AWA was founded in 1897 and has an international presence. AWA is recommended for IP work in China. The firm provides a full-service offering in prosecution, litigation, aftermarket services, legal advice, strategy and commercialisation in China.
Notable soft IP practitioners: Ai-Leen Lim and Ashley Zhao.
2025
"Highly responsive; attentive to client needs and client management; often offering additional ‘value-add’ advice that is strategically helpful; good insight into local trade mark practice."
"The team is incredibly responsive, creative, articulate, strategic, and effective. The level of service that we receive from them is unmatched in China. They are phenomenal."
"They are very responsive, often working within tight deadlines. They also have good insight into local trade mark practice and developments, including nuances and trends with the China Trade Mark Office."
"They have been consistently superior in all ways for over a decade."
Ai-Leen Lim
"Best of the best. Amazing at customer service and legal wins for my clients."
“I trust her, her team, and the quality of her advice completely.”
Case studies show the firm helps clients in the biotechnology, consumer goods, manufacturing, and chemical industries with filing, FTO, enforcement and commercial transaction work. Partner Xiaofan Chen left the firm in November 2024.
Case studies show that the firm assisted leading international clients from various sectors to successfully deal with trade mark prosecution and litigation.