Partner / Attorney at Law / Trademark Attorney
With over 20 years of professional experience, Ms. Chunyu (Helen) ZHAO has dedicated herself to the prosecution and litigation of trademark, copyright, and domain name matters since 2004. Before joining Fairsky, she worked with two major intellectual property firms in China, where she gained extensive experience. She excels in resolving trademark disputes through a combination of contentious and non-contentious methods. Ms. ZHAO has provided IP strategy advice to a diverse range of clients, including stated-owned companies, renowned wineries, top internet companies, and entertainment and media companies. Her ability to offer professional, meticulous, high-quality, comprehensive, and customized services has been repeatedly demonstrated in numerous complex cases, earning her the trust, recognition, and praise of her clients.
Ms. ZHAO is also active in legal research on trademarks and has authored numerous professional articles in English and Chinese for reputable newspapers, magazines, and new media platforms both domestically and internationally, such as World Trademark Review (WTR), Asia IP, IPLEAD, China Trademarks Magazine, IPRdaily, and China Intellectual Property News. She has been invited to deliver speeches at various seminars and conferences, including the user conference of TM5 (CNIPA, USPTO, EUIPO, JPO, and KIPO), WTR Connect, Japan Super IP EXPO 2022, IPRdaily, LCOUNCIL, and other platforms.
Social Honors
Ms. ZHAO has been recognized as one of the TOP 100 Asia IP Experts in China by Asia IP, and is listed on the WTR 1000 List by WTR. In China, she has been selected as a Senior Trademark Attorney in the Trademark Talent Pool of the China Trademark Association (CTA) and as a Beijing Overseas IP Protection and Assistance Expert.
Social Activities
Member of the International Trademark Association (INTA) / Famous and Well-Known Marks Committee under INTA / Brands for a Better Society Committee under INTA
Member of the International Intellectual Property Association (AIPPI) / Trademark Committee of AIPPI China
Member of the European Communities Trade Mark Association (ECTA)
Member of the International Communication and Development Committee under the China Trademark Association (CTA)
Deputy Director of the Government Affairs Committee under the Beijing Trademark Association (BJTA)
Member of the Trademark Committee under the Beijing Lawyers Association
Education Background
Master of Economic Law, Renmin University of China
Master of Intellectual Property Law, University of Washington, USA
Visiting Scholar, University of Washington, USA
Research Scholar, Centre for International Intellectual Property Studies (CEIPI), University of Strasbourg, France
Working Languages
Chinese, English