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NTD Intellectual Property Attorneys

Greater China Region Guide 2025

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NTD Intellectual Property Attorneys

NTD Intellectual Property Attorneys

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+86 10 6621 1836

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Provided by NTD Intellectual Property Attorneys
Greater China Region


Firm Details

NTD has 500+ Professionals and support staff, in which

200+ Patent Attorneys

60+ Trademark Attorneys

90+ Lawyers

3 offices in China - Beijing, Shanghai and Hong Kong

3 liaison offices: Silicon Valley, Tokyo, Munich

NTD Intellectual Property Attorneys handles:

Patent: 10,000+ new filings and 14,000+ OAs per year

Trademark: 22,000+ per year (opposition, invalidation and review cases 5000+)

Investigation and AMR actions: 200+ per year

IP Lawsuits: 400+ per year


Recent Awards/Recognition

1.2024 IAM Patent 1000: [Gold -Firms: prosecution] & [Silver -Firms: litigation]

2.2024 WTR 1000 Recommended Firm: [Trademark Prosecution and Strategy-Gold] & [Trademark Enforcement and Litigation-Silver]

3.WIPR Insights Trademarks Rankings 2024: [China Non-Contentious: Highly Recommended] & [ Contentious: Highly Recommended]

4.Asia IP 2024 Patent:

Prosecution Firm of the Year

Licensing & Franchising Firm of the Year

Technology, Media & Telecoms Firm of the Year

5.Managing IP Awards 2024 Asia-Pacific

Trademark prosecution - domestic firms

Patent prosecution - domestic firms

Patent disputes - domestic firms

6.Chambers and Partners 2024 Greater China Region 2024: [IP: Non-litigation] & [IP: Litigation]

7.2024 "MOZLEN 500" Global Ranking of Chinese Foreign-Related Trademark Agencies: TOP 10, "Diamond AAA+++" Level (Highest Level)

8.Selected in the "Top 40 Foreign-Related Trademark Agency Service Capacity List" by the China Trademark Association in 2024

9.Selected in the "Top 600 Trademark Agencies in China" list by the China Trademark Association in 2024

10.2023 Excellent Trademark Agency by China Trademark Association


Main Areas of Practice

•Patent

Patent due diligence

Application, reexamination and invalidation of patent (invention, utility model and design)

Patent map

Patent administrative litigation

Investigation, evidence collection, application for administrative mediation and litigation of patent infringement disputes

Patent licensing and transfer

Patent search and long-term market monitor


• Trademark

Trademark due diligence

Trademark registration and review, opposition, invalidation, cancellation

Trademark administrative litigation

Investigation, evidence collection, application for administrative actions, initiating civil lawsuit

Trademark licensing and transfer

Trademark search and long-term market monitor


• Copyright

Copyright registration

Advising on copyright transactions

Investigation and evidence collection

Administrative action and civil litigation related to copyright infringement


• Unfair Competition

Trade secrets: drafting and review of non-disclosure and non-compete agreements, evidence collection, administrative raid actions, criminal actions and civil lawsuits for trade secret infringement cases

Anti-monopoly: advising on compliance, assisting clients in anti-monopoly investigations, filing monopoly complaints

Other unfair competition: dealing with legal services against unfair competition involving counterfeit products, trade secrets, enterprise names and trade names


• Data Security and Information Protection

Advising on compliance

Assisting to establish data security and information protection system

Advising on cross-border transfer of data


• Domain Names

Registrations of domain names

Resolution of domain name disputes (filing UDRP complaints or civil lawsuits)


• Overall Intellectual Property Protection Strategy

Advising on intellectual property protection strategy

Devising of intellectual property management system

Assessment and trades of intellectual property


• Other Legal Services

Legal counseling

Drafting and review of contracts

Resolution of contractual disputes

Contractual arbitration litigation

Customs protection of intellectual property rights


Ranked Offices

Provided by NTD Intellectual Property Attorneys

China - Head office

NTD Intellectual Property Attorneys rankings

Greater China Region Guide 2025
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China
Intellectual Property: Litigation (PRC Firms)
1 Department
3 Ranked Lawyers
Department
Intellectual Property: Litigation (PRC Firms)
4
Intellectual Property: Litigation (PRC Firms)
4
Band 4
Lawyers
Christopher Shaowei
E
Christopher Shaowei
E
Eminent Practitioners
Nathan Yang
5
Nathan Yang
5
Band 5
Christopher (Chunxiang) Shen
6
Christopher (Chunxiang) Shen
6
Band 6
Intellectual Property: Non-litigation (PRC Firms)
1 Department
Department
Intellectual Property: Non-litigation (PRC Firms)
2
Intellectual Property: Non-litigation (PRC Firms)
2
Band 2