With an office located in the heart of Shanghai — China’s commercial, financial, and industrial hub — Foley is well positioned to assist U.S., Asian, and European clients with the complex matters that arise when doing business in China. Through the strength of our full-service capacity, the acumen of our internationally recognized Intellectual Property Department, and our extensive hands-on experience in the Chinese business market, our Shanghai office has differentiated itself by focusing on critical aspects of business success in China: business and IP protection, enforcement, and strategic management.
We have experience assisting clients ranging from privately held, emerging companies to Fortune 100 multinationals in their business dealings with China, and have counseled U.S., Asian, and European clients in a wide range of industries, including automotive, manufacturing, high-technology, life sciences, health care, food and beverage, media and entertainment, and sports.
China presents an increasingly fertile market for innovation and investment, one in which IP plays an increasingly important role. Experienced IP counsel is critical to your successfully navigating China’s complex legal, regulatory, and cultural framework. Our Shanghai attorneys have many years of experience assisting multinational companies doing business in China. We also have helped domestic Chinese companies pursuing operations in foreign countries to better protect their IP overseas and develop strategic and proactive IP programs.
Our IP attorneys and professionals on both sides of the Pacific possess the practical, local experience and the technical background to help you refine your IP asset development and protection strategies, whether you are licensing your IP in the United States, in China, or around the globe. Additionally, the firm's working relationships with local agents, investigation companies, and law firms with varied experience allow us to provide you with high-quality, cost-effective services.
We can assist you in all areas of IP, including:
- China IP acquisition and commercial IP
- Patent procurement
- Trademark, copyright, and advertising
- China IP protection
- China IP enforcement
- Opinions and infringement matters
- Patent litigations
- Trademark, copyright, domain name, and advertising asset enforcement
- Anti-counterfeiting and anti-piracy
- Licensing and technology transfer
- IP due diligence
- Nondisclosure, confidentiality, and noncompete agreements
Just as we can provide cutting-edge legal services for clients with complex legal issues in China, we also can assist Chinese clients who confront regulatory, IP licensing, and investment issues in many other jurisdictions outside China. For example, our U.S. and European business and regulatory teams, staffed with attorneys based in Brussels and Boston, Washington, D.C., Chicago, and Silicon Valley, can assist Chinese clients in matters as diverse as antitrust, anti-dumping, and other WTO trade-related matters; M&A; IP licensing; product registration; and marking. Our regulatory team members are fluent in English, French, Dutch, German, Italian, and Portuguese. Foley business and regulatory attorneys have extensive experience assisting clients around the world in an efficient and cost-effective manner. Our U.S. and European team can, in coordination with the members of our China Practice, provide Chinese clients with sophisticated, integrated solutions to today’s challenging legal problems.