Advanced China IP Law Firm is listed in IAM Patent 1000: The World’s Leading Patent Professionals 2019
Release time:2019-06-18

Recently, the 2019 IAM Patent 1000 selection has been finalized. After intense review, ACIP broke through among numerous candidates to become one of the 1000 recommended patent firms around the globe.


The IAM Patent 1000 is widely recognized as the definitive ‘go-to’ resource for those seeking to identify world-class, private-practice patent experts and leading expert witnesses in the US. As with previous editions, to arrive at the 2019 rankings, IAM undertook an exhaustive,qualitative research project to identify outstanding firms and individuals across multiple jurisdictions. When identifying the leading firms, factors such as comprehensiveness and depth of knowledge, market presence and the level of work on which they are typically instructed were all taken into account, as well as positive peer and client feedback.


Advance China IP Law Office (ACIP) is an award-winning full-service IP law office established in 1999. With four main offices in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Shenzhen of China, a Silicon Valley representative office for client communication in US, 20 years of experience in local IP practices, and 800+ staff, ACIP has helped thousands of domestic and foreign clients in various industrial sectors to obtain and protect their IP rights with insight, quality and efficiency. ACIP is especially experienced in building patent and trademark portfolios and enforcing these in China for clients ranging from world-renowned brands to innovative start-ups. The firm has won long-term trust and great feedback from clients for persisting in commercial goal-oriented strategy planning, flexible and customizable services,responsive and smooth communication, and clear and consistent quotation and billing.


IAM praised that ACIP is "the all-round patent service firm in the IAM Global Patent 1000 list this year”,“An effusive wave of client feedback." At the same time, ACIP possesses an unparalleled knowledge of the Pearl River Delta region and other regions.


IAM fully affirmed the outstanding professional competence, language ability and customer experience of ACIP in the field of intellectual property services. It said that the patent team of ACIP Electronics/Software, Chemical/Life Science and Mechanical practice groups “take a responsive, time-efficient and no-nonsense approach to patent work and can berelied on to execute complex and urgent assignments with alacrity.”; “The group’s ability to work adroitly in English, German, French, Japanese and Korean – coupled with its “consistently good-quality Chinese translations” – is a tremendous boon to international rights holders”; " With a laser focus on delivering quality work, it is also truly invested in identifying and overcoming clients’ challenges; it also helps that all this comes with a reasonable price tag.”  IAM quoted acustomer's evaluation, saying that ACIP is "our indispensable partner."


IAM also pointed out that two outstanding intellectual property experts of ACIP, namely Mr. Minhui Zeng and Mr. Chong He. Mr. Minhui Zeng is a senior partner of ACIP. He has more than 20 years of experience in patent application and litigation. He is the vice president of the Guangdong Patent Agent Association and was elected one of the top ten IP lawyers in Guangdong.He is good at“coming up with well-considered office action strategies” for clients. Mr. Chong He heads up the international patent department and has extensive experience in patent protection at home and abroad. IAM praised “he has a superb understanding of the Chinese IP system and the commercial priorities of Western enterprises.”


         Being elected to IAM Patent 1000 is an affirmation of our company's past development achievements. We will carry on with this honor, continue to provide great intellectual property services for our clients, and strive to make our contribution to developments of intellectual property of the world.