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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

  • WTR 1000: Gold Tier in Enforcement and Litigation (China Foreign) 2023 - 2026
  • IAM Strategy 300: The World’s Leading IP Strategists 2023, 2025 - 2026
  • MIP IP Stars: Trade Mark Star (Foreign Firms) 2020 - 2026
  • The Legal 500: Hall of Fame in IP (Foreign Firms) 2021 - 2025
  • WTR Global Leaders: Global Leader in China Foreign 2022 - 2025
  • China Business Law Journal The A - List: The Visionaries (Foreign Firms) 2023 - 2025
  • Chambers Greater China Region: Notable Practitioners in IP (China International Firms) 2022 - 2024
  • World IP Review: WIPR Leaders (China International Firms) 2023 - 2024
  • WIPR China International Trademarks Rankings: Highly Recommended in Trademark (Non - contentious) 2023 - 2024
  • WIPR China International Trademarks Rankings: Highly Recommended in Patent (Non - contentious) 2024
  • Who’s Who Legal: Global Elite Thought Leader 2023
  • Who’s Who Legal: Recommended in IP - Trademarks (China) 2023
  • Trademark Expert Directory of China Trademark Association: Senior Tier 2023
  • MIP IP Stars: The Top 250 Women in IP (Foreign Firms) 2021 - 2022