Beijing
Patent
Computer Science,Internet Technology,Image Processing
Chinese,English
Ms. Yue has been working as an examiner for the Patent Examination Beijing Center of SIPO for 10 years. Mr. Yue has handled over 1,000 patent application cases. Ms. Yue has 10 years of working experience in substantive patent examination, 8 years in patent reexamination, serving as a chairman of the panel for 6 years, and participated in a number of internal programs in the Patent Office.
Ms. Yue was an associate research fellow at the SIPO, and was elected as a backbone talent of SIPO in 2014. In addition, she was chosen as Excellent Employee in 2008, 2010, 2013 and 2014, Outstanding Chairman in 2014, and Excellent tutor in 2010. She passed Advanced Search Level Test of SIPO in 2015.
Ms. Yue joined Liu, Shen & Associates in 2016 with a focus on image processing, video analysis, TV technology as well as Internet & e-commerce.
EDUCATION&TRAINING
- Graduated from Institute of Automation of Chinese Academy of Sciences with Doctor degree of Pattern Recognition and Intelligent System (July 2006).
- July 2013-August 2013 legal thinking training
- July 2011-August 2011 John Marshall Law School of U.S. for further study on Patent statutes
- June 2009-July 2009 EPO&SIPO Joint training
- “Intellectual Property Protection of Digital TV Technology”, Video Engineering, No.S2,2013.
- “Technicality Examining of Patent protection Object”,China Invention & Patent, No.12,2011
- “Search Strategy Research of Image Field”, Patent Examination Research(2010), ISBN：9787513008549
Beijing
Patent
Electronics Engineering,Material Science,Semiconductor
Chinese,English
PROFILE
Education: Master's degree
University: Beijing University of Technology (2007)
Qualification: Patent Attorney (2009)
SUMMARY
Ms. Zhai obtained her master degree in Materials Physics and Chemistry from Beijing University of Technology on 2007.
Ms. Zhai joined Liu, Shen & Associates in 2007 and became a qualified patent attorney in 2009. She specializes in patent prosecution and reexamination with a focus on semiconductor device, material science and process, storage, display device, electronic device, photoelectric device, and participated in litigation cases such as Patent invalidation, Patent validity analysis, etc. Through years of patent practice, she has gained good reputation from clients.
Ms. Zhai received training from Centre for International Intellectual Property Studles (CEIPI) at the University of Strasbourg, in 2014.
Ms. Zhai's work has been well recognized by customers and won the prize of “Best Patent Attorney” awarded by Samsung Company in 2015.
Publications that Ms Zhai has authored include:
- “Influence of Amendments Under Article 33 for Stability of Patent Rights”, Asia IP, 2016.
All-China Lawyers Association (ACLA)
All-China Patent Agents Association (ACPAA)
Beijing
Patent
Material Science,Chemical Engineering
Chinese,English
Mr. Zhan joined Liu, Shen & Associates in 2011. He specializes in patent prosecution, re-examination, patent invalidation, IP litigation, and client counseling with a focus on Petrochemical Engineering, Material Science, Polymer Chemistry and Chemical Engineering. Before joining Liu, Shen & Associates, he worded as a patent examiner of SIPO for more than four years and examined more than 500 patents. He also was a teacher of the new examiner and a quality inspector in his department when working in SIPO.
Mr. Zhan got his qualification as a patent attorney in 2010. He has participated in several patent lawsuits including patent infringement and patent invalidation. He has been leading patent licensing counseling, patent invalidation and pre-litigation analysis in the firm.
Mr. Zhan studied in Tsinghua university and majored in Marterial Science and Engineering. He got his Bachelor degree in Tsinghua university on July, 2005 and his Master degree on July, 2007.
Representative cases that Mr. Zhan has participated include
Arkema (France) V. Mexichem Amanco (Mexico), in the patent invalidation case of Arkema (France) V. Mexichem Amanco (Mexico), Mr. Zhan and his colleagues represented Arkema and finally invalidated the patent right of Mexichem Amanco and won the case in the first instance at Beijing No.1 Intermediate Court.
