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Secretary General of the International Federation of Intellectual Property Attorneys (FICPI) Visited AFD
2013-04-01Mr. Julian Crump, the Secretary General of the International Federation of Intellectual Property Attorneys (Fédération Internationale Des Conseils En Propriété Intellectuelle, FICPI), come to pay a visit to our firm on April 1, 2013. M... >> More -
AFD China's Attorneys Qualified as Patent Litigations Attorneys
2013-01-10The newly-revised Civil Procedure Law of China took effects as of January 1, 2013, in which the new Article 58 stipulated that a lawyer, a near relative of the party, a person recommended by a relevant social organization or a unit to wh... >> More -
AFD China Held a Seminar on the Topic of Post-grant Proceedings before the EPO
2012-12-10On December 6, Dr. Michiael Willinger, founding partner of Willinger Ricker Schlotter Tostmann, came to hold a seminar in the Beijing Office of AFD China. During the presentation, he gave a brief summary of EPO Post-grant Proceedings.In ... >> More -
AFD China Held Lecture about the Coming European Unified Patent System
2012-11-08On November 8, Mr. Claude Jacobson and Mr. Damien Colombié, French Industrial Property Attorney and European Patent Attorney, came to visit our firm and offered a presentation on the topic of Strategies for protecting inventions in EU. ... >> More -
AFD China Ranks Seventh in the World and Third in China as Top PCT filing firm by Managing Intellectual Property Magazine
2012-10-25AFD China once again ranked among top PCT filing firms, according to the latest PCT Survey published in the October 2013 issue of Managing Intellectual Property magazine.Based on details of PCT application that due to enter the national ... >> More -
Invention Patent Represented by AFD China Won the 14th Chinese Patent Award
2012-09-30September 26, 2012, the 14th Chinese Patent Award has been announced in Beijing, therein 20 gold prizes and 263 outstanding prizes have been issued to their winners. The award ceremony has been hold by the SIPO in Beijing, Mr. Tian Lipu,... >> More -
AFD China Held a Seminar about Strategies for Patent Amendments before EPO
2012-08-28August 28, Dr. Katherine Green, counsel of MEWBURN ELLIS LLP, came to hold a seminar in the Beijing Office of AFD China. During the presentation, Dr. Katherine Green made an introduction to EPO Procedure and amendments at EPO.Dr. Kathe... >> More -
AFD China Held a Lecture regarding Japanese Patent Practice
2012-08-03August 3, 2012, Mr. Araki Kazuhide, a Japanese patent attorney, was invited to give a lecture on the topic "The Difference of the Examination of Inventiveness between the Patent Offices of Japan and China".The lecture covered several arr... >> More -
AFD China Organized a Seminar regarding the Recent U.S. Patent Law Reforms
2012-05-31May 31th, Dr. Lei Fang, counsel of Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP, came to hold a seminar with Xia Zheng, our president, in the Beijing Office of AFD China. During the presentation, Dr. Fang provided an overview on the up-to-date develo... >> More -
Series of Seminars Held for the Discussion on Practical Patent Filing in Foreign Regions
2012-04-30In mid-April, our firm organized a workshop focusing on how to respond to the adjustments in European and American Patent Laws. Senior professionals were invited to share their experience and skills on this topic.On April 12th, European ... >> More