Han Kun honored as China Patent Firm of the Year at the Global IP Awards 2020
2020-02-01
On January 30, 2020, Han Kun Law Offices was honored as China Patent Firm of the Year at the Global IP Awards 2020. After fierce competition and a rigorous selection process, it is noteworthy that Han Kun was the only winning firm in mainland China.
The Global IP Awards are hosted by the IP and Data Division of Law Business Research, which publishes IAM and World Trademark Review (WTR), the world's leading intellectual property intelligence, analysis and data platforms. The ceremony recognized outstanding achievement in IP litigation, prosecution and transactional work during 2019. Over 260 people from more than 50 jurisdictions participated the ceremony.
Han Kun is a leading full-service law firm in China. Over the years, Han Kun has been widely recognized as a leader in complex cross-border and domestic transactions. Our main practice areas include private equity, mergers and acquisitions, international and domestic capital markets, investment funds, asset management, competition law, banking and finance, aviation finance, foreign direct investment, compliance, private client wealth management, intellectual property and dispute resolution. Han Kun has more than 400 professionals located in our four offices in Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen and Hong Kong. All our lawyers are graduates of top universities and have extensive experience in complex cross-border transactions as counsel to both Chinese and foreign clients.
Han Kun's IP practice group is known in the industry for its elite teams, unremitting innovative spirit, and ability to handle complex, high-value cases. The group comprises graduates from top universities domestic and abroad who have technical backgrounds and legal expertise in wireless communications, artificial intelligence, semiconductor technology, chemistry, biomedical and medical instruments, among others, and excel at providing clients with legal services for both contentious and non-contentious IP matters to provide quality and efficient legal services. In addition, the valuable experience of different team members in intellectual property case trials, patent examination and invalidation procedures, and government regulatory communications allow us to provide unique insights into cases from diverse perspectives and to create actionable global solutions.
Han Kun's IP practice group is also highly innovative in its service offerings. In contentious IP matters, we flexibly use litigation methods including non-infringement confirmation, behavior preservation, and preliminary injunctions, supplemented by administrative complaints and arbitration. In cases involving standard-essential patents, anti-monopoly, and complex chip technology, we have successfully resolved matters for clients in their best interests in many major cases in recent years. For non-contentious IP matters, our patent application and trademark application teams are dedicated to the maximization of client interests, and through our quality services help clients improve the value of their intellectual property.
Han Kun's IP practice group has also been highly praised by clients for our international vision and cross-border collaboration capabilities. Many of our attorneys have years of overseas education and professional experience. They have served many leading multinational companies in cross-border intellectual property cases in perennial and international first-tier law firms and have been highly recognized by different international legal awards organizations and professional associations.
In addition to legal services, Han Kun has always been committed to public welfare, including providing relevant courses to domestic universities on a regular basis, with a view toward improving public legal awareness. We are also invested in the fight against the novel coronavirus at this critical moment in the country's campaign against the epidemic. We have participated from the outset in ensuring supplies for medical institutions in Wuhan in the form of donations, and provided timely professional advice on the impact of the epidemic on our clients’ business. We have also made detailed arrangements for flexible office work and are working to prepare for our professionals and visitors in the shortest possible time. Han Kun and our clients firmly believe that we will overcome the epidemic and usher in a bright spring!