Overview
Aquila holds both a patent agency license and a legal practice license and is committed to providing full end-to-end Chinese patent filing services covering invention patent, utility model, and industrial design for clients in China and abroad. With deep expertise in invention patents, invention patent representations account for more than 90% of our total patent practice. We are adept at handling high-value patent matters in cutting-edge technological fields, providing comprehensive patent protection and portfolio planning from the outset. We also facilitate accelerated routes such as prioritized examination and patent pre-examination. With a focus on grant quality and efficiency of rights confirmation, we provide reliable Chinese patent rights confirmation services for core enterprise technologies, university research outcomes, and other key innovations.
Services
- Patent mining and portfolio planning in China
- Prior art search for Chinese patent application
- Chinese patent application (invention, utility model, and industrial design)
- Appeal against rejection of Chinese patent application
- Patent invalidation proceeding in China
- Patent mapping/patent landscape analysis
- Freedom to Operate (FTO) analysis and infringement risk assessment
- Patent stability analysis and validity analysis
- Patent licensing and assignment
- Patent annuity management
Representative Matters
- Long-term representation of various colleges and departments of Chongqing University in patent filings
- Long-term representation of a German water purification equipment manufacturer in Chinese patent filings, including advice on protection strategies
- Represented an optical instrument company in Shenzhen filing an important invention patent application through the patent pre-examination channel in the optical instrument field; the patent was granted in just one month, significantly shorter than the typical examination timeline
- Represented a power research institution in Xinjiang in prioritized examination of multiple invention patents in the power technology field; all were granted in approximately six months
- Represented a geological research institution in Ningxia in prioritized examination of invention patents in the mineral geology field; the patents were granted in eight to ten months