We provide end-to-end legal services under the Chinese legal framework, covering all stages of the patent lifecycle—including acquisition, portfolio management, commercialization, and enforcement. Our patent team combines legal acumen with technical backgrounds to assist clients in navigating China's unique patent system. We support innovation-driven businesses with strategic planning, regulatory compliance, and risk control throughout their R&D and commercialization processes.

Acquisition and Strategy

• Filing strategy and drafting

  We develop tailored filing strategies and prepare high-quality applications for invention patents, utility models, and design patents—maximizing protection while anticipating future enforcement or licensing scenarios.

• Patent searches and landscape analysis

  We conduct prior art searches, analyze competitive patent landscapes, and map out technical positioning to support R&D decisions, freedom-to-operate assessments, and long-term innovation planning.

Portfolio Management and Commercialization

• Patent licensing, assignment, and pledge transactions

  We assist clients in structuring and negotiating patent transactions—whether for cross-border licensing, monetization, or IP-backed financing.

• Compliance and valuation for innovation projects

  We advise high-tech enterprises and R&D-driven companies on patent compliance, asset valuation, and integration with preferential tax, grant, or subsidy programs.

• Patent due diligence and portfolio review

  We conduct IP due diligence, assess patent portfolios, and identify technical and legal risks in financing, investment, and M&A contexts.

Dispute Prevention and Infringement Response

• Ownership and inventorship disputes

  We represent clients in resolving patent ownership and inventorship attribution disputes, helping to safeguard rights in collaborative R&D and employment contexts.

• Infringement monitoring and strategic response

  We monitor the marketplace for potential patent infringement, provide technical comparison analysis, and design tailored defense or enforcement strategies to protect clients' interests.

Litigation and Enforcement in China

• Invalidation proceedings and defense

  We prepare and submit patent invalidation petitions, and defend challenged patents in proceedings before the China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) or courts.

• Civil and administrative enforcement

  We represent clients in civil patent litigation and administrative enforcement actions in China, including first-instance, appellate, and retrial procedures. We also assist with interim measures such as injunctions and evidence preservation.