Beijing
Patent
Telecommunication,E-commerce,Artificial Intelligence,Electrical Engineering,Electrooptical Technology,Mechanical Engineering,Medical Devices,Precision Instruments,Semiconductor
Chinese,English
Mr. ZHANG joined Liu, Shen & Associates in 2007 and became a qualified patent attorney in 2007. He specialises in patent invalidation, litigation and dispute resolution before administrative agencies and the courts, as well as counselling on IP strategies and patent clearance searches. He also specialises in patent prosecution work on communication, semiconductor, printer, facsimile machine, camera, elevator, display, and mechanical manufacture and automation.
Mr. ZHANG got his qualification as an attorney at law in 2008. He has represented a number of multinational corporations in litigation cases to defend and enforce their IP rights in China. He is also experienced in FTO analysis, patent stability analysis, patent search, legal opinion, attorney letter etc.
Mr. ZHANG received his bachelor degree and master degree in Mechanical Engineering from Tianjin University in 2002 and 2005 respectively, and a secondary bachelor degree in Economics from Tianjin University in 2002. Mr. ZHANG completed his master program of civil and commercial law in China University of Political Science and Law in 2013-2015 and also obtained LL.M. degree on IP laws in the John Marshall Law School of US. Before joining Liu, Shen & Associates, Mr. ZHANG ever worked in an American company of P&G for about 2.5 years as a project manager.
Mr. Zhang Xiang was awarded or appointed as three-star patent attorney by China Intellectual Property Newspaper Office in 2016, foreign-related intellectual property expert by Jiangsu Intellectual Property Protection Center in 2018, senior expert of intellectual property management system certification by Zhonggui (Beijing) Certification Company in 2019, outstanding lawyer by Beijing Haidian District Justice Bureau in 2019, foreign-related intellectual property expert by Beijing Haidian District Justice Bureau in 2019, government counsel by Beijing Haidian District Government in 2019, and patent litigation lecturer by All-China Patent Agents Association in 2019.
Representative cases that Mr. Zhang has led or participated include
- Huawei v. Samsung serial cases, including tens of patent invalidation and infringement cases, as leading attorney, representing Samsung, global settled;
- Standard essential patent licensing rate setting case between two giant companies, billions of claimed licensing fee involved, settled;
- Fujian ETIM v. Samsung, 200 million of claimed damages involved, representing Samsung, win;
- Immersion v. Samsung serial cases, patent invalidation and infringement, representing Samsung, global settled;
- Netac v. Samsung, patent invalidation, representing Samsung, win;
- Jiangshu Lingkong Co., Ltd. v. OFO, patent administrative protection, representing OFO, win;
- Danieli Metallurgical Equipment Co., Ltd. v. Siemens Ltd., patent invalidation, representing Siemens, win;
- Yen Sun Tech. Company v. Taiwan Delta Company, patent invalidation, representing Delta, win;
- Dier Hanyu Co., Ltd. v. Leili Co., Ltd. , patent invalidation, representing Leili, win;
Publications that Mr. ZHANG has authored include
- “The International Comparative Legal Guide to: Patents 2019: Chapter 10 China”, Published by Global Legal Group, 2018；
- “FRAND Classical Cases”, book counsel, science press, 2018;
- “Standard Essential Patents Royalty Calculation in Telecommunication Industry”, Asia IP annual, 2018;
- “China’s evolving patent system”, AIPLA annual 2015;
- “Suggestions on Patent Draft from Aspect of Patent Infringement”, China IP Summit Forum 2014;
- “Case Study on Supporting Issue of A26.4 of Chinese Patent Law”, China IP Summit Forum 2012 (first prize), 2012;
- “Making Most of the Patent Law”, Managing IP, China IP Focus 2011;
- “Case study on Amendment Issue of A33 of Chinese Patent Law”, China IP Summit Forum 2010.
