Bloom of IP business in China

Our firm have quite some works in January, including a few deadlines towards end of January. We got some forms filled and search report answered, some applications filed.

Then we have 5 new inventions in a 2 hours meeting with the client. So I started looking for one more agent firm in Shenzhen. In 2002 there were less than 10 patent attorney firms in Shenzhen, now there are more than 30. Some of the new one are actually started in recent years or months, and they are hunger for business. This is good for pricing but may be bad for quality. I heard that some drafting work were not done professionally and there were a lot of requisition later on, and now the effect is becaming serious, as these new firms have been operating for more than 1 year now.

However most of the raise in patent applications are utility model for domestic applicants.