Zhong Lun Law Firm fields one of the leading IP teams in China, advising multinationals and domestic clients on key IP cases in China and overseas while also assisting with safeguarding clients’ IP rights and portfolios. The team includes experts in a wide range of IP issues, such as trade secrets, unfair competition, patent and trade mark litigation as well as antitrust-related IP issues and IP transactions. Beijing-based Jihong Chen and Scott Guan lead the IP group, Yuanchao Ma and Peng Zhang head up the IP licensing and enforcement practice, and Cliff Yang spearheads the patent prosecution team. Qi Lan excels in patent prosecution, reexamination and invalidity matters from Beijing, while Yonghong Wang sits in Guangzhou and focuses on patent infringement.
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Testimonials
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‘An excellent practice. Everyone is not only professional but also very service-minded. They can help customers solve problems from the customer's perspective.’
‘Excellent Intellectual Property and anti-trust law litigation expertise. Great knowledge of the Chinese courts and processes.’
‘Zhong Lun's IP team is composed of a team of lawyers with high professionalism, strong innovation and rich practical experience. Whether it is providing daily legal advice or dealing with intellectual property litigation, it can provide clients with efficient and high-quality services. The partners are honest and sincere to clients, and can provide true, accurate and practical legal advice.’
‘Gang Zhao has extensive professional experience in the field of intellectual property, a solid theoretical foundation, and keeps up with the development of professional knowledge and technology, and can provide clients with comprehensive, timely and efficient legal support.’
‘The intellectual property team of Zhong Lun Law Firm has extensive experience in handling cases in the biopharmaceutical field, and has enough personnel to complete our commissions in a timely and efficient manner. The quality of case completion is very good, and the communication process is efficient and smooth. With abundant cooperation resources at home and abroad, it can well respond to various needs of customers.’
‘I personally appreciate and appreciate the efforts and valuable advice that Qi Lan has put into both parties' business. Qi Lan is experienced and capable in patent examination and reexamination in the field of biomedicine. She can always respond to the consultation of enterprises in a timely manner and give very pertinent and beneficial opinions and suggestions to enterprises. ’
‘The attorneys at Zhong Lun are extremely proactive and constantly provide ideas and recommendations. Their technical understanding is great. Their communication in English is comprehensive, to the point, and simple to understand.’
‘Qi Lan and patent agent Lu Zhang aided us in applying for Chinese patents. They communicated smoothly, have strong search capabilities, completed their work efficiently and with high quality. Their professional quality in the field of biomedicine is also very high.’
Key clients
- Adobe Inc.
- Microsoft Mobile Alliance Internet Services Company Limited
- Guangdong Oppo Mobile Telecommunications Co., Ltd.
- Huntsman Advanced Materials Switzerland GmbH
- Hoya Lens Thailand Ltd.
- Hoya Corporation
- Whirlpool (China) Co., Ltd.
- Aux Air Conditioner Co., Ltd.
- Lepu (Shanghai) Medical Device Co., Ltd.
- Lepu Scientech Medical Technology (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.
Work highlights
- Assisted Taikang Life Insurance with legal services related to trade secret protection.
- Represented Netgear (Beijing) Network Technology in 16 patent infringement lawsuits initiated by NPE Global Innovation Aggregators.
- Represented Ningbo Auro Semiconductor in the clock chip IP transaction with Sitime Corporation.
Lawyers
Leading partners
The strongest partners in their field, leading on market-leading deals and endorsed by peers and clients alike.
Helen Cheng
Next generation partners
Junior partners with significant recognition from clients and peers in the market and key roles on multiple matters.
Qi Lan
Leading associates
Leading associates with regular involvement in their team's key work, and recognition from peers or clients as being ones to watch.
Shuman Zhang
Practice head
Jihong Chen; Scott Guan; Yuanchao Ma; Peng Zhang; Cliff Yang
Other key lawyers
Qi Lan; Lu Zhang; Helen Cheng; Jimmy Huang; Shuman Zhang; Jason Zhong; Yonghong Wang; Gang Zhao