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Intellectual Property Lawyers in China
Patents, trademarks, copyright, and trade secrets — enforcement and registration.
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Find IP lawyers for trademarks, patents, copyright, trade secrets, and unfair competition. China is a first-to-file trademark jurisdiction; early filing reduces brand risk. Enforcement may combine civil suits, administrative action, and customs recordation.
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IP protection stack
- Trademark clearance and first-to-file registration (CNIPA) before launch or manufacturing.
- Patents / utility models / designs for technical and product protection.
- Copyright and software deposit where useful for evidence.
- Trade-secret programmes: access control, NDAs, and supplier NNN agreements.
- Enforcement: civil suits, administrative raids, and customs recordation for counterfeits.
Key PRC sources (illustrative)
- Trademark Law of the PRC (rev. 2019) — first-to-file registration and bad-faith filings.
- Patent Law of the PRC (rev. 2020) — invention, utility model, and design patents.
- Copyright Law of the PRC (rev. 2020) — works and software protection.
- Anti-Unfair Competition Law of the PRC (rev. 2019) — trade secrets and passing-off.
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