Services Overview
Choose the Right China IP Path
Whether you need trademark protection, patent filing support, attorney-led strategy, or manufacturing-side contract protection, this page helps you find the right starting point.
Clear service paths. Practical next steps. No unnecessary complexity.
Core Service Paths
Four Practical Ways to Start
Our work is organized around the most common China-facing IP needs: protecting brands, filing patents, working with a patent attorney, and locking down factory-side risk before production begins.
China Patent
For invention, utility model, design patent, and China filing route decisions.
Best for: Best for founders, product teams, and innovators who need China patent protection or filing support.
Explore China PatentChina Patent Attorney
For attorney-led guidance on China patent strategy, filing execution, and complex route decisions.
Best for: Best for overseas clients who want direct support on PCT national phase entry, direct filing, amendments, or patent prosecution strategy in China.
Explore China Patent AttorneyChina Trademark
For trademark filing, subclass planning, Chinese brand naming, and early brand protection in China.
Best for: Best for brands entering China that want a practical filing path, clearer class coverage, and stronger name protection before problems appear.
Explore China TrademarkChina NNN & OEM Agreements
For supplier-side disclosure control, enforceability-first NNN protection, and manufacturing agreements connected to China IP risk.
Best for: Best for foreign brands and innovators preparing to share product information, start sourcing, or work with a Chinese factory.
Explore China NNN & OEM AgreementsStarting Guide
Which Path Fits Your Situation?
Not every client starts from the same place. Some are preparing to file. Some are still choosing a route. Others are already talking to suppliers or distributors.
You are preparing to file a patent in China
Start with China Patent if you need route guidance, filing support, or a practical view of invention, utility model, or design options.
→ China PatentYou need direct attorney-led support
Go to China Patent Attorney if your matter involves PCT national phase entry, strategy questions, amendments, or more complex execution issues.
→ China Patent AttorneyYou want to protect a brand before entering China
Start with China Trademark if you need filing support, subclass planning, or guidance on whether your English mark and Chinese name are both protected properly.
→ China TrademarkYou are about to work with a China supplier or factory
Start with China NNN & OEM Agreements if you are about to disclose product information, request samples, discuss tooling, or place production with a Chinese manufacturer.
→ China NNN & OEM AgreementsHow They Connect
These Services Often Work Best Together
China IP problems do not usually appear one at a time. A brand issue, a patent issue, and a supplier-side risk can overlap quickly. That is why we do not treat filings and contracts as separate worlds.
Brand
Trademark filing, Chinese naming, and subclass planning help reduce market-entry and distributor-side risk.
Product
Patent filing strategy helps protect technical features, product design, and filing timing before disclosure or launch.
Factory
NNN and manufacturing agreements help control disclosure, non-use, non-circumvention, and production-side misuse before the real damage starts.
In many real matters, clients do not need "just one document." They need the right combination at the right stage.
Need Help Choosing the Right Starting Point?
Tell us what stage you are in — filing, brand entry, supplier discussions, or manufacturing preparation — and we will point you to the most practical next step.
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