Jie Hua Law Firm, a registered trademark agency approved by the China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA), is renowned for its expertise and excellent reputation in IP administrative litigation and dispute resolution. Our IP practice encompasses comprehensive legal services across all forms of intellectual property rights, including patents, trademarks, copyrights, integrated circuit layout designs, plant variety protection, trade secrets, and unfair competition matters, covering both contentious and non-contentious matters (IP creation, utilization, management, and protection).
Core Business
Patent
- Patent drafting and prosecution (domestic and international) for inventions, utility models, and designs
- Patent searches and analysis
- Patent validity and stability assessment
- Strategic patent portfolio management
- Legal consultation and drafting of legal documents related to patent assignments, collaborations, development, licensing, and other contractual matters
- Patent reexamination and invalidation proceedings
- Patent enforcement consulting and infringement litigation
- IP management system certification
Trademark
- Strategic trademark portfolio management
- Design of corporate IP protection framework
- Trademark assignments, licensing, modifications, and renewals
- Trademark monitoring and maintenance
- Registration of standard trademarks, 3D marks, collective marks, and certification marks (geographical indications)
- Trademark administrative proceedings and litigation
- Administrative and judicial trademark enforcement
- International trademark matters including licensing, customs recordal, and cross-border infringement
- Legal opinions on trademark-related commercial transactions, including licensing and franchising
Copyright
- Copyright registration (including computer software copyright)
- Copyright dispute resolution, including computer software copyright disputes
- Online transmission rights disputes
- Software development, cooperation, licensing, and transfer agreements
- Copyright contract drafting and legal consultation
- Copyright infringement litigation and administrative enforcement
Trade Secret
- Trade secret scope definition and protection strategy development
- Development and implementation of a confidentiality management system, guidance on establishing data breach response mechanisms, and training to enhance employee confidentiality awareness
- Legal services for resolution of non-litigation trade secret issues
- Guidance on developing infringement prevention mechanisms
- Representation in mediation and litigation involving trade secret infringement disputes
- Representation in criminal litigation involving trade secrets
Anti-unfair Competition
- Compliance review and strategy development for unfair competition
- Representation in unfair competition complaints and investigations
- Evidence collection and legal analysis for unfair competition
- Consultation on anti-unfair competition disputes
- Representation in administrative review and litigation of anti-unfair competition cases
- Representation in civil litigation of anti-unfair competition cases
- Educational and training programs on anti-unfair competition
