I. Background
With the rapid growth of knowledge-based economy and accelerated development of world economic integration, the amounts of transnational IP applications and disputes have both soared, which lead to a dramatically increasing demand for corresponding IP services. Therefore, with the fast growth of the IP business, some outstanding international IP agencies and law firms have emerged.
Meanwhile, as the Chinese market continues to open up, Chinese enterprises are also accelerating their internationalization. Statistics of recent years show that, both PCT applications and trademark applications filed by Chinese enterprises have increased sharply; the Chinese copyright protection system has been brought further in line with international standards; Chinese enterprises began to be involved in IP wars around the world.
Against such a backdrop, a growing number of international IP service agencies are turning their eyes to China. By virtue of their expertise and experiences in the industry, these agencies constantly seek to expand their business space and scope in the Chinese market.
In order to get a better understanding of the business status of the aforesaid agencies, China IP and China Daily co-launched a “Survey on Global IP Service Agencies with Chinese Business,” which aimed to collect comprehensive first-hand information on details such as the agencies’ strength, scale, personnel structure, featured services, promotion modes and China-related business status, etc.
The survey was carried out for 5 months, from August 1st to December 31st 2012. During the period, over 2000 questionnaires were sent out, covering IP service agencies from 52 countries. More than 502 agencies replied with valid statistics. Meanwhile, we also received 121 recommendation forms filled by industry insiders from in-house IP departments, scientific institutes, the Chinese judicial system and various IP related organizations.
These recommendations ensured the authority and objectiveness of the final result. The final recommendation list was delivered in the 3rd China IP Annual Forum through multiple media channels and had received warm responses from Chinese readers.
However, limited by time, territory, trade secrets and other factors, the recommendation list may have some drawbacks. We sincerely ask for understandings and forgiveness from readers and relevant units, and promise to do our best on future projects with our experiences gained from this survey.
II. IP service agencies recommendation
The “Recommendation of Global IP Service Agencies with Chinese Business” takes into consideration of the following aspects of the agencies: number and size of their Chinese offices, number of Chinese employees in the home offices, number of non-Chinese employees with Chinese language abilities, employees based in China, patent and trademark applications as well as litigations in mainland China, average business volumes of the last 5 years, recommendations and so on.
Since the survey data involves trade secrets of the enterprises, to fulfill the obligation of confidentiality, China IP will not reveal the statistics of any agency but only provide recommendations instead.
Disclaimer: 1. This list of recommendations serves only for reference; China IP reserves the right of final explanation.
2. If any errors are found, please contact the research team of China IP.
(Email: [email protected]) 3. Recommended agencies are categorized by country and listed in no particular order; agencies that have Chinese names enjoy priority recommendation.
北美洲 North America
美國 U.S.A
貝克?麥堅時國際律師事務所(BAKER & McKENZIE)
必百瑞律師事務所 (PILLSBURY WINTHROP SHAW PITTMAN LLP)
長盛律師事務所(TROUTMAN & SANDERS LLP)
飛翰律師事務所(Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett &Dunner, LLP)
飛澤知識產權律師事務所(Fitzpatrick, Cella, Harper & Scinto)
佳利律師事務所(CLEARY GOTTLIEB STEEN & HAMILTON LLP)
凱赫律師事務所(KELLER & HECKMAN LLP)
蘭登知識產權公司(London IP)
美富律師事務所(MORRISON & FOERSTER LLP)
尼克森?皮博蒂律師事務所(NIXON PEABODY LLP)
偉凱律師事務所(WHITE & CASE LLP)
加拿大 Canada
布雷克?卡索斯?格萊登律師事務所
(BLAKE,CASSELS &GRAYDON LLP)
Bereskin & Parr LLP
Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP
Fraser Milner Casgrain LLP
Gowling Lafleur Henderson LLP
Oyen Wiggs Green & Mutala LLP
Smart & Biggar/Fetherstonhaugh
UBM TechInsights
歐洲 Europe
英國 UK
安理國際律師事務(ALLEN & OVERY LLP)
安永實律師事務所(EVERSHEDS LLP)
高偉紳律師事務所(Clifford Chance LLP)
路偉律師事務所(Hogan Lovells LLP)
羅思(Rouse)
睿閣律師事務所(WRAGGE & CO LLP)
柏林專利律師事務所(Gulde Hengelhaupt Ziebig &Schneider)
博默特律師事務所(Boehmert & Boehmert)
德國華孫專利律師和律師事務所（HUASUN Patent- und Rechtsanwalte)
德國舒爾茨-諾阿克-貝爾文克爾律師事務所(SCHULZ NOACK BARWINKEL)
德國泰樂信律師事務所(Taylor Wessing)
格拉夫?馮?威斯特華倫律師事務所(Graf von Westphalen)
佩爾策蘇倫律師事務所(Peltzer Suhren)
夏特知識產權事務所(Schatt IP)
CMS德和信律師事務所(CMS HASCHE SIGLE)
2K知識產權事務所(2K Patent)
Bittner & Partner
Grünecker
Winter,Brandl ET AL
瑞士 Switzerland
瑞士博朗律師事務所（BONNARD & LAWSON）
文斐律師事務所（WENFEI ATTORNEY AT LAW LTD）
Schellenberg Wittmer Zurich
瑞典 Sweden
瑞典曼斯律師事務所(MANNHEIMER SWARTLING ADVOKATBYRA AB)
Awapatent AB
Groth & Co.
法國 France
百能律師事務所(BIGNON LEBRAY & AVOCATS)
德尚律師事務所(DS Avocats)
勵法律師事務所(LEFEVRE PELLETIER & ASSOCIES, AVOCATS)
韋通律師事務所(Vidon & Partners)
意大利 Italy
凱明迪律師事務所(CHIOMENTI STUDIO LEGALE)
MODIANO & PARTNERS
Notarbartolo & Gervasi
Rapisardi Intellectual Property
Studio Torta S.R.L
西班牙 Spain
嘉里蓋思律師事務所（GARRIGUES)
ELZABURU
俄羅斯 Russia
Gorodisskg & Partners
INEUREKA
INTELS Agency of Intellectual Property
Korelskiy, Ischuk, Astafiev
