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Partner: CHEN Wenping
Co-head of Patent: Tai Hong (Tina)
Partner: LI Yong
Quick facts
Total Number of IP Practitioners

250+

Languages Spoken at the Firm

Chinese, English, Japanese, etc.

Network Memberships

INTA

Number of Partners

80+

Firm - Year of Establishment

1993

Key practice areas
Intellectual property
Trade mark
Patent
IP transactions – domestic firms
Labor and employment
Insolvency - International firms
Dispute resolution
International arbitration
Government and regulatory
International arbitration - International firms
Insolvency
Firm overview

King & Wood is an international law firm headquartered in Asia. We are underpinned by world class capability as we draw from our Eastern and Western perspectives to deliver incisive counsel. We are driven to understand our clients’ needs, solve their problems and unearth the right opportunities as they look to unleash the fullest potential of the Asian Century.

King & Wood exist to facilitate business for our clients. We are driven to understand your needs, solve your problems and unearth the right opportunities for you. Whether you are expanding globally or strengthening locally, our service is dynamic, insightful, and tailored for you.

We assist clients with their most significant intellectual property challenges

With rapid economic and scientific development, China's business climate is undergoing changes and transformation. Protecting inventions and innovation is the key for many companies and  entrepreneurs in emerging industries to gain a foothold in the Chinese market. King & Wood offers effective strategic business solutions and fights for the best interests of clients. More clients are expecting our attorneys to help with their significant challenges across patent, trademark, and other routine IP matters as well as IP litigation.

At King & Wood , we base our practice on our understanding of the value of clients' intellectual property.

Advising the biggest brands on IP law

Major brand owners and corporate giants make up a loyal group of clients that we advise across contentious and non-contentious IP. By working with some of the biggest and most ambitious brands, we understand that what clients want is sound professional judgment and business solutions matching their business strategies, not just a legal solution. We are improving our strengths as we seek solutions to the most complex problems facing clients.

Practice Areas & Sector Specialisations

Key practice areas: 

Copyright, Copyright & related rights, Intellectual property, Designs, Intellectual property (contentious), Intellectual property (prosecution), ITC litigation, IP transactions, Life sciences IP, Patent, Patent (contentious), PTAB litigation, Patent (prosecution), Trade mark, Trade mark (prosecution), Trade mark (contentious)

Key Sector Expertise:

Aerospace, Advertising, Aerospace, Agriculture, Artificial intelligence, Arts, Automotive, Biotechnology, Chemical, Computer technology & services, Construction & materials, E-commerce, Electrical, Electronics, Fashion & luxury goods, Film, Financial services, Food & beverage, Furniture, Gaming, Hospitality & leisure, ICT & software, Industrials, Instruments, Internet, Life sciences, Logistics, Manufacturing, Mechanical, Media, Medical device, Music, Nanotechnology, Not-for-profit, Oil & gas, Optics & photonics, Pharmaceutical, Professional services, Publishing, Real estate, Renewable energy, Retail, Robotics, Semiconductors, Sports, Technology hardware, Telecommunication, Transport, Universities & research, Utilities

Address:
18th Floor, East Tower, World Financial Center 1 Dongsanhuan Zhonglu
Chaoyang District Beijing, 100020
Tel:+861058785588 Fax:+86 10 5878 5566 Web Address:https://www.kingandwood.com/
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Overview

King & Wood is a full-service international law firm with one of the largest IP practices in China. The firm provides clients with seamless IP services spanning from judicial review of administrative decisions to civil litigation over patents, trademarks, copyrights (including computer software), domain names, and unfair competition (including trade secrets). 

Notable patent practitioners: Maohua Wang, Tina Tai, and Jin Mao. 

Notable soft IP practitioner: Xiaoli Yang. 

 
 
Linked Reviews
Patent

Case studies show the firm handles ASML’s patent filing, prosecution, and strategic IP matters in China for semiconductor and lithography technologies and has become the client’s most trusted patent counsel in China. Clients include Apple, Nokia and Qualcomm. 

Trade mark

Case studies show the firm represented Ping An in filing for retrial with the Supreme People’s Court and successfully persuaded the Supreme People’s Court to overturn multiple prior adverse judgements, thereby securing the client’s right to register and use its core “Ping An Good Doctor” trademark. Clients include Bottega Veneta and Christian Dior. 

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