China Patent Agent (H.K.) Ltd. (CPA) is glad to report that in the recently released 2023 edition of The Legal 500 Asia Pacific, our firm was ranked as a top tier firm in China for both IP contentious and IP non-contentious categories. We are honoured to have been awarded these titles for years in a row, thanks to the industry recognition of our professional competence and quality service.  

 

Comments on our firm in The Legal 500 directory read: "Strongly recommended for its high-calibre service and value for money", CPA has "expertise in IP-related prosecutions, litigation, licensing, assignments and advisory issues, in relation to patents, trade marks, copyright, domain names, and unfair competition", with "an excellent team for complex invalidation matters".

 

Meanwhile, The Legal 500 Asia Pacific also announced the results of recommended individuals, in which CPA general manager Mr. Wu Yuhe, deputy general manager Mr. Wang Jingchao, and assistant general manager Mr. Xiong Yanfeng were on the recommended lists as practice heads, and CPA litigators Mr. Keke, Mr. Tang Chunlong, and Mr. Liu Peng as key lawyers in the area of IP in China.

 

Mr. Xiong Yanfeng was also named to Legal 500's Hall of Fame, receiving praise among client testimonials that he is "one of the top lawyers in China, in relation to mastering the art of presenting cases to CNIPA and the subsequent court proceedings" with proven capability to "quickly identify the key issues within intricately intertwined facts".

 

The Legal 500, a leading UK publishing and legal analytics firm founded in 1988, provides assessment on the capabilities of law firms and lawyers across the world through annual lists and guides, and the Legal 500 Asia Pacific annually ranks firms and lists leading individuals in the region by practice areas based on submissions from law firms, interviews with leading private practice lawyers, and market observations by the publisher's research team.