Overview:

Lily Fu is a seasoned attorney with 26 years of extensive experience in intellectual property and commercial legal services. She has successfully managed over 6,000 legal matters, including numerous complex cross-border IP and commercial disputes. Known for her exceptional expertise and strategic litigation approach, she consistently delivers high success rates and client satisfaction, earning widespread recognition for her professional excellence and service quality.

Ms. Fu’s practice spans the full spectrum of intellectual property services—including litigation and enforcement, patent and trademark portfolio strategy, invalidation actions, administrative investigations, and trade secret protection—as well as end-to-end commercial contract management, from drafting and review to negotiation and dispute resolution (arbitration/litigation). She also advises on comprehensive corporate compliance systems, covering data compliance, cross-border operations, and related areas.

With a deep understanding of business fundamentals, Ms. Fu effectively identifies and addresses core client needs such as market expansion, technological innovation, and risk mitigation. By integrating legal insight with commercial strategy, she helps clients build a solid legal foundation for technology commercialization and brand development while supporting sound, forward-looking business decisions. She serves as retained counsel and specialized legal partner to multiple Fortune 500 companies and industry leaders.

Leveraging a global network across the United States, the European Union, South Korea, and China, Ms. Fu is adept at navigating cross-jurisdictional legal frameworks, judicial practices, and business norms. She provides seamless and efficient international legal support, helping clients manage cross-border trade, resolve legal conflicts, mitigate compliance risks, and execute global strategies smoothly.

As a team leader, Ms. Fu is committed to mentoring the next generation of lawyers through case reviews, hands-on guidance, and targeted training, fostering a team known for its professionalism, service excellence, and ethical rigor. She actively contributes to global IP policy discussions and industry compliance standard-setting, drawing on her decades of experience to help clients anticipate regulatory trends, address potential risks, and implement proactive, refined legal risk management frameworks.

Education and Training:

• LL.M. in International & Transnational Law, Chicago-Kent College of Law

• M.A. in Economics, China University of Political Science and Law

• LL.B., China University of Political Science and Law

Practice Areas:

● IP Authorization, Validation & Dispute Resolution ● Anti-Unfair Competition Law Compliance & Dispute Resolution ● Trade Secret System Development & Dispute Resolution ● Overseas IP Portfolio Strategy & Dispute Resolution for Chinese companies ● Digital Economy & Data Governance ● Civil & Commercial Contracts: Drafting, Review, Arbitration, Litigation ● Retained Legal Counsel Services

Professional Affiliations:

• Co-Vice Chair, AIPPI Global Digital Economy Committee; Chair, AIPPI China Digital Economy Committee

• Member, INTA Copyright Committee

• Member, China Academy of Arbitration Law

• Member, Contract Law Committee of Beijing Lawyers Association

Working Language:

English, Mandarin

Representative cases:

Trade Secret:

 

• Represented a listed company in filing criminal complaints and civil litigation for trade secret infringement against a partner engaging in bad-faith competition, recovering substantial economic losses for the client.

• Represented a U.S. company in China in an employee trade secret infringement case; Suzhou Intermediate People’s Court upheld the client’s claims, and the Supreme People’s Court affirmed the judgment on appeal.

• Represented a leading biopharmaceutical company in a labor arbitration against a former R&D employee for trade secret disclosure; the arbitration commission found the employee in breach of confidentiality and awarded the client RMB 2 million in compensation.

• Advised multiple listed companies on trade secret protection, including system enhancement, policy development, and training.

• Served as a trade secret protection expert, contributing to the guidance of the Beijing Trade Secret Protection Base, developing public-facing trade secret surveys, and delivering training on trade secret protection to enterprises in Beijing.

 

IP Contract Disputes:

 

• Represented a well-known state-owned company in successfully defending against a bad-faith lawsuit filed by a partner seeking termination of a technology cooperation agreement, persuading the court to dismiss all claims of the plaintiff; the parties ultimately reached a settlement, with the counterparty returning R&D funds to the client.

• Represented a well-known state-owned company in a technology licensing contract dispute against a listed company; Beijing Chaoyang District People's Court rejected the defendant’s termination grounds, confirmed infringement, and awarded damages and deletion of misappropriated technical materials.

• Represented a professor at Tsinghua University in a breach of contract case against a Zhejiang company for bad-faith violation of "Patent Cooperation Agreement"; Supreme People's Court upheld the ruling of Hangzhou Intermediate People's Court, enabling termination of the agreement, recovery of patent rights, and full compensation.

