- Overview
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Globe-Law is one of the earliest law firms to develop intellectual property practice in China. After more than 20 years of development, the intellectual property practice has now developed into one of Globe-Law’s most influential practices.A number of intellectual property cases handled by our lawyers have been selected as “Top Ten Cases by the Supreme People’s Court”, “50 Classic Cases of Intellectual Property in China by the Supreme People’s Court”, "Top Ten Cases of Judicial Protection of Trademark Rights Granting and Confirmation by Beijing Courts” and “Top Ten Typical Cases by Guangzhou Intellectual Property Court” for many times.Since 2009, Globe-Law has continuously published the China Intellectual Property Index Report of Cities, which is a guide to comprehensively analyze various indices and data on intellectual property rights in China and reveal the relationship between the development of intellectual property rights and the economic growth mode and competitiveness level. The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) has listed the above report as an important intellectual property document in China, and a brief introduction of the report has been published in Chinese and English on the official website of WIPO. In addition, Globe-Law has also participated in dozens of major national research projects, demonstrating a profound theoretical foundation of our expertise.In terms of innovative intellectual property services, while offering services across all aspects in this field, Globe-Law has developed unique intellectual property service items, including “Intellectual Property Trusteeship” and “Intellectual Property Health Check” by combining profound theoretical foundation and rich practical expertise. Thus, Globe-Law is well equipped to provide clients with professional and accurate intellectual property legal services.Globe-Law has refined the classification of intellectual property business and established precise business departments: Patent Department, Trademark Department, Copyright Department, Trademark Litigation Department, Patent Litigation Department, Technology Transfer Department, and Project Research Department. Each department specializes in its own field, working independently yet in close cooperation. We strive to identify the true needs of clients, protect and enhance clients’ intellectual property portfolios, apply deep understanding and practical expertise on subjects to our intellectual property services, and seek the best legal solutions that fit the business strategies of clients for complex issues with excellent professional judgment.
- Services
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Our intellectual property services include but are not limited to:
- Intellectual property management
- Commercialization of intellectual property
- Research on intellectual property
- Intellectual property trusteeship
- Intellectual property health check
- Protection of intellectual property during exhibitions
- Safeguard of intellectual property rights
- Corporate intellectual property legal counsel
- Training in corporate intellectual property rights
In a rapidly changing business environment, lawyers need to understand and master the whole process of licensing, technology transfer and risk management of intellectual property. Globe-Law lawyers have rich experience in licensing agreements, transfer and risk management of intellectual property, and can draft reasonable and effective plans for clients to maximize the protection of their intellectual property rights and interests, realize the maximum value of their intellectual property, and effectively prevent and control risk.
- Assisting the parties in technology transactions in screening and recommending transaction objects and projects, providing necessary information analysis and integrity investigation
- Arranging technical demonstration and project feasibility demonstration
- Guiding and assisting technology holders in effective business planning for their project
- Assisting in the evaluation and pricing of technology to be traded
- Assisting in finalizing the form of the deal based on negotiation
- Assisting in drafting and signing of technology transaction contracts
- Assisting and supervising the performance of technical contracts between the Parties
- Assisting in resolving disputes in the performance of contracts
- Patent agency, including application, review, invalidation, public opinions, transfer, licences and pledges
- Patent reexamination, patent invalidation and related administrative litigation
- Litigation and administrative enforcement of patent infringement
- Patent ownership disputes and technical contract disputes
- Protection of technical secrets
Lawyers of Globe-Law provide clients with domestic and foreign trademark litigation and non-litigation legal services in the field of trademark. The working languages include Chinese, English, German, Japanese and Korean, and we provide service worldwide. While doing a good job in traditional trademark agency business, Globe-Law actively explores new services in the field of intellectual property and takes the lead in proposing “Intellectual Property Trusteeship” service. Its highly specialized trademark team is composed of many excellent young lawyers, who are good at dealing with major complicated cases and help clients realize the brand value of trademarks. Many trademark cases handled by this team have been selected as typical cases and guiding cases by the Supreme People’s Court.
- Trademark agency (inquiry, application, change, transfer, license, renewal, monitoring, cancellation, opposition, review, invalidation, etc.)
- Administrative litigation for trademark rights granting and confirmation
- Civil litigation and arbitration concerning trademark infringement, contract, and ownership
- Dispute resolution of rights conflict involving intellectual property rights such as trademarks, copyrights, trade names, domain names, and designs
- Trademark infringement, use survey and evidence preservation
- Administrative protection, criminal reporting and customs protection
- Well-Known trademark recognition and protection
- Enterprise trademark legal counsel
- Trademark management: trademark sorting and protection strategy, and daily monitoring, management and maintenance of right holder’s trademark
- Civil litigation and arbitration involving unfair competition and trade secret
- Transnational litigation of trademark and unfair competition
- Expert testimony in complicated cases
With the rapid development of cultural and creative industries, Globe-Law copyright practice is rapidly emerging based on its profound accumulation and courageous spirit of exploration in the field of copyright and other legal services.. Globe-Law lawyers are committed to providing clients (companies and celebrities) with copyright production, planning, management, trade, rights protection, and value-added services; facilitating authorized cooperation between copyright companies and websites; and acting for copyright and copyright-related litigation cases (including entity and network). In addition, we have years of legal work experience in cultural and creative industries and serve as legal counsels for many large enterprises and famous stars. Many cases we acted have played a clear guidance to the industry.
- Copyright agency, including registration, transfer, licence, import and export, customs registration and domain-name registration
- Due diligence on copyright rights document
- Pledge of copyright rights
- Copyright financing
- Copyright protection
- Investigation of and administrative penalty for copyright infringement
- Maintenance of celebrity name, portrait and other rights of personality
- Legal affairs of performance management
- Appreciation of cultural and creative industries
- Dispute resolution of complicated copyright issues (litigation, arbitration, administrative complaints and criminal charges)
- Declaration of centralization of undertakings
- Anti-trust investigation
- Anti-trust dispute resolution
- Anti-trust compliance
- Anti-trust legal knowledge training
- Business filing and annual contract reporting
- Drafting of franchise contract and information disclosure agreements
- Cooperation and response in administrative and business investigation, research and market supervision and law enforcement of franchise
- Resolution of franchise disputes
- Legal risk prevention and review of establishment, operation, liquidation and exit of franchise system
- Declaration of centralization of undertakings
- Anti-trust investigation
- Anti-trust dispute resolution
- Anti-trust compliance
- Anti-trust legal knowledge training
Outstanding and influential attorneys in China offering all-round and high-quality professional legal services that greatly satisfy client demands.