LIU SHEN & ASSOCIATES

YAN,Jiajia

Partner | Attorney at Law

TECHNICAL FIELD:

TEL: +86 755 8606 8916 Ext.6510

FAX:

EMAIL: jjyan@liu-shen.com

PERSONAL SUMMARY:

Education:
Bachelor of Laws, Beijing Institute of Technology
Bachelor of Economics, Beijing Institute of Technology
Master of Laws, University College London, UK

Professional Experience:
Ms. Yan specializes in soft intellectual property (IP), providing end-to-end legal services in both contentious and non-contentious matters. Her expertise spans IP enforcement, strategic portfolio management, IP transactions, and compliance system development. She is particularly adept at resolving trademark infringement and validity disputes, as well as unfair competition cases. Additionally, she possesses extensive experience in design patents, trade secrets, copyright, domain names, and customs protection matters. She has represented a broad spectrum of domestic and international clients, including tech giants, state-owned enterprises (SOEs), and multinational corporations, successfully handling high-profile IP litigations and conducting IP due diligence for large-scale M&A and financing transactions.
Prior to joining Liu Shen & Associates, Ms. Yan spent eight years at a top-tier law firm and a leading IP agency.

HIGHLIGHTS:

Representative Cases:


-     Represented a global pharmaceutical giant in an unfair competition lawsuit against a generic drug manufacturer for copying the packaging and trade dress of its original drug;

-     Represented a world-renowned fashion brand in a series of trademark infringement and unfair competition actions against counterfeiters in China;

-     Assisted a luxury jewelry brand in handling multiple criminal and collateral civil cases involving counterfeiting of registered trademarks;

-     Represented a domestic internet giant in a trademark dispute against a "free-rider" in the F&B industry, successfully securing Well-known Trademark recognition;

-     Represented a prominent educational equipment provider in design and utility model patent litigations, successfully invalidating multiple adverse patents and reducing claimed damages by over 95%;

-     Represented a South Korean high-speed radar manufacturer successfully resolved 7 patent ownership disputes in a single case;

-     Assisted a well-known semiconductor company in successfully fending off patent troll attacks during its critical IPO phase;

-     Represented a leading children's fashion brand in unfair competition lawsuits involving design piracy and commercial defamation;

-     Assisted a local IP Protection Center in developing an overseas IP collaboration platform and drafted IP overseas protection guides for twelve jurisdictions;

-     Represented a catering company in defending an unfair competition claim regarding its store décor and trade dress; successfully invalidated the plaintiff’s core trademark and secured a "no infringement" ruling;

-     Represented a leading consumer goods brand in defending against an administrative adjudication concerning utility model patents; successfully invalidated the opponent's patent, compelling the withdrawal of the administrative case;

-     Advised a prominent chipmaker on establishing an overseas IP risk management framework;

-     Provided comprehensive legal support to a tech giant for its multiple well-known variety shows, original film and television productions, including contract drafting and program rule formulation;

-     Assisted a leading automaker in the strategic acquisition and transfer of a core trademark portfolio;

-     Represented a domestic education group in copyright and trademark licensing negotiations with a world-renowned educational institution;

-     Assisted a listed software company in handling a well-known trademark recognition case;

-     Assisted a renowned jewelry brand in conducting a comprehensive investigation and implementing effective strategies regarding suspected trade secret infringement by its employees.

-     Assisted a leading domestic internet company in drafting and reviewing exclusive agency agreements for mobile games.

-     Assisted a prominent private equity firm in conducting IP due diligence for its equity investments in multiple well-known domestic music companies.

-     Represented a social media giant in a trademark invalidation case, which was selected as a "2016 Typical Trademark Review Case" by the Trademark Review and Adjudication Board;

-     Represented a leading electronics company in multiple arbitrations concerning equity repurchase disputes with portfolio companies.

WORKING LANGUAGE:

Chinese,English

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