Intellectual Property Law

We live in a world where Intellectual Property has a unique value; it is imperative that owners protect those rights. Backed by a team of experienced intellectual property lawyers in Hong Kong and China, OLN can provide you with practical legal advice to safeguard your intellectual property rights.

Intellectual property right is territorial in nature and is a broad topic that encompasses various types of original creations, such as copyright, patent and design. Complicating the matter further, the rules governing intellectual property in different countries vary. Therefore, you need professional lawyers who have a proven track record in dealing with local/regional/international intellectual property issues to help you coping with these matters. Here at OLN, we understand the needs of businesses and individuals for professional legal advice and services related to intellectual property rights. Our intellectual property Hong Kong and China teams have the capacity and experience to offer you the right service.

The Intellectual Property team in OLN's PRC office together with the Intellectual Property team in our Hong Kong office provide intellectual property management for brand owners and investors. With solid knowledge in China and Hong Kong Intellectual Property law, our Intellectual Property team are able to advise on a diverse topic related to intellectual property law in Hong Kong and China and assist clients in protecting their trademarks, patents, designs and copyright.

OLN's PRC team is also a qualified trademark agency which is appointed by the PRC government to handle trademark registration and prosecution directly in China and deal with the PRC examiners without a third party.

OLN provides a full range of services in connection with intellectual property matters including:

Trade Marks

Searching & pre-filing advice and strategy
Filing & Prosecuting trade mark applications in Hong Kong, China National and IR mark
Commencing / Defending trade mark opposition proceedings, trade mark invalidation or non-use revocation proceedings
Maintenance and Watching services
Advising and recordal of trade mark assignments, licenses, mergers, security interest recordals or customs related matters
Anti-counterfeiting administrative and court action

Patent & Design

Searches and patentability study
Drafting Patent Specifications and Claims, Providing Patent Filing Strategies and Professional Advice Services
Hong Kong and Chinese (PRC) Patent Filing (invention, utility model and industrial design)
Patent reexamination and invalidation
Patent customs recordal and prosecution
Comprehensive patent-related management consultation (portfolio and annuity management, patent strategy)
Patent licensing and technology transfer

Domain Name

Domain name registration
Domain name dispute resolution

Litigation/ Enforcement

Enforcing IP rights through court action, administrative and judicial channels and by Customs protective measures
Negotiating for solutions of IP related disputes and arbitration representation
Advising on trade secret and anti-unfair competition issues

Copyright