China Patent Agent (HK), founded in 1984 and headquartered in Hong Kong, operates jointly with a global network of offices to offer full-range IP services to its clients. It is recommended for application drafting, litigation, licensing, and counselling across various areas, such as patents, trade marks, copyright, and domain names in China.
Notable patent practitioners: Yuhe Wu, Yanfeng Xiong, Peng Liu, and Zhigang Sun.
Notable soft IP practitioner: Gang Hu.
2025
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Case studies show the firm, representing patentee KPN, successfully defended a standard-essential patent through multiple invalidation challenges and subsequent administrative litigation, ultimately persuading the Intellectual Property Court of the Supreme People's Court to uphold the patent's validity. Clients include Alfdex and Nihon Nohyaku.
Case studies show the firm successfully represented the client in an administrative lawsuit before the Beijing Intellectual Property Court, persuading the court to overturn the CNIPA's rejection and rule that the applied-for mark is registrable, as its distinctiveness should be assessed based on the overall impression of the mark rather than a mechanical dissection of its components.