LIU SHEN & ASSOCIATES

LIU,Bei

Partner | Patent Attorney | Attorney at Law

TECHNICAL FIELD:

TEL: 86-10-6268 1616

FAX: 86-10-6268 1818

EMAIL: beiliu@liu-shen.com

PERSONAL SUMMARY:

Mr. Liu started his practice in the field of intellectual property law since 2004, and now is one of the partners of LIU, SHEN & ASSOCIATES, who is responsible for IP service and customer relationship management for the domestic clients. Also Mr. Liu is the head of the Foreign Filing Group of the firm.
 
As a litigator, his practices are primarily in the areas of patent, trademark and copyright litigation, including patent infringement, trademark misappropriation, anti-unfair competition, patent ownership litigation, patent administrative litigation, and trademark administrative litigation.
 
As a patent agent, Mr. Liu has accumulated rich experiences and advice areas that include but not limited patent prosecution, counseling and opinion practices regarding patent application, patent invalidation, customs protection of patent, administrative investigation and disposal of patent infringement, patent technology trading.
 
Additionally, Mr. Liu is proficient in providing strategic intellectual property consultation to assist clients in the identification, acquisition, development, management, enforcement and economic realization of their IP portfolios.
 

Furthermore, Mr. Liu is skilled at establishing IP strategy and IP protection system for enterprises.

 

Education

The John Marshall Law School

Master of Laws (LL.M.) Intellectual Property Law, graduate with honors

2011 – 2012

Tsinghua University

Master of Laws (LL.M.), Civil Law and Commercial Law, IP Law

2001 – 2004

Tsinghua University

Bachelor of Applied Science (B.A.Sc.), Electronics Engineering, Telecommunications

1997 – 2001

HIGHLIGHTS:

Representative cases that Mr. Liu has led include


Tesa (Swiss) v. Qinghai Liangju, patent infringement litigation, Beijing 2nd Intermediate People's Court, representing the defendant. Successful case Non-infringement. (2013/12/20)

We represent defendant, Qinghai Liangju.

Patent: patent for invention relating to electronic micrometer.

Jurisdiction: Beijing 2nd Intermediate People's Court.

Result: Win. Successful non-infringement defense.

The others: Explanation of functional features in claims.

 

Tesa (Swiss) v. Qinghai Liangju, patent infringement litigation, Beijing higher People's Court, representing the appellee. Overruled. (2014/9/10)

We represent appellee, Qinghai Liangju.

Patent: patent for invention relating to electronic micrometer.

Jurisdiction: Beijing 2nd higher People's Court.

Result: Overruled. Infringement.

The others: Just compare the accused products of 4 types with claim 1 simply.

 

Tesa (Swiss) v. Qinghai Liangju, patent infringement litigation, Supreme People's Court, representing the petitioner. Reviewing. (2016)

We represent petitioner, Qinghai Liangju.

Patent: patent for invention relating to electronic micrometer.

Jurisdiction: Supreme People's Court.

Result: Overruled the judgment of second instance, and affirmed the judgment of first instance. Win.

 

Wenzhou Baiqiang v. Patent Reexamination Board, patent administrative litigation, Beijing 1nd Intermediate People's Court, representing the third party. Settlement case, withdrawn. (2014)

We represent third party, Wenzhou Zhongmin.

Patent: patent for utility model relating to parts of eyeglasses.

Jurisdiction: Beijing 1nd Intermediate People's Court.

Result: Settlement. Plaintiff withdrawn the charge.

The others: Successfully maintain the patent effective during the patent invalidation procedure.

 

Panzhihua Xinjiu v. Patent Reexamination Board, patent administrative litigation, Beijing 1nd Intermediate People's Court, representing the third party. Win. (2015)

We represent third party, Yunnan Liqing .

Patent: patent for utility model relating to grass mats.

Jurisdiction: Beijing 1nd Intermediate People's Court.

Result: Win.

The others: Successfully invalid the patent during the patent invalidation procedure.

 

Kunming Railway v. Patent Reexamination Board, patent administrative litigation, Beijing IP Court, representing the plaintiff. Pending. (2015)

We represent the plaintiff, Kunming Railway

Patent: patent for invention relating to grass mats.

Jurisdiction: Beijing IP Court.

Result: Pending.

The others: Successfully invalid a portion of claims of the patent during the patent invalidation procedure.

 

Beijing Aiyi v. Beijing Yinjiao 360, copyright infringement litigation, Beijing Haidian People's Court, representing the plaintiff. Win. (2016)

We represent the plaintiff, Beijing Aiyi.

Copyright: Exercises for music foundation test.

Jurisdiction: Beijing Haidian People's Court, Beijing IP Court. 

Result:Win. The judgment of first instance was affirmed.

The others: The exercises include music score and audio.

 

Publications and presentations that Mr. Liu has authored include


-     June 2015: Speaker in AIPPI Trilateral Meeting 2015 in Nara, Japan

-     2013: iam - IP in China Roundtable 2013 

-     2004: "Study on Patentability of Computer Software", excellent MA theses of Tsinghua University.

-     Dec. 2003: Speaker in the International Seminar on “IP Protection on High Technologies”

WORKING LANGUAGE:

Chinese,English

MEMBERSHIP:

All-China Lawyers Association (ACLA)

All-China Patent Agents Association (ACPAA)