Intellectual property (IP) and technology innovation is one of Dacheng’s main practice areas, covering patent, trademark, copyright, trade secrets, competition and antitrust, telecoms, media, and technology (TMT), culture, sports and entertainment, digitization and data (metaverse and data intellectual property), life sciences and healthcare, and other related practices and sectors.

 

Dacheng’s  professionals in the IP and technology innovation practice have graduated from top domestic and international law schools, equipped with a solid academic foundation and extensive practical experience. With diverse expertise in patent, trademarks, communications, media, healthcare and tax and finance, they offer a wealth of professional knowledge and industry experience. From the perspective of protection of intellectual property and technology innovation, they provide comprehensive solutions for clients, covering intellectual property’s application, operation, licensing, transfer and infringement litigation，assisting clients in navigating complex legal issues, optimizing the value of their intellectual property assets, and securing competitive advantages in the market.

 

With our excellent performance in intellectual property and technology innovation practice, Dacheng has been consistently recognized by Chambers and Partners, a globally authoritative rating agency as a top-ranked law firm in the Asia-Pacific/Greater China Region and Guide in areas such as intellectual property, competition law/antitrust, communications and media: technology and communications, data protection and privacy. We have also received multiple awards from the Asian Legal Business (ALB) as the Anti-Trust & Competition Law Firm of the Year and have been listed on its Patent, Trademark/Copyright rankings. Additionally, we have been listed on the rankings of China’s law firms by The Legal 500 multiple times in areas of intellectual property: litigation, intellectual property: non-litigation, antitrust and competition law, TMT, data protection, life sciences and healthcare. Global Competition Review (GCR) has awarded Dacheng China’s Highly Recommended Law Firm in Antitrust multiple times.  Many of our lawyers have been consistently recommended over the years by numerous domestic and international professional organizations such as Chambers, The Legal 500, ALB, Benchmark Litigation, Asia Legal, Legal Band, Legal One, Who’s Who, 法老汇，IP House, IPR Daily, and  Lvxin News in the fields of intellectual property, competition and antitrust, data, and artificial intelligence."

 

Dacheng has represented numerous domestic first-ever typical cases, such as   the first commercial secret infringement case in which the Supreme Court ordered an injunction during the second instance trial，the first domestic GUI (Graphical User Interface) patent infringement case, the first GUI patent invalidation case and the first administrative litigation of antitrust in China. Many of the cases we represent have been listed as the 'Top Ten Cases，Annual Typical IP Case and the Excellent Case of Judicial Protection of IP by the Supreme People's Court and various provincial and municipal people's courts.

 

Dacheng has over 52 offices across China, each among the largest in their respective localities. The majority of these offices have intellectual property and technology innovation professionals who serve as members of the Intellectual Property Professional Committee of the local bar association. Several lawyers hold the positions of chair or vice-chair of the local bar association's Intellectual Property Professional Committee. Dentons has highly skilled intellectual property and technology innovation professional lawyer teams familiar with local judicial practices in almost all major and medium-sized cities. Through integrated operations, the members of the Dentons Intellectual Property and Technology Innovation Committee provide clients with more professional and efficient legal services.