Accompagnement stratégique et juridique pour la protection de vos marques en Chine. Équipe franco-chinoise basée à Shanghai.

Your Intellectual Property Agency since 2015

Protect Your Trademarks in China – Official Procedures with CNIPA & WIPO

A Franco-Chinese Team Bilingual – Responsive – Locally Based

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Who We Are

We help you protect your brands exported to China.

We support European companies in registering, defending, and enhancing their trademarks in the Chinese market.

China Brand Office is an independent agency founded by French and Chinese experts to support companies in trademark protection and intellectual property in China.

Clients satisfaits 1Success rate4.5/5(800+ cases handled since 2015
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Legal support

The Chinese market is complex. A smart strategy is essential to avoid the pitfalls.

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Bicultural expertise

Our Franco-Chinese experts understand both Western expectations and Chinese administrative realities. This dual perspective allows us to anticipate obstacles, adapt your documents, and defend your interests in both languages—without compromise.

What we do

We protect your business development by securing intellectual property procedures.

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Trademark Registration

Filing in China. Prior rights search, translation, full follow-up until the official certificate is obtained.

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Legal Monitoring & Alerts

Detection of similar or fraudulent filings. Active monitoring to defend your rights before it's too late.

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Certified & legalized translations

Legally compliant translation for all your documents. Official legalization for recognized use in China.

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Oppositions & Legal Disputes

Support during CNIPA procedures: oppositions to third parties, anti-counterfeiting defense, legal actions.

Our motivations

We work for you

Entering the Chinese market means targeting one of the few global economic engines still growing. But this ambition requires time, commercial investment, local presence... and legal caution that is too often overlooked.

What have we seen? French and European companies blocked after years of effort: products seized, multi-million-euro fines, sales bans, and the inability to use their own brand in China.

In some cases, Chinese companies have legally registered poorly protected European trademarks. Their business? Capture brand names, then demand money, block sales, or worse: initiate counterfeiting lawsuits… where no recourse is possible, because the original registration was missed.

We have seen companies lose everything—not out of bad faith, but due to the lack of an intellectual property strategy adapted to the Chinese context. Others, poorly guided, faced complex procedures—sometimes manipulated—within a shifting legal framework that demands active monitoring and local presence.

Our motivation is simple: to make this immense market accessible—without naivety or exaggeration. To simplify procedures often portrayed as out of reach. To offer fair pricing where others overcharge. Our mission is to bring clarity to business development through brand protection, respect for individual ownership, and anticipation of real risks. Our role is to secure our clients’ future in China.

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You too have trademarks to protect

Schedule a free appointment

Our team is available to guide you, advise you, and anticipate the risks linked to the Chinese market. Take a few minutes to share your needs: who are you, what do you export, and do you have long-term goals in the Chinese market?

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Send us an email

We commit to responding within 48 business hours.

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Let's discuss your needs

We need to understand the progress of your presence in China to better assist you.

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Legal action plan

We will guide you through the steps to secure your trademark and avoid the most common pitfalls.

A local presence to act fast.

Our Franco-Chinese team is based in Shanghai, allowing us to interact quickly with authorities, trademark offices, and to follow up on your procedures without delay.

Our Story

A proven track record, hundreds of cases handled — but most importantly: problems avoided and clients protected.

2015

First Cases Registered

Informal support for French SMEs facing customs issues and fraudulent trademark registrations in China.

2018

Official recognition

Opening of a company in China and obtaining the necessary accreditations to operate legally with local intellectual property authorities.

2021

Structuring of remote legal support

During the peak of health restrictions, the need for a reliable service without on-site presence became essential. We established local partnerships and tailored procedures to help companies protect their trademarks in China despite border closures.

2024

Bilateral deployment France–China

Establishment of an operational structure between Europe and China to locally meet exporters' needs. Administrative follow-up, strategic support, and IP monitoring across both territories.

2025

Strengthening Our Online Presence

Investment in our digital platform to improve service accessibility and simplify intellectual property protection procedures for exporters.

Frequently Asked Questions

Do you have any questions?

We’ve selected the most common questions asked by European exporters.
Find clear answers in our FAQ, and more detailed articles coming soon on our blog.

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