The Legal 500 > Asia Pacific > China > Intellectual property: PRC firms

AFD China Intellectual Property Law Office has a strong non-contentious offering that handle various issues relating to patents, trade marks and copyrights. Key areas of work include filling, prosecutions and registrations. Founding partner Xia Zheng heads the practice. Hong Long is very experienced in patent prosecution and Jingjing Wu is a key contact in the firm's trade mark team.

AllBright Law Offices has a sizeable practice with plenty of experience in handling contentious matters relating to intellectual property. The team regularly advise on patents, trade marks, copyrights, and unfair competition issues. Practice head Liu Minxuan has a strong background in litigation and arbitration particularly for cases involving technology patents.

An, Tian, Zhang & Partners has a team of specialists that cover a wide range of issues relating to intellectual property law, with a strong focus on contentious work. The team handles administrative and civil litigation cases concerning trade mark, patents, domain name, and copyright issues. Managing partner David Tian has expertise in intellectual property litigation with experience in handling cases concerning unfair competition and intellectual property rights enforcement. Tian is praised for his 'great expertise and communication'. Li Ruifeng is also noted and has very good 'case handling skills'.  

AnJie Law Firm advises across a broad range of intellectual property-related issues including infringement, patent validity challenges, copyright, and unfair competition. Sectors of expertise include healthcare, sport, and technology. A key growth area for the practice has been its involvement in trade secrets work and the team now advises both domestic and international clients. Practice head Dr. Nick Liu has a strong background in litigation and arbitration and co-head Dr. Wu Li focuses on patent prosecution, invalidation actions and litigation. He Jing and Chen Zhixing are also noted.

CCPIT Patent and Trademark Law Office has a sizeable intellectual property practice and offers clients a full-service approach. The firm advises clients on both contentious and non-contentious matters relating to trade marks, patents, domain names and more. The firm has a strong international presence with office locations spread across Asia, USA, and Europe. Practice head Hao Ma focuses on patent prosecution, reexamination, invalidation actions and appeals in addition to transactional matters. Other key individuals include Zhongqi Zhou  and Chuanhong Long, both of whom have a high level of expertise in advising domestic and foreign chemical and pharmaceutical companies.

Chang Tsi & Partners has a 'global outlook' and is 'pleasant to work with'. The firm has a strong client offering that covers the full spectrum of intellectual property law. The practice is spread across Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, as well as other domestic and international locations. The firm strengthened its international presence with the opening of a new office in Seoul in early 2020. Trade mark application work accounted for a large proportion of the team's workload, along with patent work. Litigation and disputes are also burgeoning areas. Beijing-based Simon Tsi and founding partner Spring Chang are highly recommended. David Lee, Chenyan Wu, and Kenneth Ng are also noted.

DeHeng Law Offices has a broad client base which includes some of the leading public and private organisations. The firm's clients are involved in a variety of sectors such as finance, energy, technology, transport and manufacturing. The team regularly advise on issues relating to patents, trade marks, copyright and unfair competition. Luo Mingjun has significant experience handling patents, trade secrets and unfair competition.

Fangda Partners has a strong reputation for handling high-profile intellectual property litigation involving IT, computer science, chemicals, semiconductor and telecommunication industries. The work includes patent infringement, anti-trust and FRAND disputes in China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan.  Dr. Gordon Gao has a strong background in intellectual property disputes. Richard Yi Lin and Dixon Zhang head the practice alongside Gao. Zhang has expertise in anti-monopoly litigation and Lin specialises in intellectual property infringement and anti-counterfeiting. The team is praised for its 'professional and diligent' approach.

Global Law Office has a strong contentious offering and handles cases that reach the Supreme People's Court and provincial-level high courts. The practice advises on high-value, and often, high-profile litigation cases involving patents, trade marks, copyright and unfair competition. The team also has a broad non-continues/transactional practice. Key points of contact include Ying Mu, Ping Qiao, and Jack Zhanke Li, who handles patent/ technology licensing, and portfolios management in addition to litigation. Also a central team member, Meph Jia Gui led on a trade secrets case involving damages of RMB0.27 billion.

Grandall Law Firm has a strong contentious offering within its intellectual property practice and displays in-depth expertise. The team handles trade secrets, unfair competition, infringement and domain name issues. Shanghai-based Fang Shilong and Shenzhen-based Xie Xianghui both have extensive experience handling issues relating to patents, trade marks and copyrights.

