Beijing. Photo: Shutterstock.comPerkins Coie Expands in China With Launch of an IP Agency
The firm's expansion in China sets it apart from its U.S. peers, some of which have pulled out of China in recent years.
November 21, 2019 at 03:55 PM
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Perkins Coie is increasing its presence in China – a move that sets the firm apart from other U.S. firms, several of which have pulled back in recent years.
The firm has launched an IP agency with offices in Beijing and Shenzhen and is moving its Beijing legal services office to a bigger space.
Perkins Coie Intellectual Property Agency (Beijing) Co. Ltd. is based in the Chinese capital and also has a branch in Shenzhen – a technology hub in southern China.
The agency focuses on trademark registration, prosecution and disputes; domain name registration and disputes; copyright registration, assignment and license records; and portfolio management services, the firm said.
"This bolsters our strong IP presence in China and, with an office location in Shenzhen, it also puts us squarely in one of China's most vibrant and burgeoning technology hubs," Scott Palmer, a Beijing-based partner who leads the agency, said in a statement.
Other firms specialising in IP have opened offices in Shenzhen in recent years, including Rouse, Brinks Gilson & Lione and Fish & Richardson.
Perkins Coie's Shenzhen office does not provide legal services. But it does provide legal services from its offices in Beijing and Shanghai. The Beijing legal team, which is currently based in the Beijing Kerry Centre, will move to a larger space in the China World Trade Center to accommodate the continued growth of Perkins Coie's roster of lawyers and legal consultants, the firm said.
Perkins Coie currently has 11 lawyers and legal consultants in Beijing, including partners Palmer and James Zimmerman, advising on IP, international trade, foreign direct investment, corporate, labour, litigation and arbitration, e-commerce and data privacy. Partners Michael House in Washington, D.C., and Geoffrey Vance in Chicago also spend time in Beijing; House serves as office managing partner.
Palmer and corporate lawyer Zimmerman both joined Perkins Coie in May of last year from Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton with other lawyers and staff members; Sheppard Mullin closed its Beijing office in March after the departures.
Perkins Coie's expansion in China sets the firm apart from its U.S. peers, many of which have left the country in recent years. Besides Sheppard Mullin, Winston & Strawn and legacy Chadbourne & Parke closed their Beijing offices in 2016 and 2015, respectively. And last year, Davis Wright Tremaine closed its sole China outpost in Shanghai. Several others also pulled out of China and Hong Kong completely: Troutman Sanders last year; Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft in 2016 and Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson in 2015.
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