A&O Shearman

Firm overview:

A&O Shearman was formed by the merger of Allen & Overy and Shearman & Sterling in May, 2024. Legacy Allen & Overy partner Jill Ge, based in Shanghai, has extensive experience in contentious patent, trade secret and trade mark matters involving multinationals and in resolving cross-border disputes.

Key matters:

• A&O Shearman partner Jill Ge advised a Fortune 500 manufacturing company in its defence against trademark infringement and cancellation claims brought by a local PRC company.
• A&O Shearman partner Jill Ge advised TE Connectivity in defending a US$15 million trade mark infringement claim brought by a local Chinese company and multiple concurrent trade mark invalidation proceedings.

Clients:

TE Connectivity