Expertise

Intellectual Property

Basic Overview

Zhonglun W&D Law Firm boasts extensive experience and profound expertise in the intellectual property sector. We have built an impressive track record of successful litigation proceedings before the Supreme People’s Court and people’s courts at all levels across China. Well-versed in the protection of technological achievements, brand assets and creative works, our lawyers have represented clients in a host of influential landmark IP cases both domestically and globally, garnering widespread acclaim.

Our IP team brings together over 40 outstanding professionals, covering practicing lawyers, legal consultants, patent attorneys and trademark agents. Most team members hold master’s or doctoral degrees in law, and are equipped with solid science and engineering academic backgrounds. Centered on our branch offices in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Hangzhou, Tianjin and Shenyang, we deliver comprehensive IP legal services to clients at home and abroad, including IP portfolio planning, IP management, IP authorization and confirmation, IP enforcement litigation, and customs protection of IP rights.

In every entrusted matter, our IP team maintains thorough and efficient communication with clients. We accurately identify and fully align with clients’ core demands, so as to deliver practical, customized and highly professional legal services. 


Service Advantages

  • Extensive Practical Experience

Our IP team has has served hundreds of enterprises with comprehensive legal services covering IP training, IP management and IP protection. We have handled over 3,000 cases involving IP authorization, confirmation, and infringement disputes before the China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) and people’s courts of all levels nationwide, which enable us to provide clients with incisive legal analysis, rigorous legal argumentation, and reliable case prediction for their IP projects.

  • Profound Legal Expertise

Our IP team comprises a cohort of highly reputable and seasoned lawyers with in-depth insights into and proficient mastery of the intellectual property legal system. We adeptly apply relevant laws, regulations and judicial policies to resolve complex and intricate IP-related matters for clients in an efficient manner.

In addition, our lawyers hold positions in prominent academic and industry institutions, including the China Intellectual Property Society, the China Law Association on Science and Technology, the Beijing Intellectual Property Law Research Association, and the Beijing Trademark Association, actively contributing to the development and refinement of China’s IP legal framework. Our lawyers are also regularly engaged as expert commentators by renowned media outlets such as China Intellectual Property News, Beijing Television and Beijing Communication Radio/Beijing Radio & Television Station, offering professional insights into trending IP-related legal issues.

  • Robust Legal Resources

Zhonglun W&D Law Firm has built long-standing and stable communication ties with the China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) as well as people’s courts at all levels nationwide. Backed by this solid institutional network, we are fully capable of effectively protecting our clients’ legitimate rights and interests, and facilitating the fair, impartial and efficient settlement of all kinds of intellectual property-related disputes.

Services

  • Legal Services for Patents

    Our IP practice covers comprehensive patent services, including conducting investigation and evidence collection, filing administrative complaints and initiating judicial litigation for patent enforcement; resolving disputes over patent ownership and patent infringement; formulating, guiding and implementing customized patent protection strategies; conducting due diligence for patent commercial transactions; handling patent application, and requests for reexamination and invalidation; managing patent licensing and assignment matters; securing patent customs protection; performing FTO analysis for patented technologies; and conducting SEP licensing negotiations and resolving relevant disputes.

  • Legal Services for Trademarks

    Our IP practice also provides comprehensive trademark services, including conducting investigation and evidence collection, filing administrative complaints and initiating judicial litigation for trademark enforcement; resolving disputes over trademark ownership and trademark infringement; formulating, guiding and implementing tailored trademark protection strategies; conducting due diligence for trademark commercial transactions; handling trademark registration, and requests for reexamination, opposition, cancellation and invalidation; managing trademark licensing and assignment matters; securing trademark customs protection; and handling the recognition and protection of well-known trademarks in China.

  • Legal Services for Copyrights

    Our IP practice offers end-to-end copyright services, including conducting investigation and evidence collection, filing administrative complaints and initiating judicial litigation for copyright enforcement; resolving disputes over copyright ownership and copyright infringement; formulating, guiding and implementing targeted copyright protection strategies; arranging copyright registration; facilitating copyright licensing and assignment; carrying out online monitoring for copyright protection; and performing due diligence in copyright-related commercial transactions.

  • Legal Services for Competition and Anti-Monopoly

    Our IP practice also delivers professional services covering protection and enforcement of enterprise names, trade names, domain names, product packaging and trade status; designing and assisting clients in implementing trade secret protection systems; conducting investigation and evidence collection, filing criminal complaints and initiating judicial litigation for trade secret enforcement; resolving disputes over trade secret infringement, false publicity and commercial defamation; handling complaints and judicial proceedings against online illegal businesses; and conducting anti-monopoly investigations and resolving relevant disputes concerning abuse of dominant market position in IP-related operations.

Service Performance

  • Providing legal services to the Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, for its intellectual property project
  • Providing legal services to the School of Artificial Intelligence, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, for its intellectual property training project
  • Representing Shanghai Dash Electrical Appliances Co., Ltd. in a case regarding dispute over patent infringement
  • Providing legal services to Autohome Inc. for its intellectual property project
  • Representing Future TV Co., Ltd. in a case regarding dispute over copyright ownership and infringement
  • Providing legal services to China South Industries Group Corporation for its intellectual property project
  • Providing legal services to Twelve Girls Band for its intellectual property project
  • Providing legal services to Tangshan Jiaheng Industry Co., Ltd. for the patent invalidation declaration
  • Providing specialized legal services to Fancy Town Culture Development Partnership Limited for the trademark cancellation answer
  • Providing legal services to The Beijing News for the trademark registration application
  • Representing China Mobile Communications Group Co., Ltd. in a case regarding dispute over copyright ownership and infringement
  • Representing Tianjin Tianzuo Huawen Cultural Communication Co., Ltd. in a case regarding dispute over copyright ownership and infringement
  • Providing legal services to Jiangsu Chang’ao Sports Co., Ltd. for the review of refused trademark
  • Representing Chongqing Beituo Mengqi Education Co., Ltd. in a case regarding dispute over trademark right ownership and infringement
  • Providing legal services to Beijing Daoheng Xingye Technology Co., Ltd. for its trademark opposition project 1