Intellectual Property Protection

In China markets and diverse technological fields, our intellectual property lawyers provide business solutions aimed at defining and protecting our clients' innovations and brands. By combining our collective knowledge and experience in intellectual property with our commitment to staying at the forefront of legal, technological, and business trends, we drive our clients' success.

Protecting your innovation and creativity is becoming increasingly difficult and complex. At J&K, we understand this—that's why we have the personnel, processes, and technology to offer you comprehensive business, intellectual property, privacy, procurement, and technology legal services in nearly every industry globally.

From emerging technologies and pharmaceuticals to banking and financial services—no matter what business sector you are focused on, we have extensive experience in assisting clients achieve their goals and enhance their competitive edge, including:

Ensuring all intellectual property strategies align with business objectives and competitive environments; forming lean teams with the necessary legal skills, technology, industry experience, and an understanding of client risk tolerance.

When drafting patent applications, we seek to establish multi-layered protections, considering various rights claim strategies to preempt litigation and licensing.

In dispute proceedings, our goal is to find the best business solutions for our clients, which may involve post-grant proceedings at the China Patent and Trademark Office, interference, settlement negotiations, and other alternatives, as well as pursuing trial activities. Our lawyers excel at devising intellectual property litigation strategies to achieve early and cost-effective resolutions, helping you meet your business goals, including:

Choosing the right strategy based on the nature of the case and client demands, whether it involves competitor litigation, cases involving core products and services, or troublesome non-practicing entity issues.

Proactive pre-litigation and early litigation communication and investigation, understanding the strengths and weaknesses of a case to achieve early victories, dismissals, or settlements.

Effectively using post-grant procedures at the China Patent and Trademark Office to challenge declared patents at appropriate venues.

Our comprehensive approach to intellectual property legal solutions includes:

Consultation, prosecution, and litigation on patents, trademarks, copyrights, and trade secrets, licensing, technology transfers, collaborations, and transactions, including due diligence, strategic intellectual property asset management, negotiation, and risk assessment.

Industries we serve include biotechnology and pharmaceuticals, clean technologies and alternative energies, nanotechnology, specialty chemicals, medical devices, electronics, software and high-tech, internet and e-commerce, wireless and wired communications, financial services, industrial manufacturing, consumer products, food and beverage, retail.

Global companies turn to us for their significant intellectual property and dispute resolution matters in China. We guide clients through challenging issues using our technical expertise, decades of experience, and judgment. Our innovative approach has created original solutions for clients in China's complex multi-jurisdictional environment.