Managing Intellectual Property (MIP) has released its 2025 IP STARS rankings, placing Lifang in Tier 1 for Patent Disputes and Copyright, Tier 2 for Trademark Disputes, and listing the firm as Notable for IP Transactions. Partner Guanbin Xie earns Patent Star and Trademark Star honors; Partner Bin Zhang is recognized as both Copyright Star and Trademark Star. Lifang’s continued presence on the list underlines its top-tier expertise and the market’s enduring trust in its IP practice.

Ranked Areas

Patent disputes - domestic firms: Tier 1

Copyright - domestic firms: Tier 1

Trade mark disputes - domestic firms: Tier 2

IP transactions - domestic firms: Other Notable Firms

Ranked Lawyers

XIE Guanbin  Patent Star, Trademark Star

ZHANG Bin  Copyright Star, Trademark Star

Lifang & Partners is one of the few go-to firms for high-profile intellectual property issues in China. Many of our qualified lawyers have also had a technical or scientific education. Additionally, some of them had previously worked in the Chinese Central Government and the courts before they embarked upon their careers in private practice. Such a blend of diverse academic achievements and rich career experiences help us to quickly understand our clients’ complex legal, business, and public policy challenges, allowing us to offer practical legal solutions. We encourage our lawyers to combine their academic knowledge with their practical experience to provide efficient, high-quality legal services.

Managing IP published its first legal guide in 1994 and relaunched it as IP STARS in 2013.  The research for IP STARS covers a variety of IP practice areas and more than 80 jurisdictions, making it the most comprehensive and widely respected IP practitioner guide in the legal profession.