Business Scope:
Patents
· Counseling clients on the patentability of inventions
· Conducting prior art search and providing opinions on freedom of marketing
· Preparing and drafting patent specifications and claims
· Filing and prosecuting patent applications before the Chinese Patent Office
· Providing opinions on the validity of patents
· Preparing and filing request of invalidation to the granted patents
· Defending clients in invalidation procedures
· Providing technical support for licensing and litigation
· Enforcing patent right against infringers
Trademarks
· Advising on whether a trademark can be registered
· Conducting trademark searches
· Preparing, filing and prosecuting trade mark applications
· Preparing and filing trademark review, opposition and cancellation requests
· Defending clients in trademark opposition and cancellation proceedings
· Advising on trademark licensing matters, drafting license agreements and recording agreements
· Advising on validity and infringement of clients' and third party trade marks
· Monitoring trademark publications
Legal Services
· Legal counseling on intellectual property laws, unfair competition law, contract law, advertising law, entertainment law, internet law, labor law, product quality law, licensing and transfer of technology, joint ventures
· Trial and appellate litigation in the areas of IP and related laws
· Dispute resolutions before administrative authorities in the areas of IP and related laws
Designs
· Advising on the patentability of designs
· Conducting searches on registered designs
· Preparing and filing design patent applications
· Providing opinion on the validity of design patents
· Preparing and filing request of invalidation to the granted design patents
· Defending clients in invalidation procedures
· Enforcing design patent right against infringers
Searches
· Conducting patent search
· Conducting trademark search
· Conducting design patent search
Renewals
· Managing the renewals of patents, trademarks and designs
· Issuing reminder letters before due dates
· Proceeding with payments for clients
· Forward official receipts
· Handling record-keeping related matters
Watching
· Monitoring prosecution procedures of a Chinese patent application
· Advising and providing Patent Gazette publication in a particular IPC
· Monitoring development of an invalidation or opposition procedure
· Watching status of a Chinese patent, design or trademark