Presentations that Mr. ZHANG has publicly made include:
- "Litigation process improvement for patent infringement case relating punitive damages", the 7th China Innovation and Intellectual Property Protection Forum, China Intellectual Property Law Research Association, and the Supreme People's Court Intellectual Property Judicial Protection Theory Research Center (Renmin University of China), etc., 2019;
- “Standard Essential Patent Litigation”, All-China Patent Agents Association, 2019
- “Standard Essential Patent FRAND Royalty Rate Setting”, The 12th China Mainland and Taiwan Patent Forum, 2019;
- "Deal with Malicious Patent Litigation ", the 6th China Innovation and Intellectual Property Protection Forum, China Intellectual Property Law Research Association, and the Supreme People's Court Intellectual Property Judicial Protection Theory Research Center (Renmin University of China), etc., 2018;
- "Evidence Exchange Rules - Attorney Perspective", the second "Sanzhi IP Forum", jointly organized by Zhi Zhi Hui, Zhi Chan li, and Zhi Chan Bao, co-organized by Jia Xing Intermediate People's Court, 2017;
- “Discussion on Non-obviousness in Inventiveness Evaluation”, Seminar of Idea Exchange among Beijing courts, Patent Office of China and Patent Agency, 2015;
- “Use of Utility Model in China”, Seminar of Patent Practice in China held by Liu, Shen & Associates in Chicago of US, 2015;
- “Study on Supporting Issue under Patent Law”, China IP Summit Forum, 2012.
Government projects that Mr. ZHANG has participated include:
- “Collection of Intellectual Property Cases of Leading Enterprises of Zhongguancun", Zhongguancun Intellectual Property Promotion Project, 2019;
- “Feasibility of China Joining Patent Law Treaty”, a project lead by Patent Office of China, 2015;
- “Reform of Official Patent Fees”, a project lead by State Intellectual Property Office, 2015.
All-China Lawyers Association (ACLA)
All-China Patent Agents Association (ACPAA)
Beijing
Patent
Organic Chemistry,Bio & Pharmaceutical,Chemical Engineering
Chinese,English
Ms. Zhang joined Liu, Shen & Associates in 2012. She specializes in patent prosecution with a focus on Chemistry & Biochemistry; Bio-pharmaceutical.
Ms. Zhang got her qualification as a patent attorney in 2015. She has participated in many cases related to patent prosecution.
Ms. Zhang had a master's degree from Capital Normal University in 2009. Before joining this firm, Ms. Zhang worked as a technical professional at Academy of military medical sciences/Beijing Proteome Research Center for researching proteomics.
Beijing
Patent
Electrooptical Technology,Mechanical Engineering
Chinese,English
Mr. Zhang joined Liu, Shen & Associates in 2012 and became a qualified patent attorney in 2014 and an attorney at law in 2018. He specializes in patent prosecution, re-examination, patent invalidation, IP litigation, and client counseling with a focus on optical engineering and mechanical engineering.
Major clients: DYSON; SIEMENS; SONY; KONE; etc.
EDUCATION
XI’AN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY SEP 2005-JUL 2009
Major: Optical Engineering (Bachelor)
BEIJING INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY SEP2009-MAR 2012
Major: Optical Engineering (Master)
All-China Patent Agents Association (ACPAA)
Beijing Lawyers Association
Beijing
Patent
Semiconductor
Chinese,English
Mr. Zhang joined Liu, Shen & Associates in 2001. He specializes in patent prosecution, re-examination, patent invalidation, IP litigation, and so on with a focus on semiconductor device, display device, office equipment, home appliance, secondary battery, HDD, etc.
Mr. Zhang became a qualified patent attorney in 2006. He has participated in several patent lawsuits including patent invalidation and patent infringement, and done several analyses of patent stability, patent infringement, and so on.
Mr. Zhang had his PhD degree from Tsinghua University in 2001. He joined the law degree training program jointly provided by China University of Political Science and Law and the John Marshall Law School, Chicago, USA from 2005 to 2007, and got his LLM degree.
Representative cases that Mr. Zhang has participated include
Delphi Laser Co., Ltd vs HAMAMATSU PHOTONICS KK in Patent Invalidation and the Following Administrative Litigation, Mr. Zhang and his colleagues represented Delphi Laser and finally won the lawsuit.
All-China Patent Agents Association (ACPAA)
Association Internationale pour la Protection de la Propriété Intellectuelle (AIPPI)
Beijing
Patent
Telecommunication,Computer Science,Internet Technology,E-commerce,Artificial Intelligence,Big Data Processing,Electronics Engineering,Medical Devices
Chinese,English
Mr. Zhang joined Liu, Shen & Associates in 2007 and became a qualified patent attorney in 2009.
