On May 20, the world renowned legal media Asian Legal Business (ALB) released its 2024 ALB China IP Rankings. With nearly three decades of professional services, outstanding performance and good reputation in the field of intellectual property, Watson & Band appears the China IP Rankings for the eighth consecutive year, and continues to rank in top tiers in the two sections known as "Patent" and "Trademark/Copyright".

Asian Legal Business is Thomson Reuters' premium legal journal and is one of the leading legal guides with a global reach. In this year's research process, ALB takes into account the volume, complexity and size of each firm's IP work, market share, team members and team growth, key clients, regional visibility and position, and status and momentum compared with the previous year, based on information collected from firm submissions, interviews, press releases and market recommendations, and thus identify and rank the top law firms in the IP field for a fair and transparent ranking of the IP practices.