AFD China Intellectual Property Law Office

AFD China Intellectual Property Law Office offers a comprehensive range of intellectual property services in China to individuals and to corporate clients all over the world, which includes but is not limited to patents, trademarks, copyrights, domain names, new plant varieties, trade secrets, anti-unfair competitions, and other IP-related legal matters.

The firm covers a board spectrum of technical areas, and has a lot of experience dealing with cutting-edge technologies such as big data and block-chain, the Internet of Things, machine learning, artificial intelligence, telecommunications, and many others. It also serves big clients in the industry of fast consumption products, life sciences, mechanics and energies.

AFD has been actively involved in domestic and foreign-related matters and instituted a robust and effective governance framework that ensures transparency in organisational functioning, delegation of authorization and quality assurance. Policies and standards are strictly implemented for quality, efficiency and punctuality of our service.

The firm has over 150 IP practitioners and over 50 supporting staff, including a team of patent litigation attorneys and lawyers within the litigation arm BHTD Law. The professional team consists of senior R&D people, former examiners, former in-house counsels, PhDs, and foreign-country returnees. Its counsel team includes former heads and senior examiners, law experts, technology experts, and mediation professionals.

The firm also has a good track record of client satisfaction. Some comments collected from its clients are “the team’s working philosophy is praiseworthy; it really operates in the best spirit of the law, rather than advising clients to sidestep regulations based on technicalities.” “delivering a premium service promptly and for a reasonable cost, the firm’s strong suit lies in its creativity.” and “shrewd arguments in administrative contentious proceedings give the firm an edge.”

AFD China is a standing director firm of the Beijing Patent Attorneys Association and a director firm of the Capital Intellectual Property Service Association. It has been accredited an AAAAA-level (top tier) patent firm by the Beijing Patent Attorneys Association, and a four-star intellectual property service agency (the highest level that can be achieved in the first year of participation) by the Capital Intellectual Property Services Association. Its good performance helped it win the title of ‘Outstanding Patent Agency’ several times and assisted its clients win many prizes at the China Patent Awards. One of its patent litigation cases was selected as exemplary case by Beijing Higher People’s Court. On trademark practice, it is a Council Member firm of the China Trademark Association and assists clients.