Mr. Zhang specializes in patent prosecution, re-examination, patent invalidation, IP litigation, and client counseling with a focus on medical device, electrical engineering, semiconductor, automatic control, telecommunication, electronics, computer science as well as Internet. Also, Mr. Zhang has assisted Chinese applicants in patent application filing and prosecution with foreign patent offices, such as USPTO, EPO
Mr. Zhang has participated in patent licensing counseling, patent invalidation and pre-litigation analysis in the firm.
Mr. Zhang obtained a bachelor degree and a master degree from Zhejiang University in 2002 and 2005, respectively. Before joining this firm, Mr. Zhang worked as an engineer at GE Healthcare Group for two years.
Mr. Zhang further went to summer school on IP IN EUROPE in university of STRASBOURG of France in 2016.
REPRESENTATIVE CASES
1. VOICEAGE CORPORATION v. ZTE CORP., patent invalidation, representing the patentee. The Board held the patent valid.
2. HANGXIAOGANGGOU LTD. v. ZHEJIANG OULAGANGJIEGOU LTD, patent invalidation, representing the patentee. The Board held the patent valid.
3. Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute v. GUO DONGMEI, patent invalidation, representing the patentee. The Board held the patent valid.
4. CREAFORM INC. v. GUO SHUAI, patent invalidation, representing the patentee. The Board does not make the decision yet.
5. Siemens v. Patent Reexamination Board of the SIPO (2017), patent administrative action, Beijing First Intermediate Court. This case is in progress.
All-China Patent Agents Association (ACPAA)
Beijing
Patent
Telecommunication,Computer Science,Internet Technology,E-commerce,Artificial Intelligence,Big Data Processing,Electronics Engineering
Chinese,English
Ms. Zhang joined Liu, Shen & Associates in 2005 and became a qualified patent attorney in 2007. She specializes in patent prosecution, re-examination, patent writing, and client counseling with a focus on data/image processing, electrical engineering, telecommunication, electronics, computer science, electronic design as well as Internet.
Ms. Zhang got her qualification as an attorney at law in 2007.
Ms. Zhang had a master's degree from Beijing University of Technology in 2005, major in Circuit & System. She received a professional training at John Marshall Law School in USA in 2011, relating to U.S. Patent Law and Practices.
Speeches that Ms. Zhang has given in the firm include
- How to draft a suitable specification to support subject matter sought for protection so that a non-technical solution issue may be avoided;
- Trademark dispute between Beijing DaoXiangCun Food Industry Co., Ltd and Suzhou DaoXiangCun Food Industry Co.
Ms. Zhang won a prize of “Best Valuable Attorney” from Samsung Electronics Co., LTD in 2011.
Chengdu
Patent
Telecommunication,Computer Science,Internet Technology,E-commerce,Artificial Intelligence,Big Data Processing,Electronics Engineering,Image Processing,Semiconductor
Chinese,English
Mr. Zhang started practice in intellectual property affairs in Liu, Shen since 2017. Mr. Zhang provides intellectual property related services such as patent drafting, patent litigation, patent analysis, and patent search and so on for several clients. Mr. Zhang is dedicated to providing a wide range of high-quality intellectual property services for clients. Mr. Zhang handles intellectual property affairs in the field of Signal and Information processing, Digital Image Processing, Computer Science, Semiconductor Technology, Artificial Intelligence etc.
Mr. Zhang was admitted as a patent attorney in 2019.
Mr. Zhang received his Master and bachelor's degrees both from Xiamen University (XMU) with a major on Communication Engineering during 2006-2011.
Patent Analysis consultation
- A series of SEP infringement analysis in telecommunication area, for a Korean technology company.
Beijing
Patent
Telecommunication,Computer Science,Internet Technology,E-commerce,Artificial Intelligence,Big Data Processing
Chinese,English
Ms. Zhang joined Liu, Shen & Associates in April, 2007. She provides intellectual property related services such as patent prosecution, drafting, patent re-examination, patent invalidation, patent litigation, patent analysis and navigation with a focus on telecommunication, signal processing, artificial intelligence, Internet of Things and so on.
Ms. Zhang is experienced in infringement litigations and invalidations relating to Standard Essential Patent (SEP) and non-SEP in telecommunication field. She also assisted clients in patent licensing negations for several projects.
Ms. Zhang became a qualified patent attorney in 2007, and got her qualification as an attorney at law in 2008.
