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Intellectual Property - Asia-Pacific Region

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What the Team is Known For

King & Wood has a deep bench of China‑based intellectual property specialists. The team handles patent and trade mark disputes alongside unfair competition matters and also advises on prosecution, registration and portfolio management. Its lawyers act for high‑profile and multinational clients in sectors such as technology and pharmaceuticals and are regularly instructed in enforcement actions and administrative litigation.

Notable practitioners

Zhu Nongfan and Peter Bullock are the heads of the Beijing and Hong Kong practices respectively.

Work Highlights

  • King & Wood represented Novo Nordisk in administrative litigation to overturn the CNIPA’s invalidation of its diabetes and obesity drug semaglutide compound patent.

Strengths

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