Patent Information Annual Conference 2011 December 4, 2018
KEYNOTE EVENTS Founded on November 27, 1984 and designated by the State Council as the second foreign related IP firm in China Awarded as “National Advanced Patent Agency” by the Chinese Patent Office in 1995 Organizing annual “China IP Protection Training Program” for foreign clients and associates since 1997 December 4, 2018
MAIN SOCIAL TITLES Vice President Unit, All China Patent Agents Association Vice President Unit, China Trademark Association Vice Chief Council Unit, China Intellectual Property Society December 4, 2018
FIRM SIZE 240 Total Staff Members Firm Headquarters in Shanghai 105 Patent Attorneys 15 Trademark Attorneys 25 Attorneys at Law Firm Headquarters in Shanghai Branch offices in Beijing, Hong Kong and Washington, DC December 4, 2018
FIRM STRUCTURE Board of Directors Managing Partner Client Service Department Business Management Dept. Procedural Dept. Accounting Dept. TM Dept. Legal Dept. Search Dept. Domestic Dept. Electronics & Physics Chemistry/Chem Engineering Machinery/Mecha-nical Engineering December 4, 2018
BUSINESS AREA Patent – Drafting and translation, filing and prosecution (inclusive PCT application), re-examination, invalidation, annuity and reminder, search and analysis, etc. Trademark – Filing and prosecution (including Madrid international trademark registrations), review and adjudication, renewal, license recordation, dispute, opposition, cancellation, use advertisement, search, monitoring and analysis, etc. Legal – IP administration or infringement litigation, raid actions, Custom IP protection, IP investigation, negotiation and drafting of contracts and agreements, annual legal council service, etc. Others - Registration of copyright, computer software, integrated circuit design and domain name; IP law and practice training December 4, 2018
SERVICE CHARACTERISTICS Different levels of attorney management -Manager level patent attorney -Senior patent attorney -Patent attorney -Assistant patent attorney Personalized service through special teams -Client manager, Chief patent attorney, Patent attorneys, Annuity manager, Accounting manager E-docketing, e-communication, e-procedural administration, e-debit note Rich experiences in drafting specifications for local clients December 4, 2018
SERVICE CHARACTERISTICS Special quality control for translation and Office Action handling -Translation: one translation, one proofreading, and one final check of the claims -Office Action handling: always argue for the applicants’ interests at the most extent with reasonable costs Seminars for local and international clients Commercial and in-house Databases - Recall and Precision to be secured December 4, 2018
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Best Wishes Client’s satisfaction and long term cooperation with pleasure December 4, 2018
FIRM CHARACTERISTICS Different hobby clubs for employees’ health and interests Training programs and exchange programs for junior and senior attorneys Most of the employees with over five years of IP working experience All attorneys at least bilingual: English, Japanese, Korean or German December 4, 2018