Chambers & Partners published its annual Asia-Pacific Guide, and Kangxin ranked in Band 2 again of Chinese Leading IP Firms (Non-litigation). Samson Yu, managing partner of Kangxin, was chosen as an eminent practitioner again for three consecutive years.

The Sources say: "The team is highly regarded for its patent protection expertise and acknowledged for its strong affiliations with Japanese and Korean clients and its client-focused approach".  The clients are quoted as saying that "They are very good quality. The attorneys in charge of the cases are Chinese lawyers with US university degrees; for this reason we say the firm is an excellent combination of Chinese hardware with US software."

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