Ms. Zhang received her Master of Laws (LLM) degree from The John Marshall Law School (JMLS) in Chicago, IL, USA, with a major on Intellectual Property Law, in 2016, and received the Graduate with Honors Award.
Ms. Zhang received her master's degree from Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications with a major on Information and Communication System, in April, 2007.
Representative cases that Ms. Zhang has led or participated include
- Samsung v. Huawei and Huawei v. Samsung, representing Samsung to attend SEP and non-SEP patent infringement group cases, patent invalidation group cases and administrative group cases, settled;
- Qualcomm v. Apple invalidation cases, representing the patentee Qualcomm to attend patent invalidation group cases and administrative group cases, settled;
- Solaredge v. Huawei invalidation cases, representing the patentee Solaredge, pending;
- Zhendi v. Hanwang invalidation case, representing the patentee Hanwang, and successfully defended the patent not to be invalidated;
- NetEase v. Hanwang invalidation cases and administrative cases, representing the patentee Hanwang, pending;
- Contec Medical System v. ChoiceMMed invalidation case and infringement case, representing the petitioner Contec, successfully invalidated the patent, and forced the plaintiff to withdraw the case due to the successful invalidation;
- Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute (ETRI) v. Patent Reexamination Board, administrative litigation, representing ETRI, won the first instance at Beijing IP court (no appeal) and the involved patent application was granted afterwards;
- Providing one of famous companies in IoT technical field with patent landscape analysis, related to IoT;
- Providing one of famous companies in AI technical field with patent early-warning analysis and patent landscape analysis, related to AI;
- Providing one of famous companies in driverless technology with patent early-warning analysis and patent landscape analysis, related to driverless technology;
- Providing several clients in telecommunication with services including patent infringement analysis, validity evaluation and advisory opinion on patent litigation, related to SEP portfolio;
- Providing one of famous companies in intelligent aircraft field with services related to FTO (Freedom to Operate) analysis;
- Providing one of famous companies in battery field with services related to EoU (Evidence of Use) analysis.
Presentations that Ms. Zhang has participated in include
- “Opportunities and Challenges-Protecting IoT and AI Innovations in China”, MB meets China Forum, Munich, Germany, 2019;
- “Smart Home related Patents in China”, Osaka, Japan, 2018;
- “AI and IoT related intellectual property protection in China”, IDTechEx Forum, Silicon Valley, U.S.A., 2018;
- “Enforcement of SEP from antitrust perspective in China”, AIPPI China IP Seminar, Beijing, 2017;
- “The meaning of FRAND”, China IP Seminar, Chicago, U.S.A., 2016;
- “Process patent protection”, LS tank, 2016.
Publications that Ms. ZHANG has authored include
- Impact of AI on Patent Infringement, Managing Intellectual Property, 2020；
- Patent invalidation profile and strategy in China,
https://asiaiplaw.com/sector/patents/patent-invalidation-profile-and-strategy-in-china, AsiaIP, 2020；
- The IoT changes China’s IP landscape, Managing Intellectual Property, co-author, 2019;
- Big Data Analysis Method for Patent Documents in the Information Age,
http://www.iplink-asia.com/articles/23, co-author, February 26, 2019;
- “Compilation of FRAND Related Cases”, China Science Press, as one of the main editors.
All-China Lawyers Association (ACLA)
All-China Patent Agents Association (ACPAA)
Beijing
Patent
Mechanical Engineering,Vehicle Engineering
Chinese,English,German
Mr. Zhang joined Liu, Shen & Associates in 2011. Mr. Zhang obtained the qualification as a patent attorney in 2012 and obtained the qualification as an attorney at law in 2015.
Mr. Zhang’s current practice mainly focuses on patent enforcement including patent litigation and administration proceedings, patent prosecution and invalidation in the technical fields of automobile manufacturing, E-Vehicles, machinery manufacturing, Mechanical and electrical engineering, wind turbine as well as medical apparatus. Mr. Zhang’s services also include providing legal advice.
Mr. Zhang graduated from Technical University of Clausthal (Germany) in 2010 with a master's degree (Diplom-Ingenieur). Before joining this law firm, Mr. Zhang worked as a CAE engineer in Sany Electric for one year. At Sany Electric, he is mainly engaged in the research and development of wind turbines.
