Our Strengths
Shangcheng & Partners is a full-service intellectual property agency registered with the China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA). We provide comprehensive IP protection and strategy services, with core expertise in China. Our practice covers the full IP lifecycle, primarily including prosecution & portfolio management (filing, prosecution, and maintenance of patents, trademarks, designs, and copyrights, as well as invalidation, opposition, and assignment proceedings), enforcement & litigation (IP infringement analysis, administrative actions, civil litigation, customs recordation, and anti-unfair competition matters), and strategic advisory (IP consulting, freedom-to-operate analysis, appraisal of intellectual property, and monitoring services). We partner with clients to secure, enforce, and commercialize their intellectual property rights effectively.
Our Team of Experts
Shangcheng & Partners is powered by a team of over 110 highly qualified professionals, including more than 70 attorneys-at-law, patent attorneys, and patent engineers. Our principal partners bring over a decade of experience from international law firms, offering clients deep insight into both Chinese and global IP practice. With over 85% of our professionals holding advanced (Master’s or Doctoral) degrees and more than 40% having studied or worked in North America, Europe, or Japan, we combine exceptional academic credentials with international perspective. Our technical expertise spans critical industries such as electronics, mechanics, telecommunications, computer science, chemistry, pharmaceuticals, and biotechnology, allowing us to deliver sophisticated and high-quality IP services worldwide.
Our Philosophy
At Shangcheng & Partners, our team of attorneys-at-law, patent attorneys, and engineers is committed to excellence through meticulous attention to detail. We leverage our deep expertise across patents, trademarks, copyrights, trade secrets, and unfair competition law to provide diligent, responsible, and efficient counsel. We handle every matter with the utmost care, striving to deliver not just results, but strategic value and unwavering reliability to each client.
Quality Service
Shangcheng & Partners delivers more than isolated services; we provide integrated support for your entire IP journey. By combining strategic counsel from experienced patent attorneys with operational excellence from our dedicated staff, we ensure tailored, high-quality outcomes that are efficient and aligned with your commercial priorities.