Fish & Richardson, one of the most prominent intellectual property law firms in the U.S., will open a representative office in the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen. 

The Shenzhen office, which should launch in January, will provide U.S. and EU law advice to clients like Huawei Technologies, Ant Financial and Hisense.

Fish & Richardson is the second international law firm to open an office in Shenzhen after fellow U.S. IP outfit Brinks Gilson & Lione launched there in December 2017. 

 Austin-based principal Ryan McCarthy will serve as the office’s chief representative and will be joined by Houston associate Yong (Eric) Peng. 

Fish & Richardson has more than 400 attorneys in 12 offices around the world. It recently forged a partnership with Zhejiang Hangzhou Future SCI-TECH City (STC) to service clients in East China.

Shenzhen, known as “China’s Silicon Valley,” boasts the highest number of PCT applications in China and is home to many of China’s most innovative companies. 

美国最大知识产权律师事务所斐锐将在深圳设立代表处

美国最大的知识产权律师事务所斐锐律师事务所将在深圳设立代表处。

预计明年1月，深圳代表处将开始运营，为包括华为、蚂蚁金服及海信电器在内的中国客户提供美国及欧盟相关法律服务。

斐锐律师事务所将是第二个在深圳设立办事处的国际所，去年12月美国另一家知识产权律师事务所布林克斯律师事务所在深圳设立了办事处。

斐锐位于美国德克萨斯州奥斯汀办公室的负责人Ryan McCarthy将担任深圳代表处首席代表，该所休斯顿办公室律师彭雍博士也将常驻深圳。

斐锐目前在全球拥有12家办公室、共计400名律师。除在深圳设立代表处外，斐锐还与浙江杭州未来科技城建立了合作伙伴关系，以更好地服务中国东部地区客户。

有着“中国硅谷”之称的深圳市，其企业的专利合作条约 (PCT) 申请数量为全国之最，聚集中国一大批最具创新力的企业。

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