美国博钦律师事务所近日开设了博钦珂祎知识产权代理公司，此公司总部设立于北京，并同时在深圳开设办公室，新公司未来将协助博钦处理大量的中国知识产权业务。

博钦告诉ALB，新知识产权代理公司将由常驻北京的合伙人彭明律师负责，提供包括商标注册和组合管理，商标行政争议，著作权登记，转让和许可备案，商标和著作权的行政执法，域名注册和争议，以及其他综合知识产权业务服务。

彭明说：“新设的深圳办公地点将使我们站在中国最具活力与发展动力的科技中心。”其未来将为深圳的生命科学、信息技术、先进制造业、颠覆性技术、航空航天和运输技术等行业企业提供知识产权服务。

美国律师及知识产权服务公司近年来不断强化在深圳的布局，根据ALB之前的报道，2018年1月，美国布林克斯律师事务所作为第一家外国公司在深圳开设了办公室；斐锐律师事务所紧随其后，于同年11月开设深圳办公室；2019年美国锐蒙律师事务所也完成了深圳布局。近期在深圳开设分所的还有英国西盟斯律师事务所及英国知识产权服务机构罗思。

Perkins Coie sets up IP agency in Beijing and Shenzhen

American law firm Perkins Coie will open a new intellectual property agency in China. The agency will be headquartered in Beijing, and a branch in the southern city of Shenzhen.

Perkins Coie told ALB that the agency will be led by Beijing partner Scott Palmer, and provide services like trademark registration and portfolio management services; trademark prosecution and disputes before the CNIPA; copyright registration, assignment and license recordals; administrative enforcement of trademarks and copyrights; domain name registration and disputes and other IP services.

“The Shenzhen office will put us squarely in one of China’s most vibrant and burgeoning technology hubs,” commented Scott Palmer, referring to the fact that the city that has become famous for its growing life sciences, information technology, advanced manufacturing, disruptive technology, and aerospace and transportation technology industries.

The technology hub bordering Hong Kong SAR has become a magnet for law firms of late. U.S. law firm Brinks Gilson & Lione opened an office in Shenzhen in January 2018, becoming the very first foreign firm to do so, and it was followed by Fish & Richardson some months later. In 2019, the market saw the entry of Rimon Law, as well as UK firms Simmons & Simmons and Rouse.

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