Influential Women in IP Class of 2019: Spring Chang
Why did you become a lawyer?
As a child, becoming a lawyer was my dream—I thought it was a very noble career. Law is the cornerstone of a free, democratic and just country. As an important part of a country’s legal system, the lawyer is the promoter of freedom, democracy and justice. Even to this day, I maintain my conviction that I can contribute to the legal system. I am proud to be a lawyer.
How did you become founding partner of Chang Tsi & Partners?
After I obtained my LLM degree from China University of Political Science and Law, I worked for the State Planning Committee (currently the National Development and Reform Commission of China) for a period of two years and then worked at law firm CCPIT, which was the only IP agency in China.
In the late 1990s, with the implementation of China’s reform and opening-up policy, the domestic market opened rapidly, which resulted in China’s IP sector undergoing tremendous changes. China’s state-owned agency ended its monopoly on the domestic IP market, setting up the country’s first batch of privately-owned IP agencies.
My partner and I saw the huge potential and business opportunities in the development of Chinese IP market, and seized the opportunity to set up Chang Tsi & Partners in 2002.
