IAM Patent 1000 recently published its 2017 ratings, in which Watson & Band is once again listed among the Top Chinese Law Firms in Patent Litigation and Transaction Areas.

As a world-class patent publication, IAM Patent 1000 provides individualized guidelines for patent authorities and patent companies in major judicial jurisdictions throughout the world. It is the only one-stop guideline publication in the global intellectual property industry that provides lists and rankings of first-class practitioners with respect to patent applications, patent litigation, etc.

Founded in 1995 and headquartered in Shanghai, Watson & Band is one of the first partnership law firms in China. After years of experience and development, it became a well-known law firm in the international IP industry. Watson & Band adheres to its values of directness, comprehensiveness and professionalism, and it endeavors to provide its clients with high-quality legal services. In recent years, a series of patent litigation cases that Watson & Band undertook for its clients, including “SMC v. Bosun Pneumatical re infringement of an invention patent”, “Infringement of an invention patent owned by JUKI Corporation”, have exerted a profound impact on the intellectual property industry.