Paul Ranjard

Paul is a retired French lawyer. He has been a partner at Wanhuida Intellectual Property since 2019.

Paul moved to Beijing in September 1997 and opened the representative office of the French association Unifab, specialising in the protection of intellectual property (IP). As a result, his practice in China evolved progressively towards IP matters. After the creation of the European Chamber of Commerce in 2000, Paul co-chaired the IP Working Group and has been actively involved in the drafting of the EU Chamber of Commerce in China IP position papers and its comments concerning drafts of IP legislation. Throughout his time in Beijing, he has cooperated with Wanhuida in field actions and academic research.

Paul is an active speaker at academic seminars and international conferences. He is the co-author of “What is fuelling the decline in Chinese trademark filings?”, among other articles, and is a member of the China team of MARQUES.