JunHe, founded in Beijing in 1989, is one of the first private partnership law firms in China. , with 12 offices at home and abroad, a professional team of more than 320 partners and consultants, and more than 750 attorneys and legal interpreters, JunHe is internationally recognized as one of the best large-scale Chinese law firms. JunHe focuses on providing first-class cross-border legal services, with its main foreign-related service areas including but not limited to: international trade, mergers and acquisitions, capital markets, competition law, banking and finance, dispute resolution, private equity, intellectual property rights, Japan-Korea business, infrastructure and project finance, compliance, real estate and construction, family wealth and inheritance, and special opportunity investment.
JunHe adheres to the goals of independent development and strategic expansion. In addition to our head office in Beijing, the firm operates offices throughout China in Shanghai, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Hangzhou, Chengdu, Xi‘an, Qingdao, Dalian and Haikou. Through our network of offices based in China’s political, economic and financial centers as well as in the economic zones along the east and the south coasts, we serve our clients across the country.
In tandem with our domestic clients’ investments abroad, the firm opened fully licensed offices in Hong Kong and New York, two international commercial centers, as well as in the high-tech meccas of Silicon Valley and Seattle. By doing so, leaders in finance and technology have access to our cutting-edge representation in China and abroad.
Intellectual Property
JunHe is one of the earliest law firms in China to provide intellectual property services, and is committed to providing strong support for clients to maximize the commercial value of their brands, works, and patented technologies through comprehensive, specialized, and full-process intellectual property services. On the platform of JunHe's full range of intellectual property services, JunHe's intellectual property team not only independently provides high-quality professional intellectual property services for many domestic and foreign companies, but also readily provides efficient support to other JunHe teams on legal matters in intellectual property rights and related fields encountered in the course of their business.
Team of Lawyers
Based in our Shanghai, Beijing, Guangzhou and Silicon Valley offices, JunHe's IP team has more than 80 partners, counsel, IP lawyers and patent agents, all of whom have graduated from well-known domestic and foreign law schools. They are familiar with IP legal practice in China, the United States, Japan, South Korea, Europe and other countries, and are proficient in Chinese, English, Japanese, German, Korean and other languages. Many of our lawyers have worked in the China National Intellectual Property Administration as well as the People's courts and IP courts at various levels. Our IP team has great expertise and abundant practical experience in the field of IP law and can provide clients with IP-related professional legal services and strategic planning.
Due to their outstanding performance and good reputation among their clients, JunHe's IP team and partners have been consistently and widely recognized by world-renowned commercial lawyer rating agencies and have been listed by Chambers Asia Pacific, Asia Pacific Legal 500, Asian Legal Business (ALB), World Trademark Review, Managing Intellectual Property (MIP), Intellectual Asset Management (IAM), Benchmark Litigation China and Asialaw Profiles as a “Leading Firm” and as “Recommended” IP lawyers.
Core Practice Areas
JunHe's intellectual property practice covers a full range of intellectual property matters, including trademarks, patents, copyrights, unfair competition, domain names, customs protection, etc., and serves clients in the fields of computer and internet, biotechnology, medical and pharmaceutical, energy, automotive, food, cosmetics, luxury goods, apparel, material science, chemistry, clean technology, nanotechnology, communications electronics, semiconductors, automation, e-commerce, media and entertainment, hospitality and tourism, and education. We have also worked in a variety of industries including media and entertainment, hospitality and tourism, and education.
Domestic and foreign IP applications and administrative proceedings: JunHe provides domestic and foreign clients with legal services in connection with the confirmation of rights, such as trademarks, copyright and patent applications, and the related administrative proceedings in China, as well as legal services in connection with overseas IP inquiries, monitoring and registration.
IP-related dispute resolution and rights protection: We help clients resolve disputes in trademark infringement, copyright infringement, patent infringement, unfair competition, reputation infringement, portrait rights infringement and other IP-related issues and various IP-related criminal cases. We advise clients on domain name registration and dispute resolution, customs protection and other IP-related disputes, and assist clients in investigation and evidence collection, the submission of complaints to and investigations by the market regulation administration, and the submission of complaints on various online and offline platforms. assist clients in resolving overseas IP-related disputes.
IP strategic planning and training research: Based on the needs of the client and the characteristics of the relevant sector, we provide professional IP training and research services in connection with IP layout, application and management systems, the protection of rights and litigation procedures.
IP consulting services: JunHe assist clients in their IP strategic planning as well as the establishment of IP management systems. JunHe conduct in-depth IP due diligence and draft IP management systems and equity specifications and assist clients in drafting various IP-related commercial contracts and other documents. JunHe participate in the negotiation of IP-related contracts and conduct IP-related risk assessment. JunHe also provide strong legal support for clients in the IP-related issues involved in M&As, IPOs, restructuring, investments, financing and insolvency proceedings.
The Outstanding Features of JunHe Team
JunHe's IP team has accumulated rich professional experience in a vast range of non-litigation and litigation legal services relating to IP and has a solid reputation among clients at home and abroad. JunHe's IP team keeps pace with the times and possesses deep insights into the domestic and foreign legislative and judicial developments relating to IP protection. This ensures timely and efficient best market practices and cutting-edge expertise in providing high-value legal services to solve clients’ problems.
JunHe’s IP team maintains smooth and harmonious relationships with the relevant administrative departments and IP divisions of the People's courts at all levels and the IP courts. JunHe’s professional and dedicated IP team works closely with the legal community to enhance the quality and the legal environment for IP protection, and to better provide information and advice to clients.
With a diversified and comprehensive background, JunHe IP team consists of former senior judges with many years of experience in hearing IP cases, legal scholars focused on academic research, dispute resolution lawyers with vast experience in IP-related legal proceedings, and trade lawyers with solid knowledge of IP laws and operations. JunHe can provide comprehensive, professional, innovative and practical solutions for complex and difficult IP-related disputes, winning high recognition among Chinese and foreign clients.
