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Case Highlight | From Sudden Rejection to Official Gazette: Attorney Deng's Team Overturns Adversity in U.S. Trademark Case.
Counsel of Record
Hongchang Deng · 邓宏昌
美国(加州)执业律师(Bar #354529)· USPTO · 中国专利代理师
Published
2026-02-03 · 5 min read

TL;DR
Several months ago, a client’s trademark portfolio suffered a crisis due to attorney-related issues. Among them, the registration process of a key associated trademark in the United States hit a major snag. The United States Patent and Trad
Several months ago, a client’s trademark portfolio suffered a crisis due to attorney-related issues. Among them, the registration process of a key associated trademark in the United States hit a major snag. The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) suspended the examination of this trademark for nearly two years, citing likelihood of confusion and lack of distinctiveness (merely descriptive). Faced with such a critical situation, the client was in urgent need of a professional, highly efficient legal team to salvage this pivotal trademark.
After learning about the client’s predicament, Attorney Deng’s team took on the case despite immense pressure, acting swiftly to conduct an in-depth analysis of the case details. Through professional legal arguments and compelling supporting evidence, they addressed the issue of trademark confusion and successfully persuaded the USPTO to resume the examination process.
Furthermore, leveraging extensive legal research, the team collected and organized strong evidence and materials from the client, resolving the problem of the trademark’s lack of distinctiveness in a strategic manner.
Eventually, thanks to the joint efforts of Attorney Deng Hongchang, Attorney Wu Minzhi and trainee attorney Xiao Xinyan from the team, the trademark successfully passed the preliminary examination and is currently in the preliminary approval publication stage.
From the trademark crisis to its remarkable turnaround, Attorney Deng’s team leveraged professional legal expertise, extensive hands-on experience and highly efficient service mindset to successfully help the client turn the tide on the critical trademark predicament in the U.S. market, thereby earning the client’s full trust and unanimous acclaim.
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承办律师 / Counsel of Record
LawMay P.C.(美国路迈律师事务所)作为本案承办律所,由邓宏昌律师(Hongchang “Richard” Deng,CA Bar No. 354529)主持代理本案全程诉讼程序。
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邓律师主要从事中国及美国商品及服务争议解决,以及专利、商标、版权、商业秘密等涉外知识产权诉讼与无效确权业务,并办理中美商标申请及中国专利申请。常年服务跨境工贸企业、跨境电商、电子烟行业、科技制造业等领域,为财富 500 强、国际连锁品牌、出海科技品牌等多家中外知名企业提供常年及专项法律服务。
在跨境电商争议领域,邓律师专注 Schedule A 批量诉讼的被告应对,包括临时限制令(TRO)项下的店铺账户与资金解冻、通过确认不侵权之诉(Declaratory Judgment,DJ)与「反向 TRO」动议争取恢复被下架的商品链接与店铺经营,以及亚马逊账户冻结申诉、品牌备案(Brand Registry)争议等平台纠纷的代理。在华盛顿州西区联邦法院,邓律师代理多起确认不侵权之诉(DJ),取得了恢复商品上架、并禁止对方继续投诉的「反向 TRO」与「反向初步禁令(反向 PI)」。他熟悉 Schedule A 案件高发的伊利诺伊州北区、佛州南区等联邦法院的程序节奏,能在中美时差下迅速响应、把握应诉与和解的时间窗口。
在涉外电子烟与 FDA 监管领域,邓律师为电子烟及新型烟草企业提供覆盖确权、合规到维权的全流程代理,涵盖行业知识产权维权与 337 调查、PMTA 上市前申请与 STN 状态争议、FDA 执法防御(警告信、营销拒绝令 MDO、进口扣留 Import Alert),以及美国海关(CBP)清关合规与扣押货物申诉。
他代理的知识产权相关案件多次荣获「广东省知识产权行政保护典型案例」「广东省商业秘密保护大事件」、「深圳律师承办知识产权十大典型案例」、「深圳市侵害商业秘密典型案例」、「深圳律师国际贸易、投资领域典型案例」、「广东知识产权保护协会年度知识产权推荐学习案例」等专业荣誉。
他代理的商品及服务贸易纠纷、知识产权等争议解决案件涉案标的额总计达数十亿元人民币。
美国联邦知识产权诉讼 · 跨境工贸与电商争议 · 电子烟与 FDA 监管 · 商业秘密与不正当竞争
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