Intellectual property (IP) is one of the most important assets for many businesses. As a client of CMS you have access to dedicated IP lawyers to help you to secure and protect these assets. Our IP legal experts in China, who make up our Intellectual Property Group, have among the longest tenures in the industry.
Clients regularly cite the combination of our deep local expertise and ability to collaborate across borders as the most significant reasons they turn to us for their most important IP issues.
Full Range of Intellectual Property Experience
Clients of our Intellectual Property Group in China have access to deep sector-specific expertise on:
- Brands, trademarks and passing-off
- Anti-counterfeiting and anti-piracy
- Customs proceedings and parallel import
- Confidential information and commercial secrets
- Domain names and internet-related IP issues
- IP due diligence
- IP and anti-trust
- Protection of IP rights through administrative, civil and criminal law enforcement (in cooperation with local counsels where appropriate)
- Commercial agreements for the protection, management and exploitation of IP rights including strategic alliances, technology transfer and licensing, franchising and merchandising
Deep Industry Knowledge
Our Intellectual Property Group experts in China have an in-depth knowledge of your industry earned through years of experience.
Clients of our Intellectual Property Group in China include:
- Consumer goods and retail
- Fashion and luxury products
- Lifesciences, pharmaceuticals, biotechnology and medical devices
- Food, tobacco and beverage
- Media and broadcasting
- Internet, new media and computer games
- Sport, advertising and entertainment
- Banking and financial services
- Engineering, mechanics and technology
- Automotive
- Manufacturing
- Chemical