Meet Our Expert, clark.ma

clark ma Senior IP Consultant | Leading Expert in China Trademark Practice [email protected] Tel:18616768776 Shanghai, China

Education Background

Zhejiang University of Finance and Economics

Area Of Practice

Patent, trademark, and copyright application review litigation

Professional authority and practical achievements

Top-notch trademark practice

  • Over 1,000 successful cases: 15 years of deep experience in the field of intellectual property, leading the processing of 1,200+ Chinese trademark registration applications, covering 36 industries such as electronic technology, luxury goods, medical devices, etc., familiar with examination rules and risk avoidance strategies in various fields.
  • Complex case resolution expert: Specializes in dealing with difficult procedures such as trademark opposition, invalidation, and withdrawal of defense, with a winning rate of more than 89%, and once recovered trademark rights with a valuation of more than 200 million yuan for a European luxury brand.
  • Official authoritative certification: Selected into the talent pool of the China Trademark Association, participated in the revision and discussion of the “Trademark Examination and Trial Guidelines”, and provided practical suggestions to the competent authorities on behalf of the industry.

Alliance core value contribution

“Trademarks are not only legal symbols, but also carriers of corporate business strategies. Every search report we do is building a wall for the customer’s brand value. ”

  • Build a “three-level risk screening system” of the China trademark agency alliance: reduce the rejection rate of trademark registration for international customers to 1/3 of the industry average through “approximate screening-cultural taboo review-historical rejection case matching”.
  • He led the compilation of the “Trademark Avoidance Handbook for International Brands in China”, which is a must-read manual for foreign enterprises to register Chinese trademarks

EEAT value anchor

  • Experience: He has focused on China’s trademark practice for 15 years, serving 1,000+ enterprises in total, and is familiar with examiners’ adjudication tendencies and policy fluctuation response strategies.
  • Expertise: He is proficient in the dynamic application of the “Classification Table of Similar Goods and Services” and pioneered the “Multi-dimensional Trademark Viability Prediction Model”, with an accuracy rate of 92%.
  • Authoritativeness:He is an expert in the talent pool of the China Trademark Association, a member of WIPO China Campus Activities, and has been invited to interpret trademark cases many times.
  • Trustworthiness: Adhere to the China trademark registration service standard of “one case, one policy, zero template”, with an anonymous customer score of 9.6/10, and the progress of dispute cases is transparent and synchronized.

Representative cases and social activities

  • Global Cosmetics Leader Trademark Invalidation
    Successfully invalidated a maliciously registered Class 35 mark in China for a European luxury group; compelled CNIPA cancellation, preserving ¥200M+ market value.
  • AI Innovator Multi-Class Opposition Campaign
    Resolved 32 malicious trademark filings across 9 categories for a tech unicorn; 28 oppositions upheld (100% core category protection).
  • Heritage Brand Infringement Litigation
    Litigated against unauthorized trademark alterations by franchisees for a century-old enterprise; secured ¥1.8M+ damages + real-time monitoring protocol.
  • E-Mobility OEM’s EU Trademark Recovery
    Reclaimed hijacked marks in multiple EU jurisdictions via Madrid System litigation hybrid; achieved rights recovery + significant settlement.
  • Cross-Border E-commerce Enforcement
    Coordinated customs seizures of counterfeit goods valued at ¥6.7M+ for a top-tier marketplace seller.
  • Pharmaceutical IPO Global FTO Safeguard
    Executed worldwide freedom-to-operate analysis for a listed healthcare client; mitigated risks in 4+ markets + 70+ defensive registrations.
  • Beverage Major Proactive Trademark Framework
    Deployed three-tier trademark strategy (core/defensive/cultural); preemptively registered 45+ trend-based marks in China.
  • Landmark Sound Distinctiveness Appeal
    Overturned CNIPA’s non-distinctiveness refusal for a digital platform’s audio mark through 150+ page evidence submission.
  • Geographical Indication Anti-Counterfeiting
    Directed multi-provincial enforcement against counterfeit collective marks; reduced infringing goods by 70%+ market share.