LIU SHEN & ASSOCIATES

CHEN,Xiaofan

Partner | Patent Attorney

TECHNICAL FIELD:

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

TEL: 86-10-6268 1616

FAX: 86-10-6268 1818

EMAIL: xfchen@liu-shen.com

PERSONAL SUMMARY:

Mr. Xiaofan Chen joined Liu, Shen & Associates in 2008, and is mainly involved in patent prosecution, litigation and client counseling work relating to patent rights. His technical fields cover mechanical engineering and manufacturing, laser imaging and printing technology, computer science, internet technology, and business method etc. In addition to filing applications and securing patents on behalf of large number of international clients before the SIPO, Mr. Chen also assists some domestic applicants in securing their patent rights before some major patent offices in other jurisdictions.

 

Mr. Chen has been admitted for practice before the SIPO since 2006, and is one of the first patent litigators officially registered with the Supreme People’s Court of China. Apart from practice in patent prosecution, Mr. Chen has successfully represented international and domestic clients in winning some patent invalidation, patent infringement and administrative cases. Moreover, Mr. Chen frequently provides clients with opinions on patent validity search, patent infringement and freedom-to-operate analysis, and advises on agreements for transferring or licensing patents, non-disclosure agreements and commercial aspects of patent rights.

 

Mr. Chen graduated in 1994 from Xi’an University of Technology (Institute of Printing and Packaging Engineering) with a B.Eng. degree, and subsequently obtained a Master degree in Publishing Studies from University of Stirling (UK) and a LL.M. degree (IP Law) from The University of Edinburgh (UK). Mr. Chen also studied a Graduate Diploma in Common Law (GDL) in 2008 in The College of Law of England and Wales (York). Before joining Liu, Shen & Associates, Mr. Chen worked with another top-tier IP law firm in China for several years, and also worked in the Beijing Office of a US based laser imaging technology supplier as a technical specialist.

HIGHLIGHTS:

Recent typical cases:

-     Representing a US company of projection imaging technology in winning a patent invalidation case and the subsequent administration case relating to the validity of an invention patent of the company;

-     Successfully defending a Canadian sport equipments manufacturer in an infringement litigation case raised by a Chinese competitor;

-     Representing a European MNC of water environment technology in winning a patent invalidation case against a utility model patent of a Chinese infringer.

 

Publications

 

“An Analysis of Prior Art Defense: In View of the Latest Judicial Interpretation”   

(Paper of Excellence presented at the First IP Forum of All-China Patent Agents Association held in Beijing in Year 2010)

 

“Legislation Arising from Landmark Cases: A Review of Copyright Protection in Context of Internet”, China Internet, April 2004.

 

Book Translation: Intellectual Property Strategy, Chongqing University Press, November 2015.

 

Green Light for Business Method Patents, CHINA IP FOCUS 2017, MIP

WORKING LANGUAGE:

Chinese,English

MEMBERSHIP:

All-China Patent Agents Association (ACPAA)

Member of Experts Consulting Committee of IP Case Law Guidance and Studies Center (Beijing) of the Supreme People's Court