Standard Patent & Trademark Agent is praised for its "high efficiency in handling the application process". "Its engineers provide a very clear train of thought in patent analysis, and their sound management of filing processes has saved us much work," said one client.
Headquartered in Shenzhen, the 50-member boutique is frequently named by peers as one of the strongest competitors. In addition to its leading prosecution work, the firm is often engaged by clients in invalidation and opposition procedures, particularly in trade mark actions. Last November, the team successfully held back the registration of the mark Partyboy, which resembled the well-known mark Playboy. At the time of writing, founding partner Guo Weigang is heading up the team trying to invalidate the registration of Okamoto mark for being confusingly similar to the registration held by Okamoto Industries.