Contact:
Michael W. Vella,
Nigel Stamp or
Gordon Milner
While the firm’s China practice includes all aspects of representation in the areas of international securities offerings,
investment financing and dispute resolution, it is particularly well recognized for its expertise in the area of intellectual
property rights protection and enforcement.
An overview of the matters handled by the firm’s China practice lawyers in this area includes the following:
- Assistance with trademark, copyright and patent registration in the PRC
- Intellectual property licensing including licensing structure, negotiation and documentation
- Coordination of global intellectual property strategies
- Development of anti-counterfeit protection strategies
- Implementation of intellectual property enforcement actions, including:
- Arranging for investigations
- Coordinating with governmental enforcement agencies
- Supervising enforcement raids and counterfeit product seizures
- Monitoring resolution of administrative enforcement actions
- Ensuring destruction of counterfeit goods
- Development of legal strategies for, and ongoing supervision of, intellectual property litigation in the PRC
Registration & Protection
Our China attorneys are well-versed in the registration and approval requirements applicable to the protection of copyrights,
trademarks and patents in China and have advised clients on these matters in the context of software, internet and other technology-based,
manufacturing, import/export and service industry sectors. They consistently provide our clients with exceptional depth of
service in the area of intellectual property rights registration and licensing and, as a result, they counsel business clients
on numerous issues relating to trademark, copyright and patent registration, intellectual property licensing and assignments.
We advise business clients who seek to proactively protect their copyrights, trademarks, patents and trade secrets from infringement
and misappropriation in China, often providing advice on the development of overall intellectual property protection strategies
on a broader, more global basis. Enforcement
Our attorneys have the practical expertise and hands-on experience to initiate relevant enforcement actions with local customs
bureaus and, if necessary, work with local law firms to petition the appropriate PRC court to further protect our clients’
intellectual property interests. The firm’s Beijing lawyers have significant experience in working effectively with China’s
government authorities to enforce the intellectual property rights of our clients in situations where infringement or misappropriation
has occurred and counterfeit goods have been manufactured, sold or exported. In circumstances where clients suspect that counterfeit
products have been, or are being, sold in China and/or exported to the United States, the firm’s lawyers are well-positioned
to invoke the governmental cooperation needed to actively counter such unauthorized activities through the use of investigatory
proceedings, enforcement raids, and policing activities as well as by means imposing fines and, to the extent necessary, seizing,
detaining and confiscating counterfeit goods.
In the event that a client’s legal needs relate to litigating intellectual property issues in the PRC, our lawyers’ extensive
legal knowledge, combined with their sensitivity to practical business concerns, enable us to assist the client in resolving
such litigated issues in an effective and efficient manner.