REPRESENTATIVE CASES
■ Gree v. AUX (one of the series of cases) representing defendant AUX to attend patent infringement litigation case before Guangzhou IP Court and challenging the validity of patent involved at the same time before the Patent Reexamination Board. The patent involved was declared invalid for all claims. The plaintiff Gree did not file an administrative lawsuit and withdrew the lawsuit in the Guangzhou IP Court, what led us to win the case in a very short time.(2017.10-2018.4)
- We represent the defendant AUX.
- Patent: Utility model patent for air-conditioning deflector connection device.
- Jurisdiction: Guangzhou IP Court.
- Result: Win.
- The others: Successfully retrieving the evidence of common sense in the invalidation procedure.
■ Guangzhou Biaoqi v. Nanjing Baoguang representing defendant Nanjing Baoguang to attend patent infringement litigation cases before Guangzhou IP Court and challenging the validity of two patents involved at the same time before the Patent Reexamination Board. As a result, in one infringement case the prosecution was withdrawn due to the invalidation of the patent, in the other infringement case successful non-infringement defense was made based on detailed and reasonable arguments during court hearing. (2017.12-2018.11)
- We represent the defendant Nanjing Baoguang Company.
- Patent: Two patents involving jewelry identification instruments.
- Jurisdiction: Guangzhou IP Court.
- Result: Win.
- The others: Successfully convincing the judge to reject the plaintiff’s lawyer’s request for judicial appraisal by explaining to the judge the difference between the defendant's product and the patent involved.
■ Gree v. AUX (one of the series of cases) patent infringement litigation and related patent invalidation, Mr. Zhang and his colleagues represent the defendant AUX to attend patent infringement litigation cases before Guangdong Higher People's Court, the case is still pending. (2017-2019)
■ Qualcomm v. Apple patent infringement litigation and related patent invalidation, Mr. Zhang and his colleagues on behalf of the plaintiff Qualcomm responded to the requester's invalidation request in several invalidation cases. The team has won those invalidation cases. (2018-2019)
■ Ding Zhijun v. Siemens AG, in the two patent invalidation cases Mr. Zhang and his colleague have represented the patentee Siemens. Mr. Zhang and his colleague have won both the invalidation cases. (2018-2019)
■ Samsung v. Huawei, in the patent infringement case Mr. Zhang was mainly involved in SEP and FRAND related affairs, and has translated and compiled several German cases related to FRAND, some of which have been published in the "FRAND Case Selection", and Mr. Zhang is also one of the editors of the book. (2016-2018)
■ Analysis of IP risk for Goertek, in this case Mr. Zhang made the analysis of possible infringement in view of two Chinese patents and one American patent. (2018)
■ Qingdao Jieshi Railway Technology Co., Ltd. v. Beijing Jieshi Zhongkun Railway Technology Co., Ltd., in the trade secret case Mr. Zhang and his colleague represented Beijing Jieshi Zhongkun Railway Technology Co., Ltd. for the second instance, during this period he was mainly responsible for judicial appraisal. （2016-2017）
■ Analysis of IP risk for THSAS and their clients, in this case Mr. Zhang made the analysis of possible infringement in view of two European Patents. （2017）
■ Analysis of possible infringement for Mengniu Dairy Group Co., Ltd, in this case Mr. Zhang and his colleagues made the analysis of possible infringement in view of dozens of Chinese patents. （2017）
■ Analysis of possible infringement for Ruixing carburetor manufacturing Co., Ltd., in this case Mr. Zhang and his colleagues made the analysis of possible infringement in view of two American patents. （2017）
■ Analysis of possible infringement for Voith LTD, in this case Mr. Zhang made the analysis of possible infringement in view of one Chinese Patent. （2016）
Presentations
- “Opportunities and Challenges-Protecting IoT and AI Innovations in China”, MB meets China Forum, Munich, Germany, March 2019;
- "Industry 4.0 from the perspective of patents", Liu&Shen Law Firm's "Think Tank" forum, August 2019.
Publications
- “Compilation of FRAND Related Cases”, China Science Press, as one of the editors.Training
- "Obtaining, Enforcing and Evaluating Intellectual Property Rights in Europe", hosted by Boehmert & Boehmert Law Firm, Munich, Germany, July 2019;
