LIU SHEN & ASSOCIATES

AN,Zhifei

Partner | Patent Attorney | Attorney at Law

TECHNICAL FIELD:

Telecommunication , Computer Science , Internet Technology , E-commerce , Artificial Intelligence , Big Data Processing

TEL: 86-10-6268 1616

FAX: 86-10-6268 1818

EMAIL: zfan@liu-shen.com

PERSONAL SUMMARY:

Mr. An joined Liu, Shen & Associates in 2004 and became a qualified patent attorney in 2006. He specializes in patent prosecution, re-examination, patent invalidation, patent infringement analysis, IP litigation with a focus on telecommunication, electronics, computer hardware & software as well as Internet & e-business.

 

Mr. An obtained his qualification as an attorney at law in 2007. He has participated in several patent lawsuits including patent infringement and patent invalidation. Moreover, he is an expert on patent evaluation and pre-litigation analysis in the firm.

 

Mr. An received his Computer Science master degree from the University of York in 2004. Moreover, Mr. An was designated to work for Ricoh techno-research company for a year (2008-2009) by Liu, Shen & Associates, and He was designated to train the Chinese group members in Ricoh techno-research about IP prosecution in China.

HIGHLIGHTS:

I. Civil Litigation

 

1. Lenovo vs. Yinuo (2014), patent infringement litigation and related patent invalidation, Beijing First Intermediate Court (First Instance), representing Lenovo.

 

The infringement litigation was settled before the Court, and the plaintiff withdrew the infringement case.

 

2. An international Telecommunication company vs. A domestic Telecommunication company (several litigation cases), Standard Essential Patent infringement litigation, Beijing IP Court (First instance), representing defendant.

The infringement litigation is still on going.

 

3. An international Telecommunication company vs. A domestic audio solution providing company, Standard Essential Patent infringement litigation, representing defendant.

 

4. An international Telecommunication company and chipset manufacturer vs. an international Telecommunication company (several litigation cases), representing plaintiff. The infringement litigations were settled.

 

II. Patent Invalidation or Administrative Litigation

 

1. Obortech v. Chen Yaobang, patent invalidation, patent Reexamination Board of the SIPO, representing the patentee; The Board held the invention patent valid

 

2. An international Telecommunication company v. A domestic Telecommunication company, representing the petitioner. The Board held the invention patent invalid in part.

 

3. An international Telecommunication company v. A domestic Telecommunication company, representing the petitioner. The Board held the invention patent invalid.

 

4. An international Telecommunication company v. A domestic Telecommunication company, representing the petitioner. The Board held the invention patent invalid in part.

 

5. An international Telecommunication company v. A domestic audio solution providing company, representing the petitioner. The Board held the invention patent invalid.

WORKING LANGUAGE:

Chinese,English,Japanese

MEMBERSHIP:

All-China Lawyers Association (ACLA)

All-China Patent Agents Association (ACPAA)

International Association For The Protection Of Intellectual Property (AIPPI)