On the afternoon of January 20, Tongji Innovation Building hosted an elite exchange event focused on core issues concerning enterprise growth. Organized by the industrial park, the equity enterprise exchange gathering brought together nearly 30 experts from law firms and financial & taxation institutions, as well as representatives of equity-holding enterprises and park entities, to explore development paths centering on key topics including equity restructuring, intellectual property planning, and sci-tech project layout. As a professional firm deeply engaged in intellectual property services, Shanghai Boxiang Law Firm was represented by Founder and Director Lawyer Fu Kun, who attended the event as a guest speaker and empowered start-up enterprises with rich practical experience.
At the opening of the event, Pan Yu, General Manager of the park’s incubator company, noted in his welcome speech that the innovative exploration of equity incentive models relies heavily on support from professional service institutions, and intellectual property protection serves as the core guarantee for enterprises’ high-quality development. This viewpoint aligns closely with the service philosophy Boxiang Law Firm has upheld for over a decade. As a specialized IP firm with 12 years of dedicated practice, Boxiang has always taken "Protect innovation, Empower enterprises" as its mission. It has provided intellectual property legal services to well-known brands including Midea, SUPOR and COFCO. Moreover, the trademark infringement case involving the "Ande" mark handled by the firm was selected as one of the Top Ten Classic Intellectual Property Cases.
During the keynote session, Lawyer Fu Kun drew on his practical experience since commencing legal practice in 2008 to deliver an in-depth interpretation of the prevailing pain points and difficulties in intellectual property layout for start-ups. He pointed out that equity-holding enterprises tend to focus on technological R&D and market expansion in their early growth stages, while neglecting forward-looking IP planning. Issues such as malicious trademark squatting and lagging patent layout may become hidden obstacles restricting corporate financing and business expansion in the long run.In response to these challenges, Lawyer Fu put forward practical solutions covering trademark layout strategies, patent mining timing, and copyright risk prevention and control. His sharing embodies the professional expertise earned as an Outstanding Lawyer of Yangpu District, as well as precise insight into the actual demands of tech start-ups. Enterprise representatives onsite commented that the targeted sharing pinpointed practical development pain points and provided clear guidance for enterprises to avoid IP risks and build core competitiveness.
In the subsequent Sci-Tech Project Planning Workshop hosted by Liang Jie, Assistant General Manager of the Park Incubator Company, Lawyer Fu Kun answered enterprises’ questions concerning the alignment between intellectual property arrangement and sci-tech project applications. He emphasized the practical logic of advancing patent layout and project planning in tandem, further demonstrating Boxiang Law Firm’s service feature of integrating professional theories with solid practical experience.As a long-term legal partner serving enterprises in the Tongji Science and Technology Park, Boxiang Law Firm has long been deeply integrated into the park’s innovation ecosystem. Its lawyers have previously provided free legal consultation, contract review and other services for park enterprises, helping them effectively avoid legal risks. The participation in this exchange event further deepens the long-standing cooperation and serves as a vivid practice of the firm’s commitment to optimizing the law-based business environment.At the closing of the event, park representatives highly recognized the practical value of Lawyer Fu Kun’s sharing. Taking this activity as an opportunity, Shanghai Boxiang Law Firm will continue to focus on the development needs of equity-based enterprises and tech start-ups. Leveraging its full-spectrum service capabilities covering patents, trademarks, copyrights and anti-unfair competition, the firm will provide enterprises with full-cycle intellectual property support from layout planning to rights protection, and join hands with the park to build a high-quality innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystem.
