CPA Named China Patent Prosecution Firm of the Year at MIP Asia Awards 2019
On 20 March 2019, the Managing Intellectual Property (MIP) Asia Awards ceremony was held, during which the lists of winners of intellectual property firms of the year 2019 for the Asian countries and regions were revealed. China Patent Agent (H.K.) Ltd. (CPA) was very glad and honoured to be named Patent Prosecution Firm of the Year for China. The ceremony, held at the Island Shangri-La in Hong Kong, was attended by nearly a hundred professionals representing shortlisted firms from countries including Australia, China, Japan, Korea, India, Singapore, Malaysia, and Thailand.
Our firm was represented at the ceremony by CPA deputy general managers Mr. Luo Hong and Mr. Wu Yuhe together with department in-charges of our patent and trademark operations at CPA headquarters in Hong Kong, and the award was received by deputy general manager Mr. Wu on behalf of our firm.
MIP selected the outstanding IP firms of the year for various practice areas through a rigorous, objective, and impartial process by conducting surveys and evaluation with in-house counsel and industry peers in different parts of the world over a six-month period. CPA, as one of the largest and most time-honoured agencies providing full-range IP services in China, houses a host of academically eminent and talented professionals to provide high-quality service to our clients at home and abroad. The honour conferred to our firm at the ceremony clearly reflects the market and client's recognition of our overall strength and performance in the patent agency industry.
MIP provides professional guides for IP firms and practitioners around the world. On an annual basis, the magazine's research team conducts extensive, in-depth surveys and researches with the industry practitioners in more than 80 countries and regions as well as undertakes rigorous and impartial review and assessment to derive relevant data and rankings. Its guides have become comprehensive, authoritative specialist directories to the IP industry worldwide.