AFD China collaborates with its sister law firm, Beijing BHTD Law Firm, to offer one-stop intellectual property services covering filing and dispute resolution to clients. It is recommended for contentious and non-contentious IP work. The firm is also a frontrunner in sectors including blockchain and big data.
Notable patent practitioners: Hong Long and Xia Zheng.
Notable soft IP practitioner: Jingjing Wu.
2026
"What I particularly appreciate about AFD China’s IP litigation service and team is their combination of technical depth, strategic insight and practical efficiency. They consistently demonstrate a strong grasp of both the legal and technological aspects of each case, which is essential in IP disputes.
Their team is also proactive in identifying risks and opportunities, allowing us to make well-informed decisions at every stage of the litigation process.
Their ability to work collaboratively while maintaining a client-focused mindset makes them a trusted partner for IP litigation matters in China."
"The team communications are always clear, timely, and proactive, which allows us to manage deadlines and client expectations efficiently. I also value the team’s ability to provide practical, business-oriented guidance, offering well-reasoned recommendations.
Overall, working with AFD China gives us strong confidence that our matters are handled with competence, care, and efficiency."
"AFD are the best IP firm we have worked with in China and Asia in general. Super smart services, out of the box strategies, superb responsiveness and one of a kind professionalism headed by Xia who is a top-notch professional."
"Super helpful, careful, effective and cost-reasonable "
"AFD give always a very in-depth analysis of complex issues and careful recommendations that you can easily follow and adopt. they are our to-go to firm in Asia on all IP issues. "
Xia Zheng
"Xia is a top-notch IP attorney in China. She is our go-to practitioner in Asia for all regular and complex IP issues. A really superb practitioner "
2025
"AFD China has consistently provided very high-quality work, including on analysing office action responses, providing recommendations for amendments and arguments, and submitting the responses.”
“First and foremost, work quality and efficiency.”
“Reliability, responsiveness, reasonable fees.”
"Responsiveness, breadth and depth of experience, and resourcefulness."
"The quality of their service is excellent."
"Their handling of our cases are perfect, and we highly appreciate their professionalism."
"Their service is excellent."
"They handle our cases very efficiently and professionally."
"They respond promptly, usually giving broad context of the issue and with a proactive approach."
"Very high-quality work and very reasonable pricing."
"We are satisfied with their work and services. We are familiar and comfortable with their team.”
The firm represented one of the biggest sports brands in the re-examination. In response to the negative re-examination opinions regarding inventiveness, the firm made a careful analysis to seek appropriate amendments that would be clearly distinguished from the cited references.
Case studies show the firm acts for a variety of clients in trademark invalidation and infringement cases. For instance, the firm has successfully handled many trade mark cases in various industries, including consumer goods, cosmetics, and technology.