Trademark practice has been our traditional strength since the firm's creation. In this area, we are known to clients and peers for our stellar credentials on trademark laws and regulations. Our top-notch practice team has generated a record of firsts and landmark cases in the nation's trademark prosecution and litigation history. We also made frequent contributions to the development of trademark laws in China.Our landmark cases include:the "first registration of a color combination trademark"the "first exhibition priority application" with the China Trademark Office the "first well-known trademark status to an unregistered trademark" by courtthe "first infringement court decision against a distributor of parallel imports" the "first court's decision on infringement of a registered 3D trademark"the first Court decision in which China's court confirms that pure color combination, before it is registered as a trademark, may be protected as"trade dress" under the Anti-Unfair Competition

In the patent area, we have some 120 professionals with experience in patent litigation, prosecution and counselling. Many have over ten years of experiences. Some have experience working for Chinese courts, China's patent office and the Patent Re-examination and Invalidation Department, and some also worked for industries and research institutions before joining private practice. The diverse backgrounds add our strength in understanding our clients and the Chinese system and in delivering services to our clients effectively.Our patent attorneys cover substantially all technical fields, including chemistry, biochemistry, pharmaceutics, material science, medical device, metallurgy, physics, electronics, software, telecommunication and mechanical engineering. Most of them have advanced technical education and obtained their doctorate and master's degrees in the best universities in China.Some of our patent cases are selected by courts or agencies as exemplary cases. They include cases se

Our reputation in copyright area is on the rise. We are developing top copyright practitioners. Our copyright litigation is expanding. We have recently won copyright cases before the Supreme People’s Court, successfully persuading the court to re-adjudicate erroneous lower court decisions. We have also obtained favorable decisions in various lower courts, obtaining injunctive as well as sizeable monetary reliefs for our clients.

We are at the leading edge of litigations. Each year, our one hundred or so IP litigators litigate hundreds of cases, accumulating abundant experiences with the dynamic practices of courts across China. We are at the forefront of frequently litigated issues, such as procedure, jurisdiction, enforcement, evidence admission, burden of proof, and interim reliefs. We litigate both civil and administrative cases before administrative agencies and at all levels of courts, with a concentration in more developed areas, such as Beijing, Shanghai, Guangdong, Shenzhen, Jiangsu, and Zhejiang. Our experience also extends to litigating criminal trade secret cases and arbitration matters.Many of our cases are recognized as ground-breaking, not only creatively protect the interests of our clients but also help advancing the IP legal frontier. We have 30+ cases reported in the Supreme People's Court ("SPC") Gazette or selected by SPC for its annual 10/50 exemplary cases. Some of our cases involve paral

Administrative enforcement is an important component of Chinese IP protection. We enforce over a thousand cases each year on trademark, patent, copyright and unfair competition. Particularly in trademark area, we are experienced in working with numerous agencies under the State Administration for Market Regulations (SAMR). We also have extensive experience working with customs, local IP offices, food and drug regulator and other authorities for protecting client IP rights. In many of our cases, we were successful in coordinating administrative and judicial enforcement to eliminate infringer's network and to obtain damages. Our enforcement and litigation practice frequently work together to serve the purpose of rapid strike and physical evidence gathering.Obtaining evidence for enforcement is often a challenge in China. To support our litigation and enforcement services, we have a team of professional investigators and an extensive network of investigation for evidence gathering. We hav