Counterfeit products.
Misused trademarks.
Identify the China rights, preserve evidence and assess action against sellers, manufacturers or distributors.
Trademark enforcement →For international rights holders
Your brand.
Your work.
Your rights in China.
Legal action in mainland China for foreign brands and copyright owners facing counterfeiting, copying or commercial piracy.
Pan Jianxing · China-qualified lawyer
Partner, 北京市长安律师事务所 · Beijing & Shenzhen
The matter comes first
What is happening
to your intellectual property?
For brand owners, in-house legal teams, creators and overseas counsel with a specific China infringement matter.
Counterfeit products.
Copied content.
Unlicensed works.
Address unauthorised use of artwork, product photography, videos, software and other protected expression.
Copyright enforcement →Suspected commercial
counterfeiting or piracy.
Assess criminal elements and prepare a rights-holder complaint supported by the available evidence.
Rights-holder complaints →Choosing a route
One infringement.
Different legal tools.
Start with your objective, the available evidence and the authority that can act.
Compare enforcement routes →01
Civil proceedings
Assess claims to stop infringement and seek compensation, with preservation measures where justified.
02
Administrative enforcement
Consider a complaint to the competent enforcement authority. Copyright cases require a separate public-interest analysis.
03
Criminal complaint
Assess a suspected offence and submit supported facts. Authorities decide whether to open a criminal investigation.
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Platform & border measures
Evaluate platform notices and, for relevant import or export goods, China Customs protection.
From inquiry to a defined engagement
A clear starting point.
Outline the matter
Identify the right, the China connection and any real deadline. Keep the first message non-confidential.
Check the fit
Confirm the parties, conflicts, rights holder and whether the proposed work falls within scope.
Define the work
Discuss evidence gaps, possible routes, deliverables, fees and third-party costs.
Agree the engagement
Confirm the written scope and authority before substantive representation begins.
Practical guides
Before you take action.
Evidence / TrademarksFound counterfeit products in China?
What to preserve before a listing or seller disappears.
Ownership / CopyrightCan you prove the work is yours?
Build the chain from creation to the rights you can enforce.
CivilAdministrativeCriminal
Civil, administrative or criminal?
Different objectives, different powers and different evidence.
Illustrations are AI-generated and do not depict actual matters.
Your China counsel
Pan Jianxing
Partner, 北京市长安律师事务所
Beijing & Shenzhen
Pan Jianxing is a China-qualified lawyer practising in intellectual property, dispute resolution and corporate legal matters. He began legal practice in 2019.
The starting point for a proposed engagement is the specific infringement, the supporting documents and the commercial objective.
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