Carol Wang is Managing Partner of Shanghai Office，Co-Deputy Head of Dispute Resolution，based in Shanghai.
Carol is a distinguished expert in the field of intellectual property protection, with over 20 years of experience dealing with trademark, copyright, patent, trade secret, trade name, and unfair competition matters.
Carol has served numerous world-renowned companies in various industries, including media and entertainment, sports, fashion and luxury goods, automotive, technology, chemicals, and catering. Carol has successfully represented parties in high-profile and high-compensation disputes worth tens of millions, with several of these matters being recognized as the "Top 10 IP Cases Selected by the Supreme People's Court”, as well as annual model cases by various levels of courts. Her cases have also been selected for the "QBPC (Quality Brands Protection Committee): Top Ten IP Protection Cases of the Year" and "China Business Law Journal: Deals of the Year."
Carol is highly regarded by many international legal directories and prominent media, including Managing IP, Benchmark Litigation, World Trademark Review, and IAM (Intellectual Asset Management). She has been listed among "Managing IP: Top 250 Women in IP" amongst other prestigious rankings.
Work Highlights
Led the team handling the following cases:
- Advising a well-known sport brand for trademark infringement and unfair competition -- Top 10 IP Cases Selected by the Supreme People's Court 2018
- Advising a world’s leading toy and entertainment company against an education technology company and an individual for counterfeiting registered trademark -- Model Cases on Innovation-Driven IP Protection by The Supreme People's Procuratorate (published in 2022)
- Advising a number of well-known international confectionery, food and beverage brands against a criminal gang for counterfeiting registered trademark -- Top 50 IP Cases Selected by the Supreme People's Court 2022
- Advising a prestigious UK luxury brand for trademark infringement and unfair competition - Preliminary injunction issued -- QBPC 2020-2021 Best 10 Cases in IP Protection (Non-criminal)
- Advising a well-known Canadian company for invention patent infringement -- Example IP Cases in China's Courts 2021
- Advising a US-based international brand for unfair competition and goods decoration -- Model Cases of Strengthening IP Protection of Shanghai Courts 2022
- Advising a famous US brand for unfair competition dispute -- Top 10 IP Protection Cases of Jiangxi Courts 2023
- Advising a Chinese hot brand against an online seller for trademark infringement and unfair competition -- Top 10 IP Judicial Protection Cases of Jiaxing Courts 2023
- Advising a famous Singapore brand for trademark infringement -- Top 10 IP Judicial Protection Cases of Wuxi Courts 2023
- Advising a famous US brand for unfair competition dispute -- Top 10 IP Protection Cases of Jiangxi Courts 2023
Qualifications
- Post Graduate Certificate Program in Intellectual Property Law, Queen Mary College, University of London, United Kingdom
- LLB, International Business Law, School of law, Fudan University, PRC China
- BA, English for Business and Trade, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, PRC Admitted to Chinese bar
- PRC licensed lawyer
Accolades
- Silver Tier in Enforcement and Litigation (China Domestic) - WTR 1000 2024, 2025
- Litigation Star in IP (Shanghai) – Benchmark Litigation China 2023-2025
- Influential Women in IP – World IP Review 2024
- Global Leaders– World IP Review 2024
- The Top 250 Women in IP - MIP IP Stars 2023-2025
- Trade Mark Star (China) - MIP IP Stars 2022-2025
- Patent Star (China) - MIP IP Stars 2022-2025
- Silver Tier in Patent Litigation (China Domestic) - IAM 1000 2022-2025
- IAM Global Leaders 2021
- Recommended Lawyer in IP (China) - The Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2016, 2017
Publications
Recent perspectives and articles:
- Roadmap of Solving IP Disputes in China – UK IPO (Intellectual Property Office) & British Embassy Beijing, published in 2023
- Judicial Practice and Protection Strategies for Product Appearance (颜值即正义：产品外观保护的司法实践与维权策略) [in Chinese] – Wolters Kluwer <The Practical Guide to Cutting-Edge Intellectual Property Issues>, 2023
- Tips on adjusting brand strategy following China’s trademark reform plans (co-author) – Managing IP，2023
- Intellectual Property Compliance Issues for Co-Branded Products (IP联名产品的知识产权合规) (co-author) [in Chinese] -- Wolters Kluwer <The Practical Q&A Guide to Cutting-Edge Intellectual Property Issues>, 2024
- Trade secrets in 2023: the key developments(interviewee) – IAM, 2024