Sanyou IP Group

Founded in 1986, Sanyou IP Group was the first private intellectual property firm in China.

As a leading IP law firm, Sanyou IP helps domestic and international clients to obtain and enforce their IP rights by providing wide-range and high-quality services, including patent prosecution, trademark registration, patent/trademark search, IP-related litigation, etc. We now have about 400 staff, including 160 patent attorneys, 50 patent engineers, 20 general lawyers and 40 trademark professionals.

By emphasising professionalism and craftsmanship, Sanyou IP has been named “an Outstanding Patent Agency” and “an Outstanding Trademark Agency” for several consecutive years. Sanyou also obtained the ISO 9001 certificate in 2011. Our team of motivated and professional attorneys represents a combination of the highest technical and legal qualifications and years of practical experience. Many of our attorneys have been working in this field for more than 10 years, and several are former senior patent or trademark examiners of the China National Intellectual Property Administration.

Our motto is “quality, efficiency and loyalty”. At Sanyou IP, we pride ourselves on the quality of work and constantly strive to provide the highest level of services tailored to the individual needs of each client. Our team of legal professionals, with a wealth of experience and proven success in the full range of IP services, stands ready to assist clients with their IP matters both in China and around the globe. There is an independently developed database system with fully automatic deadline monitoring for the cases we handle. Sanyou has also achieved paperless e-recording safe management of case documents throughout the entire process.

As a standing committee member of the All-China Patent Agents Association (ACPAA) and the China Trademark Association (CTA), Sanyou IP plays an active and important role in China’s IP industry. Meanwhile, Sanyou IP is a member of several international IP organisations such as the International Trademark Association (INTA), the International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (AIPPI) and the Licensing Executives Society (LES).

Having been dedicated to intellectual property for more than 36 years, Sanyou IP is always ready to improve its services and quality of work.

Key Practice Areas

IP services relating to the prosecution and litigation of patents in all major technical fields, trademarks, copyright, domain names, unfair competition and trade secrets. The technical fields cover electronics, communication, computers, physics, mechanics, chemistry, biology, pharmaceuticals, etc.