26 ASIAN LEGAL BUSINESS CHINA • 亚洲法律杂志-中国版 MAY 2024 CHINA IP RANKINGS The Global Innovation Index (GII) 2023, published by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), ranks Top 100 science and technology clusters in the world with the highest density of inventors and scientific authors by analysing patent filing activities and scientific publications. For the first time, China is the economy that has the most clusters (24 in the lead), with the Shenzhen-Hong Kong-Guangzhou, Beijing, and Shanghai-Suzhou clusters among the top five. The synergy of science and innovation has created more opportunities for IP legal services. Innovation is the primary driving force behind development and IP is playing a more prominent role as the strategic resource for national development and a core element of international competitiveness. Against this backdrop, ALB has once again set its sights on the strongest IP law firms in China. Again, the IP rankings this year are separated into two tables: “Patent” and “Trademark/Copyright” and the rankings are divided into tiers, with five tiers under Patent and four under Trademark/ Copyright. Over the past year, China has witnessed quantitative and qualitative improvements in IP creation thanks to intensified efforts in protecting IP rights. Data show that in 2023, China authorized 921,000 patents for invention, a year-on-year increase of 15.3 percent; approved 4,383,000 registered trademarks and recognized 13 geographically indicated products; and registered copyrights for 6,428,000 works and 2,495,000 computer software, a yearon-year increase of 42.3 percent and 36 percent, respectively. In 2024, China has made the development of new quality productive forces a subject of IP protection. While innovation plays a leading role in the development of new quality productive forces, IP is the basic guarantee to stimulate innovation. The General Office of the State Council has issued the Patent Transformation and Utilization Special Action Plan (2023-2025) to ramp up patent industrialization. CHINA DOMESTIC FIRMS 中国本土律所 PATENTS 专利 TIER 1 一类 • CCPIT Patent and Trademark Law Office 中国贸促会专利商标事务所 • China Patent Agent (HK) Ltd. 中国专利代理（香港）有限公司 • JunHe LLP 君合律师事务所 • King & Wood Mallesons 金杜律师事务所 • Lifang & Partners 立方律师事务所 • Zhong Lun Law Firm 中伦律师事务所 TIER 2 二类 • AllBright Law Offices 锦天城律师事务所 • DeHeng Law Offices 德恒律师事务所 • Global Law Office 环球律师事务所 • Han Kun Law Offices 汉坤律师事务所 • Liu, Shen & Associates 柳沈律师事务所 • Long An Law Firm 隆安律师事务所 • Wanhuida Intellectual Property 万慧达知识产权 • Watson & Band 华诚律师事务所 TIER 3 三类 • AnJie Broad Law Firm 安杰世泽律师事务所 • Anli Partners 安理律师事务所 • Chang Tsi & Partners 铸成律师事务所 • Dacheng Law Offices 大成律师事务所 • East & Concord Partners 天达共和律师事务所 ALB China 一年一度的知识产权业务排名评选出了中国境内专利、商标及版权业务领域的市场领先律所。 我们与部分上榜律所展开对谈，探讨了他们过去一年的突破性成绩、执业经验与重点关注的知识产权话题。 ALB China unveiled its annual IP rankings that identify the best law firms in China for IP work related to patents, trademarks, and copyrights. As part of our coverage, some firms on the list share their breakthroughs, practice experience, and topics of concern over the past year. RANKING BY ASIAN LEGAL BUSINESS, TEXT BY CHARLIE WU 排名：《亚洲法律杂志》，作者：吴卓言 IP RANKINGS 知识产权业务排名
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