Intellectual Property Law

Intellectual Property Law

As one of its core practice areas, Hongan Xinchen's intellectual property legal services are based on domestic and foreign laws and regulations, as well as international conventions. By integrating clients' innovation needs with industry development trends, it provides legal services covering the entire life cycle of intellectual property. The firm has particularly prominent experience in patent portfolio planning, cross-border rights protection, technology licensing, and trade secret protection.

In recent years, Hongan Xinchen has represented renowned domestic and international enterprises, research institutions, and innovative entities in successfully handling numerous complex cases, including the construction of high-value patent portfolios, cross-border intellectual property litigation, cross-border technology licensing, trade secret infringement relief, digital copyright protection, and data compliance. Relying on a profound understanding of intellectual property legal systems, keen insight into technical fields, and precise grasp of international rules and industry practices, the team's lawyers have served as core legal advisors in major projects across semiconductor, biomedicine, artificial intelligence, new energy, cultural entertainment, e-commerce, and other fields. They assist clients in commercializing innovative achievements and globalizing their布局 (layouts). Especially in technology-intensive transactions, cross-border dispute resolution, and compliance risk management in emerging fields, Hongan Xinchen excels at designing innovative solutions in complex legal-technical intersections, winning clients' trust through efficient cross-disciplinary collaboration and rigorous project management.

Through long-term practice, Hongan Xinchen has established regular communication mechanisms with domestic and foreign intellectual property administrative agencies, judicial authorities, arbitration organizations, and industry alliances, and has been invited to participate in multiple legislative consultations and policy discussions. Meanwhile, it maintains close cooperation with global top patent agencies, technology assessment institutions, research institutes, and international law firms, forming an intellectual property service network covering multiple jurisdictions.

Our Advantages

In-depth Professional Research and Technical Penetration

Hongan Xinchen continues to deepen its focus on cutting-edge intellectual property fields, publishing cross-research reports on technology and law, industry whitepapers, and typical case analyses. It regularly hosts seminars on patent litigation strategies, data compliance, and open-source technology laws. Team lawyers have deeply participated in the revision and demonstration of laws and regulations such as the Patent Law of the People's Republic of China, Trademark Law, Copyright Law, Anti-Unfair Competition Law, Data Security Law, and Personal Information Protection Law, and provided professional opinions for the formulation of supporting rules such as the Regulations on the Protection of Layout-Designs of Integrated Circuits, Regulations on the Customs Protection of Intellectual Property Rights, and Enterprise Intellectual Property Management Standards. They have led the compilation of monographs including Patent Attack and Defense Guide for High-Tech Enterprises, Practical Manual for Trade Secret Protection, Cross-Border Technology License Contract Templates and Analysis, Digital Copyright Compliance Operation Guidelines, and Patent Application Practices in Major Countries Worldwide, and participated in the commentary on typical intellectual property cases by the Supreme People's Court and the formulation of legal norms for national technology transfer centers.

Cross-Industry Universal Service Capability

Clients span high-tech-intensive and innovation-driven industries, including semiconductor chips, biopharmaceuticals, medical devices, communication technologies, intelligent manufacturing, internet platforms, film and television media, gaming animation, consumer goods, and energy environmental protection. The service targets include Fortune Global 500 companies, unicorn enterprises, research institutes, cultural and creative institutions, and transnational investment groups, providing them with intellectual property strategic support from innovation incubation to global operation.

Full-Chain One-Stop Solutions

The team provides domestic and foreign clients with end-to-end services covering the creation, protection, management, and operation of intellectual property, including:

- Assisting enterprises in establishing patent pools, trademark matrices, and copyright management systems

- Designing technical cooperation development and licensing frameworks

- Handling open-source software compliance and Standard-Essential Patent (SEP) disputes

- Responding to infringement complaints and brand protection on cross-border e-commerce platforms

- Formulating data cross-border transmission and AI ethics compliance solutions

- Representing in patent invalidation, trademark opposition, and domain name arbitration cases

- Launching criminal reports and civil compensation for trade secret infringements

- Providing IPO intellectual property risk diagnosis and Freedom to Operate (FTO) analysis

Globally Collaborative Dispute Resolution Network

Relying on Hongan Xinchen's global cooperation alliance, the team has mature localized service resources in key markets such as Europe, America, Southeast Asia, and countries along the Belt and Road, enabling rapid response to clients' overseas intellectual property布局 (layouts), 337 investigation responses, international arbitration, and cross-border enforcement needs. Team lawyers possess multilingual service capabilities and technical backgrounds, excelling in deeply integrating legal strategies with business objectives to help clients gain the initiative in global competition.

Business Types/Service Content

Hongan Xinchen's intellectual property business covers all dimensions of innovation protection and commercialization, with services spanning the entire cycle of rights confirmation, exercise, and enforcement, specifically including:

Business Areas:

- Patent application, reexamination, invalidation, and administrative litigation

- Trademark registration, opposition, cancellation, and well-known trademark recognition

- Copyright registration, digital copyright deposit, and NFT legal compliance

- Trade secret system construction and infringement evidence collection

- Technology licensing, contribution as capital, and participation in standard-setting organizations

- Intellectual property due diligence and M&A transaction support

- Open-source software compliance review and open-source community governance

- Data asset rights confirmation and cross-border flow compliance

- Pharmaceutical patent linkage and biological genetic resource protection

- Intellectual property risk prevention and control for cross-border e-commerce

- Intellectual property securitization and investment and financing structure design

- Antitrust and unfair competition case representation

- Intellectual property criminal protection and handling of criminal-civil cross cases

- Construction of enterprise IP management systems and innovation incentive systems

- Emergency response to infringement at exhibitions, customs, and e-commerce platforms

Work Content:

- Legal evaluation of technical disclosure and patent application strategy formulation

- Patent stability analysis, infringement comparison, and FTO report issuance

- Global trademark monitoring and brand protection plan design

- Copyright collective management and derivative development compliance review

- Trade secret protection system audit and employee non-competition planning

- Drafting technical cooperation contracts, licensing agreements, and transfer documents

- Intellectual property valuation and transaction structure design

- Preparation of administrative investigation applications and criminal report materials

- Representation in patent invalidation, trademark opposition, and domain name dispute procedures

- Intellectual property infringement litigation and damage compensation negotiation

- Responding to international disputes such as 337 investigations and EU Unified Patent Court litigation

- Formulating data compliance policies and conducting personal information protection impact assessments

- Assisting enterprises in responding to open-source license compliance reviews and community disputes

- Providing intellectual property risk screening for IPO and investment and financing projects

- Intellectual property training and construction of executive legal risk prevention systems

More Than Legal Counsel: A Guardian of Innovation

Hongan Xinchen's team deeply understands the integration of technology and law, capable of proactively identifying legal risks in the innovation chain. It assists clients in transforming intellectual property into core assets and building a moat in global competition.