On February 16, 2021, the internationally renowned trademark research directory WTR 1000 published its 2021 rankings tables. Our firm AFD China, by virtue of its last year’s outstanding performance in trademark prosecution and strategy, was again recognized as a recommended firm by WTR 1000. Our attorney Ms. Xia Zheng, who is also the president of AFD China, was also included as a recommended individual in the rankings for her extensive and excellent trademark expertise.

WTR 1000 is a world’s leading resource platform for trademark professionals. Each year, WTR 1000 would undertake an extensive research of trademark law firms and attorneys, and then select the leading firms and individuals among them for inclusion in the annual WTR 1000 ranking tables. To this end, during the research process, the researchers would study and analyze the firms’ cases, and conduct thorough interviews with client references, while also taking into account factors such as their depth of expertise, market presence, level of work, and client feedback. As a comprehensive and definitive list of the world’s leading trademark practitioners, the WTR 1000 ranking tables become an authoritative ‘go-to’ resource for those seeking world-class legal trademark expertise.

Our firm has been recognized as a recommended firm for several successive years. We owe this honor to the persistent efforts of all members of our team and the trust and support from our clients at home and abroad, especially the clients’ recognition for our “timely, focused advice with suggested solutions that are helpfully detailed for the problems encountered”. In addition, our attorney Ms. Xia Zheng was also lauded for being highly sensitive and super responsive to clients’ issues.

In addition to providing trademark prosecution services, our firm has also been striving to expand our services into other areas of trademark law, such as trademark litigation, enforcement and utilization, etc. By constantly enhancing the importance of pre-filing trademark search, we endeavor to work out suitable trademark strategies to help our clients obtain trademark registrations more smoothly while avoiding potential infringement risks in a cost effective manner.