7 Aug 2026• 3 mins readSophia Hou has been selected for the Expert in Xiangyang IP Oversea Dispute Resolution Expert Directory
Sophia Hou
Sophia Hou
Managing Partner of Guangzhou Office, China Head of Enforcement
shou@lushenglawyers.com
+86 20 8595 5888
Guangzhou
Sophia is the Managing Partner of Guangzhou Office, China Head of Enforcement, based in Guangzhou.
Sophia Hou is dedicated to intellectual property protection and enforcement both in China and globally, with over 25 years of practical experience. Sophia serves numerous leading domestic and multinational companies across various industries, including communications, technology, fast-moving consumer goods, fashion and luxury goods, manufacturing, and entertainment.
Sophia specializes in customizing and executing comprehensive IP protection and enforcement projects for rights holders, covering the full spectrum of trademark, patent, copyright, and trade secret matters, including evidence collection, administrative enforcement, criminal protection, and disputes related to infringement and unfair competition.
Additionally, with an international perspective, Sophia has laid a solid foundation for overseas IP protection for many Chinese companies, providing international protection in regions such as the Middle East, Africa, and Southeast Asia. Sophia has also handled numerous large-scale, influential cases across multiple jurisdictions.
She currently serves as a member of the International Trademark Association (INTA) Anti-counterfeiting Committee and was the chair of the INTA Anti-Counterfeiting Committee of China Sub-Committee. She has been honored with the "IPR Daily: Top 50 IP Lawyers under the age of 50 in China" among other accolades.
Qualifications
- PRC licensed lawyer
- Master of Civil and Commercial Law, Sun Yat-sen University
- Qualified as a Top-Level Trade Secret Protection Specialist
- WIPO Patent Advanced Course Training Certification
- EPP Leadership Training Certification from the U.S. Leadership Management Development Center
Affiliations
- Member of INTA Anti-counterfeiting Committee (2026 - 2027)
- Chair of INTA China Sub-Committee of Anticounterfeiting Committee (2024-2025)
- Expert of Guangzhou Development District IP Association
- Expert in Guangzhou IP Oversea Dispute Resolution Expert Directory
- Lawyer in Guangzhou Foreign-related Leading Talent Directory
- Expert in Guangzhou Development District's IP Oversea Dispute Resolution Expert Directory
- Expert in Shanwei IP Expert Directory
- Expert in Heze IP Overseas Dispute Resolution Expert Directory
- Expert in Suqian IP Overseas Dispute Resolution Expert Directory
- Expert in Shenyang “Double Hundred, Double Support” IP Empowerment Initiative Expert Directory
- Guangzhou Tianhe District Intellectual Property Association Expert Committee
- Expert in the Wuhan Trade Secret Expert Directory Committee
- Expert in Shenzhen Guangming IP (Trade Secret Protection) Expert Directory
- Expert in Shenzhen IP Overseas Dispute Resolution Expert Directory
- Expert in Nanchang IP Expert Directory
- Expert in Huadu District Guangzhou Development Zone Trade Secret Protection Workstation Expert Committee
- Expert in Ningbo IP Protection Center's IP Oversea Matter Expert Directory
- Expert in Xiangyang IP Overseas Dispute Resolution Expert Directory
Accolades
- IPR Daily: Top 50 IP Lawyers Under the Age of 50 in China 2024
Work Highlights
- Advised a world's leading food business in China’s first foreign right holder’s IP dispute solved through arbitration (Top 10 Best Practices for Business Environment Reform in Guangzhou 2023, Recommended Example IP Cases of Guangzhou IP Protection Association 2023)
- Advised Chanel against 9 individuals for IP infringement and counterfeit cosmetics (Top 10 Model Cases of Cracking Down on IP Infringement Crimes by the Ministry of Public Security 2021)
- Worked with one of China’s largest electronics providers on their international trade mark protection
- Undertook IP protection services for one of the US’ fast growing consumer goods companies in Vietnam
- Advised a famous multinational footwear brand on the risk control and management of trade secrets in China's supply chain
- Provided trademark registration and consulting services for a UK/UAE fast fashion brand in Hong Kong
- Advised a famous multinational footwear brand on the risk control and management of trade secrets in China's supply chain
- Conducted an in-depth investigation on a Shenzhen import and export company, whereby after cooperating with Shenzhen Customs, we intercepted a whole container of patent infringing products and civil litigation was filed immediately
- Provided trademark registration and consulting services for a UK/UAE fast fashion brand in Hong Kong
- Represented the Scotch Whisky Association in a case involving unauthorized use of the geographical indication product name "Scotch Whisky," which was selected as a Model Case of IP Administrative Protection by the China National Intellectual Property Administration in 2025
- Represented a world-renowned entertainment company in a copyright infringement case involving circumvention of technological measures by a company in Haizhu District, Guangzhou, which was selected as one of the Top Ten Typical Cases of Intellectual Property Protection in Guangzhou in 2023
- Represented multinational corporate rights holders in multiple administrative adjudication cases of design patent infringement in China
