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Linda Chang

Principal, Deputy CEO

London

+44 20 7536 4100

Biography

Linda Chang is the Deputy CEO and a Principal, based in London.

Linda is an intellectual property legal expert and strategist with extensive experience in resolving complex IP disputes. Linda handles intricate IP issues with profound insight, providing clients with practical strategic advice.

Recognized for her professional acumen and industry standing, she has received endorsements from numerous international legal directories and prominent media, including Chambers and Partners, The Legal 500, Managing IP, World Trademark Review, IAM (Intellectual Asset Management), Best Lawyers, and has been listed in "China Business Law Journal The A-List: The Visionaries," "Who’s Who Legal: Global Elite Thought Leaders," "World IP Review: Global IP Leaders," "World Trademark Review: Global IP Leaders," "Managing IP: Top 250 Women in IP."

Additionally, since 2006, Linda has been a panelist for the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP) expert group and has decided over 200 cases.

Qualifications

  • General Management, Cambridge University, 2009
  • Law graduate certificate, East China University of Political Science & Law, 2002
  • BA (English Language and Literature), Henan University, China
  • Trade Mark Attorney, China, qualified since 1995
  • Admitted to PRC bar

Memberships

  • Panelist of WIPO Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP) Committee (since 2006)

Awards

  • Notable Practitioners in IP (China International Firms) - Chambers Greater China Region 2022-2024
  • Notable Practitioners in IP (China International Firms) - Chambers Asia-Pacific 2011-2016, 2019-2021
  • Hall of Fame in IP (Foreign Firms) -The Legal 500 2021-2025
  • The World's Leading IP Strategists - IAM Strategy 300 2023
  • Highly Recommended in Trademark (Non-contentious) - WIPR Insights China Trademarks Rankings 2023
  • Highly Recommended in Trademark (Non-contentious) - WIPR China International Trademarks Rankings 2024
  • Highly Recommended in Patent (Non-contentious) - WIPR China International Patents Rankings 2024
  • Global Elite Thought Leader - Who's Who Legal 2023
  • Recommended in IP-Trademarks(China) - Who's Who Legal 2023
  • The Top 250 Women in IP (Foreign Firms) - MIP IP Stars 2021, 2022
  • Trade Mark Star (Foreign Firms) - MIP IP Stars 2020-2024
  • Gold Tier in Enforcement and Litigation (China Foreign) - WTR 1000 2023-2025
  • Senior Tier - Trademark Expert Directory of China Trademark Association 2023
  • The Visionaries (Foreign Firms) – China Business Law Journal The A-List 2023, 2024
  • Gold Tier in China Foreign - WTR 1000 2022
  • Global Leader in China Foreign – WTR Global Leaders 2022-2024
  • Leading Individual in IP (Foreign Firms)- The Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2016, 2017, 2019, 2020
  • Silver Tier in China Foreign - WTR 1000 2018-2021
  • WIPR Leaders (China International Firms) - World IP Review 2016-2018, 2021, 2023, 2024
  • IP Law (China International Firms) - Best Lawyers 2020
  • IP Star (Foreign Firms) - MIP IP Stars Firm Survey (Outside USA) 2018
  • Recommended Trademark Practitioners - WTR 1000 2013-2017
  • The Top 250 Women in IP (Foreign Firms) - MIP Practitioner Survey 2016
  • IP Star (Foreign Firms) - MIP Practitioner Survey 2016
  • The International Who’s Who of Business Lawyers in Trademark (China International Firms) - Who’s Who Legal 2014, 2016
  • IP Star (Foreign Firms) - MIP World IP Survey 2014, 2015
  • Leading Lawyer for IP (Foreign Firms) - Asialaw Profiles 2012, 2013
  • Asia Women in Business Law for Patent and Trade mark Prosecution -(China International Firms) Euromoney Expert Guides 2012

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