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Samiko Sun
  • Partner/Manager of Trademark Dept.
  • sun@sinowayip.com
  • Specialties
  • Trademark prosecution and protection, customs protection, domain name registration and dispute resolution, copyright protection
  • Profile
  • Ms. Sun starts her practice in trademark field from 2009 and specializes in trademark application and prosecution, opposition and cancellation, assignment and license, as well as administrative litigation.  As an experienced trademark attorney, Ms. Sun also specializes in recognition of well-known trademarks and strategy against trademark squatters in China.  She successfully helped a world famous luxury brand obtain well-known trademark recognition in a series of cases.  

    Ms. Sun has also published several articles in both Chinese and international journals in relation to latest influential trademark examination criteria and cases.

    She is also a big fan of the fashion industry, a hobby that has become one of her advantages when she advises luxury brands in China regarding the strategy of trademark protection.

  • Education
  • Beijing Science and Technology University, Bachelor, Information System and Management, 2007

    National University of Singapore, Master, IP Management, 2009

  • Professional Experience
  • Partner at Sinoway IP

    Senior trademark attorney at Kangxin Partners, P.C.

    Trademark trainee at Hylands IP

  • Publications
  • "Preparing for Change" of World Trademark Review, March of 2012

    "Infringement or not?" of China IP Magazine, September of 2014

    "Choosing the Right Weapon" of World Trademark Review, March of 2015

    "Trademark Registration and Prosecution Strategies in China" of World Trademark Review , May of 2015

    "Is Fair Use is really ‘Fair’?" of China IP Magazine, May of 2015

    Well-known Trademarks in China of INTA DAILY NEWSPAPER,2016

    "Managing Domain Names and Enforcing Your Rights in China" of World Trademark Review, March of 2017