Baker McKenzie has been named IP Law Firm of the Year (International) for the eighth consecutive year at the 2026 Asian Legal Business (ALB) China Law Awards, underscoring the Firm’s sustained leadership and excellence in the area.
The Firm has built a market leading IP practice advising multinational corporations, leading Chinese enterprises and high growth innovative companies on the full spectrum of IP matters, including patents, trademarks, copyrights, trade secrets, IP disputes and brand management.
Through its joint operation with FenXun in China, Baker McKenzie seamlessly integrates its global platform with deep local expertise to deliver a truly integrated China foreign IP offering. This platform enables the Firm to advise on complex cross border IP strategies, parallel multi jurisdictional enforcement actions, and matters involving both PRC and international legal regimes, as well as technology and brand protection, complex disputes and regulatory responses.
Baker McKenzie’s IP team is also at the forefront of developments relating to AI, advising clients on AI related confidentiality frameworks, cross border rights protection, copyright issues involving AI generated content, and algorithm driven patent strategies. In addition to this ALB award, Baker McKenzie’s China IP team is regularly recognized as Tier 1 by leading legal directories including Chambers and The Legal 500.
*Baker McKenzie established a joint operation office with FenXun in China as Baker McKenzie FenXun, approved by the Shanghai Justice Bureau in 2015.