With a global reach spanning key international markets, Shangcheng & Partners offers end-to-end IP services. We are a strategic partner for clients worldwide, guiding their intellectual property from initial filing through to active protection and strategic growth.
Patent Services
Our services are delivered through three specialized technical teams, ensuring deep expertise in every case. We cover the full patent lifecycle, including:
- Prosecution: Application drafting, filing, office action responses, and reexamination.
- Post-Grant & Disputes: Invalidation proceedings, administrative litigation, and patent infringement litigation.
- Portfolio & Advisory: Annuity payment management, patent validity analysis, and infringement analysis.
Chemistry, Pharmaceutical, and Biotechnology
Our chemistry, pharmaceutical, and biotechnology team comprises experts with advanced degrees (Master's or Ph.D.) in their respective fields. They bring extensive experience in patent prosecution and litigation across a wide range of chemical and life science technologies, including but not limited to pharmaceuticals, vaccines, cosmetics, agrochemicals, food science, photochemistry, and polymers. We bring this deep technical and legal expertise to bear on every client matter.
Electrical, Electronic, and Telecommunications
Electrical, Electronic, and Telecommunications team acts for leading multinationals, including Fortune Global 500 electrical manufacturers and IT corporations. We handle a high-volume, sophisticated patent docket while maintaining an active litigation and invalidation practice. To stay ahead in rapidly evolving fields like information processing, we continuously integrate expertise across next-generation technologies such as electrical circuits, computer hardware/software, and artificial intelligence. This requires—and enables—a comprehensive service system built on deep technical understanding.
Mechanical, Materials, and Automotive
Our team of patent attorneys and engineers brings deep technical expertise in mechanical engineering, materials science, applied physics, control systems, automotive technology, and related fields. We combine this strong professional background with years of hands-on agency experience to provide comprehensive IP and legal services, underpinned by a practical understanding of our clients' commercial and technological goals.
Trademark and Design
Our services extend far beyond securing domestic and international rights for trademarks and designs. We provide tailored, end-to-end support to manage and enforce your most valuable assets:
Acquisition & Maintenance: Pre-filing searches, prosecution, and renewals.
Dispute & Defense: Opposition proceedings, administrative litigation, and anti-counterfeiting enforcement.
Commercialization & IP Strategy: Licensing agreements, copyright & software registration, and strategic portfolio advice.
Litigation Services
Shangcheng’s IP litigation team brings together seasoned intellectual property lawyers and patent attorneys with rights to appear in court. We handle civil and administrative litigation, enforcement actions, and provide strategic counsel on licensing and rights enforcement.
Search and other IP-related services
To fully leverage the value of your intellectual property, we combine deep technical and international IP experience across our partners, consultants, and legal teams. Together, we deliver integrated services including:
Analysis Services:
* Freedom-To-Operate/Patent Validity Assessment
* Novelty Evaluation
* Infringement Analysis
* Invalidity Analysis
* Prior Art Search on a Defined Topic
* Non-Patent Literature Search
* Technology Analysis Based on Patent Information
* Status Check
* Surveillance, etc.
IP-related Services:
- Negotiating and drafting licenses for patents, trademarks, software, and copyrights
- Forming joint development and collaboration agreements
- Conducting IP due diligence for acquisitions, investments, and transfers
- Formulating inventor rewards and remunerations policy
- Preparing confidentiality/non-disclosure agreement (CDA/NDA) and settlement agreements