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Full-Cycle Legal Services Rooted in the Building Materials Industry
Based in Foshan’s building materials, ceramics and hardware industrial belt, X&C has distilled years of front-line case experience into standardised, modular legal services: four service lines and seventeen specialised services covering the full life cycle from domestic rights protection to cross-border trade compliance. Purchase services individually by stage, or combine them into a custom package.
Intellectual Property Services
Full-cycle services for trademark and patent registration, infringement enforcement, trade secret compliance and IP-backed financing.
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Risk control, dispute resolution, credit due diligence and cross-border investment services centred on international goods sales.
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Our one-stop flagship service covering customs recordal and detention emergencies, OEM risk control, global portfolio planning and cross-border enforcement.
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Retained counsel services for government bodies, public institutions, insurers, real estate and small businesses.
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Local full-cycle services, deeply rooted in the ceramics and hardware sectors.
Annual IP Counsel Package for Enterprises
- Day-to-day trademark, patent and software-copyright record management with renewal and annuity reminders; guidance on prior documentation for trademark oppositions, non-use cancellations and invalidation actions
- Pre-launch IP risk searches to keep products clear of third-party patents and trademarks
- Guidance on internal IP policies; IP pre-review for brand naming and new pattern/formula projects
- Routine infringement screening, competitor counterfeiting monitoring and immediate legal advice
Leveraging building-materials case experience, we target pain points in tile design patents, hardware utility patents and ceramics copyright risk.
IP Portfolio and Registration Services
- Full-class or category-specific trademark registration planning
- Design and utility model patent identification and filing
- Copyright registration for packaging and patterns
- Assistance auditing your IP assets into a structured inventory
Optimised design-patent portfolios for the fast-iterating ceramics sector, reducing rejection rates.
IP Infringement Enforcement (Litigation + Administrative)
- Infringement evidence: notarised purchases and e-commerce captures
- Administrative complaints to the Market Regulation Administration
- Civil damage claims and asset preservation
- Takedown and seizure of infringing products
- Defence when you are accused of IP infringement
A proven administrative-plus-litigation enforcement model, tested in multiple tile trademark and pattern patent anti-counterfeiting cases.
Trade Secret Compliance Programme
- Mapping your confidential information inventory
- Drafting NDAs and non-compete agreements for executives and technicians
- Strengthening confidentiality policies
- Managing departure-related leak risks
- Investigation and accountability after a technology leak
A closed loop from inventory to policy to accountability, protecting the core value of your formulations and processes.
IP Pledge Financing Legal Services
- IP ownership verification
- Pledge contract drafting
- Liaison with financial institutions (in cooperation with Zijin Insurance and Shenneng Insurance)
- End-to-end pledge registration guidance
Working with insurers and banks to turn patents and trademarks into usable credit.
Foreign-Related Legal Services
Centred on international goods sales, supported by core cross-border services.
Full-Process Risk Control Package for International Goods Sales
Essential Edition ESSENTIAL
Small exporters · annual turnover under RMB 5 million
- Revision of standard export contract templates
- INCOTERMS clause optimisation
- L/C clause compliance review
- Basic payment-recovery risk alerts
Standard Edition STANDARD
Mid-sized building-materials exporters
- Bespoke international sales contracts
- Instalment shipment and ocean freight clause design
- Legal guidance on inspection and customs declaration
- Collection (D/P, D/A) settlement risk control
- Basic overseas buyer credit screening
Premium Edition PREMIUM
Large cross-border traders
- Drafting of long-term trade framework agreements
- Export compliance review for special categories (slabs, sanitary building materials)
- Research into trade barriers and destination-market access rules
- Ongoing annual review of export contracts
Focused on Foshan ceramics and hardware exports, fluent in Southeast Asian, European and American import practice.
International Sales Dispute Resolution Services
- Overseas amicable debt recovery
- Cross-border negotiation through our Hong Kong and Macau partner firms
- Filing and representation in foreign-related arbitration (CIETAC etc.)
- Foreign-related civil litigation representation
- Handling port delays and destination-country cargo detentions
Parallel recovery, arbitration and litigation tracks to shorten collection cycles.
Overseas Counterparty Due Diligence
- Verification of overseas buyers’ credentials and litigation history
- Credit and performance-capability due diligence
- Credit investigation reports
- Early protection against foreign-trade fraud and bad debt
Know your counterparty before signing; stop bad debt and fraud before the order.
Greater Bay Area Cross-Border Investment Services
- HK/Macau investment structuring
- Market-entry compliance review for both regions
- Legal frameworks for cross-border fund flows
- Incorporation and supporting legal documents
A one-stop solution from structure to launch for a steady first step abroad.
Combined IP + Cross-Border Legal Services
Solving the most common pain points of building-materials exporters: overseas IP detentions, OEM infringement and counterfeit brands abroad.
Global IP Portfolio Programme (PCT + Madrid System)
- Madrid international trademark planning aligned with target markets (Southeast Asia, EU, Middle East)
- PCT applications and national-phase patent/trademark filings
- Regional IP protection planning for tile patterns and hardware designs
Integrated domestic registration and overseas filing, executed with our partner firms in each target country.
Customs Recordal and Cargo Detention Emergency Response
- Customs recordal applications for your trademarks and patents
- Legal response to domestic customs detentions
- Cross-border handling of destination-country seizures
- Defence, evidence and release handling after rights-holder complaints
Recordal first, response second — keeping detention losses to the shortest possible window.
OEM/ODM Cross-Border IP Risk Control
- Review of foreign clients’ trademark authorisations
- IP clause revisions for OEM contracts
- Avoiding OEM infringement risk
- Defence when OEM products are accused of infringement
Authorisation checks before you accept orders — OEM work no longer a source of unexpected liability.
Bespoke IP Clauses for International Sales Contracts
- IP warranty clauses added to export contracts
- Special clauses on infringement claims and returns
- Avoiding refusals and claims caused by third-party IP infringement in supplied goods
Put IP risk into contract terms and let agreement shield your operations.
Cross-Border IP Enforcement / Defence
Overseas anti-counterfeiting and local trademark/patent enforcement with partner lawyers.
Cross-border defence, jurisdictional challenges and settlement negotiations.
Supporting Legal Services
Tailored to our government, institutional, insurance and real estate clients.
Retained counsel for government and public institutions
- Administrative contract review
- Administrative compliance advice
- Administrative dispute handling
- Government procurement risk control
Insurance Sector Legal Services
- Policy clause compliance
- Claims dispute handling
- Underwriting risk control
- Insurance litigation representation
Retained counsel for small real estate, textile and hardware businesses
- Day-to-day contract review
- Employment compliance
- Civil and commercial mediation
Part of the firm’s diversified client service — even small businesses get structured retained-counsel support.
Standardised Services, Structured Delivery
Every service has a clear scope and delivery milestones — trackable progress, predictable results.
Needs Diagnosis
A free first conversation mapping your business model, risk exposure and legal needs.
Tailored Plan
A service mix matched to your industry and size, with clear scope, team and pricing.
Delivery
A dedicated team advancing registration, review, enforcement or compliance at agreed milestones.
Long-Term Partnership
Regular reviews keep the legal plan evolving with your growth and the market.
Memberships & Awards
Successful Cases
We Are Always on Standby
Your 100% free, no-obligation consultation is always conducted by a practising lawyer of the firm. Everything you share is kept strictly confidential.