency Cases in Shanghai;

・2020 Top 10Trademark Agency Cases in Shanghai;

・2006 IP Model Caseof Shanghai High People’s Court.

Personal Honorsand Social Appointments

・2020 Outstanding Individual in “Trademark Protection and Litigation” by World Trademark Review;

・Member of the Legislation and Regulation Committee of the InternationalTrademark Association (INTA) (2022-2023);

・Member of the Public Information Committee of the INTA (2020-2021);

・Member of the Intellectual Property Committee of the Shanghai Lawyers Association

・Arbitrator of the Beihai Court of InternationalArbitration and the Beihai Arbitration Commission;

・Special mediator of the Haikou InternationalMediation Center;

・Lecturer of further education of the CTA;

・Expert included in the Trademark Talent Pool of theCTA;

・Consultant expert in determination of IPinfringements at Sanya Intellectual Property Protection Center;

・2018 Outstanding IP Litigation Team (IPLEAD);

・2019 National Top 10 Copyright Litigation Attorneys(China Intellectual Property Forum);

・Part-time legal counsel of the Xuhui DistrictPeople’s Government of Shanghai;

・Expert-level hearing officer of the People’sProcuratorate of Xuhui District of Shanghai (2022-2025);

・Shanghai IP Star 2020;

・2023 Brand Star of Intellectual Property LegalServices by Legal Vision;

・Member of the Expert Committee of Shanghai MinhangDistrict Intellectual Property Association;

・Entrepreneurial mentor of Shanghai Human ResourceService Center;

・Career mentor of Hainan Normal University.

Others

Attorney Chen Shaolan often contributes professionalarticles to and provides professional opinions for China IntellectualProperty News, China Trademark, etc.