Han Kun Law Offices is known for being able to handle complex intellectual property and antitrust issues, as well as advising on patent and trade mark portfolios. The firm has three office locations in Beijing, Shanghai, and Shenzhen. Key sectors of expertise include telecommunications, computer science, electronics, software, and chemistry. Lili Wu has a strong background in patent portfolio management and patent enforcement. Shenzhen-based Vivian He handles a wide range of contentious and non-contentious issues. Yan Wang is also noted and heads the contentious team.

Hylands Law Firm has a wide range of expertise within intellectual property law and advises clients on both contentious and non-contentious issues. The practice has a particular focus on the television and media industries. Practice heads Yuzi Zhu and Zhengning Li have a strong background in the entertainment industry. Han Zhou is also noted.

JunHe LLP handles both contentious and non-contentious intellectual property matters and advises clients on all aspects of trade marks, including registration, use and enforcement of rights. The practice has a strong focus on patents and advises clients on acquiring, using and maintaining their patent rights. The firm has office locations in Shanghai, Beijing, Guangzhou and Silicon Valley in order to provide expertise in Chinese and US IP law. Zoe Wang heads the practice alongside Jessica Xu; Wang displays expertise in patent prosecution and infringement matters, and Xu is experienced in litigation and trade mark prosecution.

Kangxin Partners, p.c. has a strong patents practice with specialists in chemistry, electronics, life sciences, pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, communications and computer technology, and mechanics. Along with the team’s in-depth industry knowledge, clients benefit from the practice’s intellectual property protection strategy involving preliminary, invalidation, and infringement searches. Shirley Dong heads the patent practice, while Samson Yu has a strong background in patent prosecution. Gloria Wu is a key contact in the trade mark team.

Lifang & Partners offers clients a full-service approach to intellectual property issues, handling matters from prosecution, to unfair competition and administrative enforcement of rights. Key sectors of strength include pharmaceuticals, TMT, chemicals, and energy. Practice heads Sun Xi has a strong background in patent litigation, Zhang Bin specialises in trade mark and copyright litigation, and Xie Guanbin advises on intellectual property disputes, antitrust and competition law. Flora Li and Roy Liu are also noted.

Llinks Law Offices offers clients advice on both contentious and non-contentious issues relating to intellectual property in a broad range of industries including telecoms, software, biotechnology and pharmaceuticals. Key areas of work include patent, trade mark, copyright and domain name issues. Charles Qin heads the contentious offering and Nicholas Lou heads the non-contentious work. Xun Yang, Mark Zhang and Peiming Yang are also noted.

Tahota Law Firm advises across a range of contentious and non-contentious issues concerning patents, trade marks, copyright, trade secrets and antitrust. The practice has particular expertise in the chemical, engineering, electronics,  energy, and biomedicine sectors. Practice head Hong Ni who is based in Chengdu has a broad commercial practice which includes advising a range of well-known corporates on intellectual property protection.

Tian Yuan Law Firm has specialists in contentious work relating to intellectual property law. Areas of expertise include patent invalidation, infringement litigation and trade secrets cases. On the non-contentious side, the team handles areas such as trade mark applications and licensing. Practice head Yan Sun has a strong background in IT and software. Qi Li is also noted and specialises in dispute resolution and litigation.

Unitalen Attorneys at Law is a boutique intellectual property law firm that handles procurement, licensing and enforcement of intellectual property rights. Notable areas of work include patent, trade mark and copyright applications. Deshan Li is a key point of contact who focuses on patent procurement and patent enforcement. Bradley Yu is also noted and advises on unfair competition, counterfeiting and domain names.

Wanhuida Intellectual Property is split into two legal entities, Wanhuida IP Agency and Wanhuida Law Firm, with office locations spread across all the major including Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Shenzhen and more. The practice, which is praised for its 'extremely client oriented' approach, has a broad range of industry knowledge from healthcare and manufacturing, to e-commerce and technology. Trade mark and patent protection and enforcement cases are key areas of work for the team. Founding partner and managing committee chair Gang Bai, who heads the practice, is well known for his mastery of trade mark and copyright protection, having frequently acted on high-profile cases.

Zhong Lun Law Firm advises across the full spectrum of intellectual property law covering both contentious and non-contentious issues. The team regularly advises on infringement, unfair competition and trade secrets, antitrust cases and more. Helen Cheng and Jihong Chen, who focuses on intellectual property-related contentious work are strongly recommended. Dongxiao Ma, Yonghong Wang , Jimmy Huang, and Cliff Yang also head the practice. The practice is praised for delivering 'top-notch service'.