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Intellectual Property

In today’s knowledge economy, a large part of the value of your business is based on intangible assets and goodwill. Your intellectual property plays a key role in obtaining a competitive advantage. A cohesive IP strategy, including both commercialisation and enforcement, will ensure you get maximum value from your portfolio. With 150 specialists in more than 40 countries, we understand your business needs and have worked with some of the best-known brands, from banks to tech companies, pharmaceuticals and FMCG companies. This industry-specific approach can help you realise your commercial goals.

The right brands will win the hearts and minds of your customers. The right patents will prevent others exploiting your ideas or provide a substantial barrier to market access. Copyright, confidentiality and rights to designs also play a vital role. We focus on key sectors relevant to you such as life sciences, automotive, manufacturing, consumer products, financial services and TMC. This means you get in-depth industry knowledge as well as legal expertise. If you are involved in a dispute, we can guide you through the litigation process, ensuring the best outcome in both domestic and international courts.

We also have strategic collaborations with China Pharmaceutical University (CPU) and other leading academic institutions, enabling high quality technical analysis in a broad range of scientific disciplines and support from leading research professors.


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22/01/2024
CMS ranked in Chambers Greater China Region Guide 2024
We are pleased to announce that CMS has been ranked and recommended in six areas in Chambers and Partners Greater China Region Guide 2024. In addition, our partners from Shanghai, Beijing and Hong Kong...
15/12/2023
Chinese court issues landmark judgment in OPPO v. Nokia global FRAND rate...
The Chongqing First Intermediate People’s Court has issued a first instance judgment in the case filed by OPPO against Nokia over royalties for standard essential patents (SEPs). This landmark decision...
19/10/2023
APAC IP Update – Autumn 2023
ChinaState Council releases IP measures on further optimising the foreign investment environment and enhancing the attraction of foreign investmentOn 13 August 2023, China’s State Council released the...
28/09/2023
EP Case Law in Brief: Erroneous Disclosures
“Mistakes in a document do not in themselves constitute prior art such as to prevent the grant of a patent.”So begins section I.C. 4.9 of the Case Law of the Boards of Appeal. This statement, and...
18/08/2023
China Promulgated Framework Regulations on Generative Artificial Intelligence
Since ChatGPT was released, generative artificial intelligence (“AI”) has become the most popular topic all over the world. There is no doubt that generative AI is a useful and unprecedented technology...
17/08/2023
Chinese Central Government Further Promotes Foreign Investments
On 13 August 2023, the State Council of the People’s Republic of China (“PRC”) released its Opinions on Further Optimizing Foreign Investment Environment and Reinforcing the Efforts to Attract...
26/06/2023
CMS Wins Eight China Business Law Awards 2023
We are pleased to announce that CMS has won China Business Law Awards 2023 in the following eight cat­egor­ies:Com­pet­i­tion and Antitrust 竞争及反垄断Em­ploy­ment & Labour 雇佣及劳动法IP (Trademark)...
08/06/2023
APAC IP Update – Spring/Summer 2023
ChinaChina releases Work Plan for Systematically Addressing Malicious Trade mark Registrations to Promote High-quality Development (2023-2025)On 20 April 2023, the China National Intellectual Property...
01/06/2023
PRC Published the Guide to Applications for Record-filing of Standard Contract...
The Cyberspace Administration of China ("CAC") published the first edition of the Guide to Applications for Record-filing of Standard Contract for Outbound Personal Information Transfers ("Guide") on...
27/04/2023
Top IP developments and predictions across Asia-Pacific
We look back at the top developments over the last 12 months in Intellectual Property (IP) and we look to the future by offering our top predictions for the coming year for businesses operating across...
26/04/2023
Are you ready for China's Standard Contract for Outbound Transfer of Personal...
On 22 February 2023, the Cyberspace Administration of China (“CAC”) adopted the Measures for the Standard Contract for Outbound Transfer of Personal Information (“Meas­ures”). The Measures will...
06/03/2023
CMS, China and CNBW held a webinar on what is new in Chinese law
On March 2, 2023, China Network Baden-Württem­berg (CNBW) and CMS, China jointly held a webinar on What is new in Chinese law – Topics which may concern you in 2023. Mr. Jochen Schultz, Managing Director...