LEHMAN, LEE & XU PATENT PRACTICE RANKED AMONG TOP FIRMS IN CHINA

Beijing, China – March 2007 – According to a recent survey by Managing Intellectual Property, Lehman, Lee & Xu’s patent practice has been ranked among the top firms in China. According to 2006 statistics, there were 612 patent agencies in China. Lehman, Lee & Xu was ranked in the top 21 for Patent Prosecution and top 14 for Patent Contentious matters.

Managing Partner Edward Lehman was excited about the ranking, “The Managing Intellectual Property Annual ranking puts us around the top 3.5% for prosecution and 2% for contentious issues.”

The Patent rankings are the first of a two-part series in Managing Intellectual Property's 11th Annual World Survey, in which results are based on input by lawyers on their own practice, those of other firms, and in-house counsel.

To learn more about LEHMAN, LEE & XU’s patent practice, please visit www.lehmanlaw.com.

LEHMAN, LEE & XU is a prominent Chinese corporate law firm and trademark and patent agency with offices in Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Hong Kong, Macau, and Mongolia. The firm is managed by Mr. Edward Lehman, who has nearly twenty years of legal experience in China.