• Represented a game copyright licensor in a civil lawsuit against a game operator for breaching the cooperation agreement by refusing to distribute revenue shares for years; achieved a settlement compelling payment.

 

Trademark Infringement & Anti-unfair Competition:

 

• Bayer Healthcare Co., Ltd. v. Venturepharm Pharmaceuticals (Hainan) Co., Ltd. concerning unfair competition recognized as one of the “Top 10 Intellectual Property Typical Cases of 2023” by Beijing Xicheng Lawyers Association and one of the “Typical Cases of Intellectual Property Protection for Chinese and Foreign Enterprises of 2024” by Xinhua Net & Capital IP Services Association.

• Represented a foreign company in filing complaints with the local market regulation authority against repeated trademark squatting activities; based on multiple invalidation rulings by the China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA), the authority imposed administrative penalties on the squatter; this case was selected as one of the “Top 10 Non-Litigation Typical Trademark Cases of 2024” by the Beijing Trademark Association and recognized as one of the “Top 10 Intellectual Property Typical Cases of 2024” by the Beijing Xicheng District Lawyers Association.
• Represented a renowned Chinese company in a trademark infringement and unfair competition lawsuit against persistent infringers; Guangzhou Intellectual Property Court upheld the plaintiff’s claims, recognized the plaintiff’s trademark as well-known, and awarded damages of RMB 5 million along with reasonable expenses.
• Represented a globally renowned pharmaceutical company in a trademark infringement and unfair competition lawsuit; Ningbo Intermediate People’s Court, deviating from the Classification of Similar Goods and Services, held that the defendant’s use of trademarks on goods in Class 3 and services in Class 44 infringed the plaintiff’s registered trademark in Class 5, awarding damages of RMB 1.8 million and ordering cessation of infringement and unfair competition.
• Represented a foreign medical device company in an unfair competition lawsuit against its former distributor in China; Suzhou Intermediate People’s Court, during the second instance, held that the defendant’s use of the foreign company’s stock code and identical waveform color combinations constituted unfair competition.
• Represented a leading internet company in domain name ownership disputes against multiple cybersquatters, successfully persuading Beijing Internet Court, Beijing Intellectual Property Court, Putian Intermediate People's Court, Fujian High People's Court, and Fujian Provincial People's Procuratorate to dismiss all claims and supervision requests of the squatters.
• Represented a well-known American-funded company in a civil lawsuit against e-commerce platforms for bad-faith importation of infringing footwear products; the case involved specialized knowledge of foreign trade and was highly complex, yet ultimately received full support from Hebei High People’s Court.
• Represented a renowned German enterprise in lawsuits against multiple companies for trademark infringement and unfair competition, compelling them to cease infringement and pay substantial compensation for economic losses.
• Represented a foreign company before Beijing IP Court in appealing three absolute-ground trademark rejections by CNIPA; obtained favorable judgments.
• Represented a Japanese company in administrative litigation appealing a CNIPA trademark revocation decision; successfully maintained registration for core goods.
• Represented a globally renowned new materials company in filing an invalidation action against a trademark applied for by a domestic competitor; CNIPA ruled that the disputed trademark was deceptive and likely to cause public confusion regarding the raw materials of the goods, declaring it invalid.
• Represented a prominent Korean company in administrative litigation against trademark squatting; Beijing High People's Court recognized well-known status and invalidated squatted mark.
• Represented multiple foreign-invested companies in China in taking criminal measures to halt production, sale, and import/export of counterfeit products.
• Assisted multiple well-known companies in formulating strategic guidelines for brand alliances, licensing, and related matters, actively participating in negotiations and drafting corresponding agreements.



Digital Economy and Data Governance:

 

• Advised international companies on data protection and cross-border data transfer compliance for China operations.

• Provided data security incident response counsel to technology firms.

• Delivered multi-jurisdictional privacy compliance advice to platform companies. 




Compliance Services:

 

• Served as legal counsel to multiple well-known companies and listed companies, advising on Anti-Unfair Competition Law, E-Commerce Law, Advertising Law, Consumer Rights Protection Law, Product Quality Law, and related regulations.

Awards:

• World Trademark Review (WTR) 1000 Recommended Individual, 2023–2025

• AIPPI China Outstanding Contribution Award, 2023

• Outstanding Female Lawyer, Beijing Xicheng Lawyers Association, 2019–2022

• Beijing Lawyers Association Foreign-Related Legal Talent Pool, 2021

• National Top 50 Outstanding IP Lawyers, 2020