27 ASIAN LEGAL BUSINESS CHINA • 亚洲法律杂志-中国版 WWW.LEGALBUSINESSONLINE.COM/CHINA CHINA IP RANKINGS Take laws and regulations. The Trademark Law was amended for the fifth time in 2023, with major article adjustments to refine relevant definitions and procedures; the Rules for Implementation of the Patent Law and the Patent Examination Guidelines were also released at the end of 2023, promoting the translation of patents and technological innovation. REMARKABLE ACHIEVEMENTS Zhu Zhigang, a partner of Wanhuida, reflects on the challenging yet fulfilling year. “With faster globalization, we need to not only help clients succeed in traditional IP protection but support them strategically in the broader international market. We worked closely with our international counterparts to overcome legal and cultural differences between jurisdictions and protect clients’ brands and technologies globally.” Zhu Xiaoqing, director of Co-Effort Law Firm, highlights their presence in the emerging industries, such as the data IP system. “Co-Effort has a team of data compliance professionals with leading research capabilities oriented toward key areas, compiled 100 Questions on Including Data Assets in Statements, and set up Co-Effort National Committee on Digital Economy and Data Compliance in 2023.” Yang Xun, a partner of Llinks Law Offices, has established from scratch a full lifecycle IP service chain from frontend layout to back-end dispute resolution; and Che Xiaoyan who joined Llinks in May 2023, helps reinforce the firm’s technical IP services. They share some major IP cases represented by Llinks in the past year, such as the copyright dispute between the movie Blue Moon and the online game The Legend of Mir. This is the first in China to confirm that there is no infringement because the overall picture of the game is different from that of the movie, and the judgment clarifies the thoughts of comparing whether the overall picture of the game and the film works are infringing. It is conducive to guiding similar cases in the future and was selected by the Supreme Court as one of the “Typical Cases of Movie Intellectual Property Protection”. Ma Xiang, senior partner and head of the IP department of Tiantai Law Firm, shares their most groundbreaking achievement last year — mediating CCTV Animation’s “Big Headed Kid” copyright dispute. “There are twists and turns. It was recognized as one of the top ten IP cases of the Supreme Court in 2016 after the re-trial procedure at the Zhejiang High Court. Then we applied for a ‘re-trial’ in the Supreme People’s Court and the ruling was upheld. This is rarely seen before in previous IP cases, and the case was eventually selected as one of the Supreme Court’s top ten IP cases in 2023.” GLOBAL PRESENCE The growing momentum of Chinese businesses going overseas has driven up demand for IP legal services. The shortlisted firms have accumulated practical experience and insights in helping their IP layout globally. Zhu Xiaoqing has observed that some businesses are challenged by the arduous collection of IP information and prolonged and costly IP protection. Over the past two decades after setting up its first overseas branch in Osaka, Japan in 1998, Co-Effort has opened offices in Fukuoka, Tokyo, Milan, Paris, Singapore, Berlin, and Geneva, and has signed cooperation agreements with 16 renowned law firms in the countries along the Belt and Road. Therefore, CoEffort is a strong buttress for Chinese businesses operating abroad. Zhu adds, “We have helped several renowned Chinese enterprises register trademarks and file patent applications around the world to protect their rights and technological innovations. At the same time, our special internal committees on IP, financial M&A, maritime affairs, international trade and arbitration, and labor law to support Chinese enterprises in global development through comprehensive one-stop legal services.” Zhu Zhigang shares a similar observation. “As Chinese enterprises pick up pace in outbound investment, they are bound to encounter increasingly difficult IP issues in the international market. 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