Rouse

Firm overview:

Established in the UK in 1990, Rouse was one of the first international firms to enter the Chinese IP market almost 30 years ago and has offices in five cities in China: Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, and Hong Kong SAR.

Rouse has grown to be one of the largest intellectual property firms in the country, providing a full range of IP services such IP litigation and ADR, patent and trademark portfolio management, enforcement and commercial advice as well as strategic IP consulting.

Rouse's strategic partner, national firm Lusheng Law Firm, has handled tens of thousands of cases for clients in China covering all fields of IP in courts and before administrative bodies around the country including a number of notable cases in the Supreme People’s Court.

Rouse’s office in the Hong Kong SAR acts as a regional hub for portfolio management, litigation and arbitration cases. The firm also has extensive experience in patent, technology and brand protection disputes before the Hong Kong courts and in international arbitrations.

Team overview:

The China patent practice is part of an international practice across the firm’s 17 offices in 12 jurisdictions. The global practice has over 100 patent agents, attorneys, and technologists representing major technical disciplines, who prosecute and manage patent disputes, in litigation or arbitration.