At the China International Services Trade Fair held in September 2020, the Capital Intellectual Property Service Association released a directory of Beijing IP firms with strong international IP service abilities, into which AFD China Intellectual Property Law Office was selected.
AFD China has been assisting clients filing patents in 76 countries and regions, and established business contacts with nearly 1,000 law firms in the United States, Germany, Britain, France, Canada, Australia, Japan, Korea, Russia, Singapore, India, Brazil, Africa and other countries and regions, and maintained close cooperation with more than 200 reputable firms in these countries and regions. In addition, the cooperation covers a broad spectrum of areas, including patent, trademark, copyright, unfair competition, customs recordal, infringement litigation and other IP-related legal matters.
Each year, AFD China assists clients draft, prepare and file thousands of patent applications with the China IP Administration and overseas IP Offices; provides legal services for opposition and invalidation proceedings; provides search and analysis opinions; assists client enterprises to plan and establish patent management and protection systems. We also offer consulting services and technical support for the sale and export of patented products; provide information about domestic and overseas intellectual property rules and environment, early warning analysis services, in order to give solid support for our clients to stand in the markets.
In the Patent Cooperation Treaty Yearly Review 2018, the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) ranked for the first time external agencies in term of the number of the filed PCT applications, and AFD China ranked first in the world with 3,256 applications.
Since 2009, we have been constantly recommended by renowned international magazines, such as IAM, MIP, WTR 1000, Legal 500, and Asia IP, as a leading IP service provider, and repeatedly awarded with honorary titles by the local authorities and media.
Along with the honors is responsibility and mission, we will never forget its original intention and continue to improve our services, to contribute to the improvement of the international service capability and quality of China's IP service industry and the realization of China becoming an influential global science and technology innovation center.
