Safeguard your IP with tailored registration and advisory
Intellectual property is a valuable asset for companies and IP protection is of paramount importance. However, navigating intellectual property laws across different jurisdictions can be complex. Our intellectual property advisory services in Asia help companies secure, manage, and enforce their IP rights- ensuring compliance with regional regulations.
With over three decades of experience, Dezan Shira and Associates is a leading intellectual property service provider in Asia, offering a deep understanding of IP registration, trademark protection, and market entry consulting. Our dedicated advisors help businesses manage IP risk services, safeguard innovations, and maximize the value of their intangible assets.
We provide cost-effective and tailored solutions to secure your valuable intangible assets.
Intellectual Property Services: Our Advantage
Protect your brand and innovation early
Avoid counterfeiting and copycat risks by securing trademarks, copyrights, and patents before entering new markets.
Jurisdiction-specific protection strategies
Build IP portfolios that reflect local language, ownership rules, and enforcement practices across multiple Asian countries.
Integrated IP support from entry to enforcement
Coordinate filings, licensing, partner agreements, and monitoring through one cross-functional support team.
How We Can Support Your Business
Our intellectual property advisory team provides comprehensive guidance on IP protection and risk management across Asia.
- IP research
- IP portfolio management and exploitation
- IP valuation, investment and commercialization
- IP infringement investigation and analysis
- IP strategy, enforcement & dispute management
- Online business IP protection
- IP sales, licensing & tech transfers
- Patents
- Customized IP training and workshops
Securing IP rights requires navigating trademark registry and protection processes across multiple jurisdictions. Our intellectual property agency provides:
- Trademark registration, and renewal
- Trademark assignment
- Appeal for review on trademark refusal
- Trademark opposition application
- Trademark cancellation and invalidation
- Response to trademark opposition, cancellation, and invalidation
- Copyright work and copyright registration
- Computer software copyright registration
- IP customs registration
Authorized as a trademark agency in China, and with comprehensive IP services for more than a dozen countries throughout Asia, we provide full trademark registration and protection services to help businesses secure and enforce their brand identity.
- Trademark strategy
- Trademark registration
- Trademark renewal
- Trademark prosecution
- Cancellation against registered trademark
- Trademark invalidation
- Trademark assignment
- Trademark licensing management
Understanding intellectual property risks is key to a successful market entry strategy. Our market entry consultants provide:
- IP research
- Competitive landscape research
- Regulatory landscape research
- Supply chain mapping
- Country comparison and location selection
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FAQs – Intellectual Property Services in Asia
Companies entering Asia often face challenges around protecting their brand, technology, and creative assets—particularly in markets with evolving enforcement systems or unfamiliar filing procedures.
We support clients through:
- Trademark, patent, and copyright registration
- IP risk assessments during market entry or M&A
- Licensing, franchising, and commercial use agreements
- Dispute management and enforcement coordination
- Advisory on localization and protection strategies
These services help ensure your intangible assets are recognized and protected across jurisdictions.
Trademark registration can involve inconsistent timelines, documentation standards, and legal interpretations across Asia. Clients often encounter delays or rejections due to minor technical errors or translation inconsistencies.
Our trademark support includes:
- Pre-application availability checks
- Filing and classification guidance
- Managing oppositions or disputes
- Renewal and transfer handling
- Cross-border coordination for regional portfolios
We also help clients develop filing strategies to anticipate future expansion.
While procedures differ by country, most trademark applications involve submitting classifications, securing approvals from the relevant IP office, and undergoing an opposition period before certification is granted.
Costs typically include:
- Application and government filing fees
- Translation or notarization charges
- Legal and representation services
- Optional monitoring or dispute handling
We provide jurisdiction-specific guidance and transparent pricing tailored to the scope of protection you require.
Many companies overlook IP strategy during early-stage planning, only realizing its importance after issues arise—such as brand impersonation, copycat products, or disputes with former partners.
We integrate IP protection into your entry plan by:
- Advising on timing of filings before public launches
- Evaluating risks tied to local partnerships or licensing
- Recommending defensive filings or brand extensions
- Aligning trademark and IP actions with broader compliance needs
This helps ensure protection is built in—not added as an afterthought.
Our advisory services address both strategic and operational IP needs. Depending on your goals, we may assist with:
- Portfolio reviews and IP audits
- IP valuation and due diligence in transactions
- Technology transfer agreements and royalties
- Online IP monitoring and infringement tracking
- Dispute resolution and third-party negotiations
Support is tailored based on your industry, existing assets, and regional expansion plans.
IP compliance isn’t just about registration—it’s also about ensuring that rights are maintained and defensible under local law. Clients often miss renewals, fail to enforce rights, or underestimate how local practices differ.
We assist by:
- Tracking renewals, deadlines, and procedural updates
- Coordinating with local counsel for enforcement and disputes
- Reviewing commercial agreements for IP-related risks
- Advising on how IP interacts with tax, labor, or corporate structures
We focus on protecting both your registrations and your practical ability to enforce them.
Yes. Early detection of risk is essential—especially when entering markets with high counterfeiting or brand imitation.
We help clients:
- Identify potential infringements through screening and monitoring
- Design enforcement strategies based on jurisdictional limitations
- Engage with local authorities or online platforms
- Assess litigation options where appropriate
Risk services can be tailored to high-priority markets or specific product lines.
Our IP and market entry teams work in tandem to ensure that brand, product, and licensing strategies are protected and enforceable from day one.
This might include:
- Filing defensive trademarks before partner discussions
- Structuring licensing models to reduce IP leakage
- Localizing IP registrations to reflect translation or jurisdictional norms
- Ensuring IP strategy is aligned with corporate structuring decisions
The goal is to embed IP thinking into how you enter and grow within each Asian market.
We begin with a review of your business scope, brand strategy, and any existing registrations. Based on this, we recommend a protection and filing plan adapted to your timeline and markets of focus.
You can engage us for individual IP filings, regional portfolio management, or as part of a broader legal and market entry strategy.
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