Wanhuida Intellectual Property 万慧达知识产权

Our Firm
Wanhuida Intellectual Property is a leading IP service powerhouse in China. It has office presence in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Ningbo, Suzhou, Hangzhou, Xiamen, Kunming, Shenzhen and Hong Kong, covering major IP hubs in China. Wanhuida supplies a full range of IP services, from procurement of all forms of IP rights to dispute resolution involving patents, trademarks, unfair competition and other IP-related rights.

Our Professionals
The firm is now home for some 500 employees. We have some 100 IP lawyers specialized in IP litigation and enforcement, 100 trademark attorneys, 100 patent attorneys and other professionals. Many of them are recognized leaders in their respective fields. They have a wide range of experiences from private practice, in-house counselling, to government services in courts, police departments and administrative agencies.

Our Practice Areas
Over the years, our prosecution team helped clients prosecuting numerous patent and trademark applications and obtaining enforceable patent and trademark rights with high rate of success. We have litigated thousands of cases concerning patent infringement and validity, trademark registration, ownership and infringement, unfair competition, trade secrets infringement, patent ownership and other disputes related to technology and IP, protecting and defending our client’s interests and help advancing China’s legal fronts.

We have a number of high profile cases:

• 30+ litigation cases selected to be reported in the SPC’s Gazette or listed in SPC’s annual 10/50 exemplary cases
• 30+ cases entered the list of “Best Deal Awards” or “Exemplary Case Awards” launched by industry associations or legal medias and
• 50+ cases honored “10 Best Cases Award” by local AICs, Customs and courts at various levels.

We understand the law and its context through years of study and practice. Since its creation, the firm has been closely associated with the legislative progress of Chinese IP laws and regulations. It continues to play an active role in the improvement of the Chinese legal and regulatory environment through submission of comments to draft laws and organizing platforms for discussion and communicating with authorities responsible for policy development. Our active involvement in policy and law developments gives us good sense on the direction of the laws and equips our professionals with insights that can be critical for protecting the interests of our clients.

Our Accolades
LEGAL 500
Top-tier PRC firm for intellectual property, 2012 - 2019

Managing Intellectual Property
Tier 1 PRC firm in both “Trademark Prosecution” and “Trademark Contentious”, 2011 - 2019

World Trademark Review
Gold-band PRC firm for both “Prosecution and Strategy” and “Enforcement and Litigation”, 2011 - 2019

Asian Legal Business
ALB China Domestic Trademarks / Copyright Law Firm Tier 2, Patent Law Firm Tier 2, 2017 - 2019

Asialaw Profiles
Outstanding firm in intellectual property in China, 2016 - 2019

Associations: INTA, AIPPI, MARQUES, FICPI, Intellectual Property Owners Association (IPO), China Trademark Association (CTA), All China Lawyers Association (ACLA), All-China Patent Attorneys Association (ACPAA)