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We focus on most complex and high-stake intellectual property, antitrust and commercial issues, and have secured numerous wins in bet-the–company disputes for leading companies from range of industries.

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We endeavor to be a trusted advisor for our clients when they face their most important and challenging disputes in China.

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What sets us apart is our relentless pursuit of providing efficient, reliable, and tailored services to our clients, regardless of their regions, sizes, or industries.

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We focus on litigation of most complex and high-stake intellectual property, antitrust, and commercial disputes. We specialize in dealing with patents, trade secrets, and licenses of cutting-edge technology, as well as issues concerning antitrust, unfair competition, data protection , commercial disputes and cross-border negotiations.

We have deep experiences in the areas of intellectual property, competition regulations, commercial litigation and arbitration. We have lawyers of diverse backgrounds that have been recognized for their battle tested experiences and results focused approaches.

We endeavor to provide prudent, effective and tailored services to all our clients, including multinational companies, domestic enterprises, and high-tech start ups. We are client oriented and focus on generating best and sustainable business impact.

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Key Personnel

We have both litigators and transaction lawyers that have decades of experiences in China. Some of them are former judges or senior officials at government agencies, while the others worked at top international and local firms or as senior in-house counsel with leading multinational companies.

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Patent and Trade Secret

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Antitrust and Unfair Competition

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Copyright, Tradmark，and Domain Name

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Personal Information and Data Protection

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Commercial Litigation and Arbitration

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Technology Transfer and Cross-Border Negotiation

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Research

From "unique connection" to "stable connection", China's Highest Court Clarified Criteria for Protecting the Name Rights of Celebrities by Decision in Favor of Michael Jordan

Recently, NBA legendary star Michael Jordan obtained a new victory in the Supreme People’s Court of China (SPC) over squatting of his name. The SPC found that the disputed trademark

Observations on Patent Rules in view of Newly Released Annual Report of the Intellectual Property Cases of the Supreme People’s Court of China 2019

On April 16, 2019, the Supreme People’s Court of China released the Annual Report of the Intellectual Property Cases of the Supreme People’s Court 2019 (referred to as the “2019 Report”)

Indirect Patent Infringement in China: Important Things You Need to Know

Presumably you are a right holder of a Chinese patent, and you find out that a competitor manufactures only parts or components of your patented products in China and sells it to company X

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News

Dr. Richard Liu was invited to give a lecture on Pharmaceutical Intellectual Property Practice

The Advanced Training Course on Pharmaceutical Intellectual Property Practice (the first session) was successfully held at the Beijing Yiling Building on March 29-30, 2024, organized by Beijing Intellectual Property Institute and Intellectual Property Summit.

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Saelink secured favorable compensation damages on behalf of Huntsman in the final judgment of the Intellectual Property Court of the Supreme People's Court

The Supreme People's Court recently issued a second-instance judgment on the patent infringement dispute between Huntsman Advanced Materials (Switzerland) GmbH ("Huntsman") and Zhejiang Longsheng Group Co., Ltd. and its two subsidiaries ("Lonsen").

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The case of execution represented by Saelink became the inaugural instance of the country's first performance bond system

In two design patent infringement disputes between Y Company and T Company, after a civil judgment found Y guilty of infringement and awarded compensation to T Company for economic losses

Dr. Wenxuan Chen Speaks at CICALICS 2023 Held by SDC

On 25 November 2023, Dr. Wenxuan Chen (Dr. Chen) was invited by the Sino-Danish College (SDC) of the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (UCAS)

Saelink Partner Richard Liu attended the 8th IP Forefront Pharma Forum

From October 18 to 20, 2023, the 8th IP Forefront Pharma Forum was successfully held in Shanghai. The forum is an annual intellectual property event in the biomedical industry.

Saelink Won Two China Business Law Awards 2023

On June 26, 2023, China Business Law Journal, a world-renowned legal monthly magazine, announced the award list for the China Business Law Awards 2023.

Saelink is Honored on the List of Chambers Greater China Region Legal Guide 2023

On January 13, 2023, Chambers and Partners, a leading international legal rating agency, releases the Chambers Greater China Region Legal Guide 2023.

Mr. Wenxuan Chen Accept by ICC Working Group on Patents and Trade Secrets

Recently, the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) Global Commission on Intellectual Property accepted our lawyer, Mr. Wenxuan Chen, to join the ICC Working Group on Patents and Trade Secrets. Henceforth

Saelink Honors|Saelink Law Wins Two China Business Law Awards 2022

China Business Law Journal, a leading legal news agency, had released the list of China Business Law Awards 2022 in June 15, 2022. With excellent legal services, outstanding professional strength, remarkable industry reputation and wide client recognition, Saelink Law is ranked in the category of Top Firms in both fields of "Industrials & manufacturing" and "IP (Copyright)".

Dr. Wenxuan Chen was Invited to Participate in the Training Course of “Intellectual Property Litigation Practice Under the New Situation” hosted by the Intellectual Property Training Center as a Teaching Expert

On April 23, 2022，at the invitation of Intellectual Property Training Center of PRC, Dr. Wenxuan Chen, as a teaching expert, lectured on the training course of “Intellectual Property Litigation Practice Under the New Situation”.

Source program comparison is not the only criterion for determining computer software copyright infringement

【Editor’s Pick】Saelink represented Synopsys Inc., one of the world’s leading EDA software suppliers, in winning 5 copyright infringement cases against Innosilicon Technology, Ltd.’s for copying and using Synopsys’ copyrighted five noted software programing such as IC Compiler.

Richard Liu Wins TOP 50 China IP lawyer Awards in 2021

On December 16th ，2021, the “Top 50 China IP Lawyer Awards in 2021” was released by Zhichanli and IP House, Chinese famous media and ranking institutes in IP area. Richard Liu, partner of Saelink Law, is ranked for his solid expertise, excellent achievements and positive feedback from peers and clients.

Dr. Wenxuan Chen Delivered Speech on “EU and Asia in The Digitalized World” Hosted by University of Copenhagen

On November 12, 2021, Dr. Wenxuan Chen at Saelink Law, was invited to the special online seminar “EU and Asia in The Digitalized World”, communicating and sharing his opinions on new challenges that cross-border e-commerce platforms are facing under the impact of COVID-19 pandemic.

Dr. Wenxuan Chen Made Keynote Speech on the Intellectual Property Cooperation Seminar Held by Japan, Korea and China’s Intellectual Property Society

On October 26, 2021, at the invitation of the China Intellectual Property Research Society, Dr. Wenxuan Chen with Saelink Law attended the Japan-Korea-China Intellectual Property Cooperation Seminar.

Partners Richard Liu and Feifei Feng attended “IAM Asia Patent Litigation Masterclass”

On 8th October, top law firms with solid practical expertise in the field of Patent litigations from different Asian countries attended “IAM Asia Patent Litigation Masterclass” held by 《Intellectual Asset Management》, an International authoritative IP media and ranking agency.

Richard Liu attended the 6th China Pharma IP Summit 2021 and made keynote speech

On September 15 to 17, 2021, the 6th China Pharma IP Summit 2021 was grandly held in Shanghai. At the summit Richard Liu delivered a keynote speech and interacted with the participants, which received unanimous recognition.

Dr. Wenxuan Chen was Invited to “ General Interpretation of the Civil Code” SHOW held by Beijing Television Station

On September 13, 2021，Dr. Wenxuan Chen was invited as the Expert Guest to attend the“ General Interpretation of the Civil Code” SHOW held by Beijing Television Station.

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