当前，在推进知识产权强国建设的背景下，随着知识产权领域一系列立法的推出和完善，中国正以前所未有的力度加强知识产权保护，带动创新活力全面提升，关注新业态新领域知识产权前沿问题。无论是企业技术创新还是商业创新成果的涌现，无不凝聚着企业知识产权法务的智慧和力量，体现着他们在知识产权方面的专业投入与不断积累。企业知识产权法务不仅拥有知识产权法律、政策和实践的专业知识，同时熟知企业知识产权风险和知识产权资产构成，深刻理解企业知识产权战略目标。他们在防范企业知识产权风险、最大化企业知识产权价值、提升企业核心竞争力方面扮演着极其重要的角色。他们将企业知识产权体系与商业战略有机结合，为企业的业务发展积极赋能。

2022年ALB将再次聚焦知识产权法务群体，并荣幸地启动2022 ALB中国知识产权法务15强评选活动，希望通过此次评选呈现十五位具有卓越成就的知识产权法务精英人物及他们出色的工作。参与者需为常驻中国大陆工作的知识产权法务。

ALB的调研内容

• 企业知识产权法务相关负责人提交报名表格；
• ALB将邀请律师填写一份网上问卷，推荐他们心中具有卓越成就的知识产权法务相关负责人。问卷内容我们会为提交者保密；
• 我们会参考市场和以及同行的评价，若需要，ALB会进行采访。

评选标准

• 知识产权法务相关负责人工作的难度和重要性；
• 由知识产权法务相关负责人发起的重大项目；
• 业务部门对知识产权法务相关负责人工作的评价；
• 担任知识产权法务相关负责人的时长和在知识产权、法律领域的从业经验；
• 个人获奖经历。

参与方式

• 如果您是企业知识产权法务相关负责人，请点击此处下载报名表格参与，表格可以由知识产权法务自己提交，也可以由助理和团队帮助提交，一个公司仅限提交一份，中英文填写皆可。请将填写好的表格发送到TRALBRanking@thomsonreuters.com。表格提交的截止日期为2022年2月18日18:00。
• 如果您是律师，请通过此处调查链接参与网上问卷。参与问卷调查的截止日期为2022年1月27日18:00。
• 亦可联系调研组TRALBRanking@thomsonreuters.com，索取报名表格或调查问卷链接。

 最终获奖的十五位知识产权法务将会获得奖杯，结果将发布在《亚洲法律杂志》中国版2022年3月刊。

2022 ALB中国知识产权法务15强评选由中国贸促会专利商标事务所独家赞助，由ALB调研团队独立完成。

期待您的参与！

 

Under the background of accelerating construction of great power in intellectual property, with a series of legislations, China is strengthening its intellectual property protection with unprecedented efforts, driving the overall improvement of innovation vitality, and paying attention to the frontier problems of intellectual property in new fields. The emergence of both technological innovation and commercial innovation achievements reflects the wisdom and strength of IP In-House counsel, and reflects their efforts in building up the professional skills in intellectual property field. Based on their industry, the in-house IP counsel is at the forefront of highly professional field. At the same time, with the skilled practice of intellectual property laws and regulations, accurate cognition of the characteristics of industrial intellectual property and the deep understanding of business, the in-house IP counsel combines the intellectual property system with business strategy and plays an increasingly important role in business and legal team.

In 2022, ALB will again focus on the in-house IP counsel group, and is honored to open the submission for the ranking of 2022 ALB China Top 15 IP In-House Counsel, hoping to present 15 outstanding in-house IP counsel and their outstanding work. The IP in-house counsel needs to be based in mainland China.

The research will be conducted through the following aspects:

• The application form submitted by a candidate IP in-house counsel;
• ALB will invite lawyers to fill out an online questionnaire to recommend IP in-house counsels with outstanding achievements. We will keep the contents of the filled-out questionnaire confidential;
• ALB will refer to the market and peer evaluations, and will conduct interviews if needed.

Some of the key qualities we are looking for are:

• The difficulty and importance of the work accomplished by a candidate IP in-house counsels;
• Major projects initiated by a candidate;
• The business department's evaluation of the work accomplished by the candidate;
• The number of years the candidate has served as IP in-house counsel, and his or her practicing experiences in the IP and other legal sectors; and
• Relevant awards the candidate has received.

To Participate:

• If you are a IP in-house counsel, submission forms can be downloaded here. It can be handed in by the IP in-house counsel, the assistant or in-house team. Only one entry is allowed per organization. The form can be filled in Chinese, English or both.  Please submit the form to TRALBRanking@thomsonreuters.com. Deadline for submissions is 18:00 February 18, 2022. 
• If you are lawyer, the survey can be taken from here, which will be closed on 18:00 January 27, 2022.
• You may contact research team at TRALBRanking@thomsonreuters.com for submission form or survey link as well.

The 15 winners will be awarded with an ALB trophy, the result will be published in ALB China’s March 2022 issue.

The ranking of 2022 ALB China Top 15 IP In-House Counsel is exclusively sponsored by CCPIT Patent and Trademark Law Office. ALB research team will conduct the research independently.

Looking forward to your participation!