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Bronze - Firms: prosecution
The modest yet mighty An, Tian, Zhang & Partners is “a strong patent boutique with a great track record”. “Several aspects stood out, contributing to a seamless and successful experience: they provide great initial consultation and strategy development; their communication and responsiveness; and their ongoing support and advisory.” The multi-talented set can directly represent a patentee in any subsequent invalidation or litigation proceedings, while their experience in invalidation and litigation proceedings is helpful in giving insightful advice on the drafting and prosecution of a patent application for effective protection. Leading the charge is polished litigator David Tian, who receives glowing praise from patrons: “David is a superb lawyer who quickly gets up to speed on the problem to provide a solution tailored to the business of the client.” Next to him is Ruifeng Li, whose proficiency in Chinese IP law likewise earns warm plaudits: “He is always quick to understand the technology involved and break down the issues. I have also sat next to him in different tribunals in the PRC People's Court and have been impressed by his advocacy.”
AN, TIAN, ZHANG & PARTNERS is a leading one-stop IP firm in China, which is mainly oriented to overseas clients. The firm has a strong IP team that works in a closely connected and task-oriented manner to manage large trademark, patent and copyright portfolios for clients in various fields. The team's unique standard training system and supervision structure enable it to focus on detailed work. The firm has established its specialisation in the fields of patent, trademark, copyright, domain name, trade secret and unfair competition. The firm handles all legal matters associated with IP rights and provides a full-range of services from registration, administrative enforcement to litigation and representing our clients before the China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) and the State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) as well as in all levels of People's Courts in China. Further, the firm's close and smart structure enables it to assist clients with IP issues in an economical but exceptional way. In particular, the firm has sound experience enforcing patent rights relating to agriculture, automobile and lubricant products. The firm is also successful at conducting patent analysis to help clients to control the risks of their business investments.
Trademarks
Trademark prosecution has been the firm's principal focus for more than 20 years-ever since its establishment. The team has grown gradually and is experienced in managing complicated portfolios. With extensive knowledge about trademark regulation and practice, the firm has helped clients to win favorable results in numerous opposition and invalidation cases.
An, Tian, Zhang & Partners was traditionally a trademark firm, undertaking trademark prosecution and litigation with a high success rate. Now, its patent team is also flourishing and is adept in patent prosecution, invalidation, research and litigation.
Patents
The patent team has grown rapidly in recent years and is experienced in handling patent litigation, prosecution and research in various fields. With its precise work and flexible response, the firm has attracted an increasing number of Japanese clients in need of patent prosecution and analysis in the machinery, pharmaceutical and automobile industries. The firm's investigation team provides fantastic support for evidence collection, which is valuable in patent disputes and litigation. The firm has established a strong team during patent translation and helps international clients to develop their translations for future litigation. The team also conducts patent analysis, such as freedom to operate. The team handles numerous regular searches, freedom to operate searches and invalidation research on patents for the clients every year. In most of the cases handled, the firm was involved in the validity challenges on the relevant patents, in parallel with the patent infringement suits. In addition, the team is also experienced in trade secret-related anti-unfair competition cases.
Litigation
Litigation is another key practice of the firm. The firm's litigators are experienced in trademark, patent, copyright, unfair competition and administrative cases before the different courts across China. The firm's close organisation enables its litigators to obtain the most up-to-date knowledge and provides an effective but economical litigation strategy for clients.
Enforcement and evidence collection
The firm has a trained team that deals with enforcement and evidence collection issues. It has experience operating across China and its members are knowledgeable in many industry areas. The team – under the supervision of litigators – conducts evidence collection, which is particularly important for patent infringement litigation. The team is also experienced at combating trademark and patent infringement in professional exhibitions.
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