Representative Litigations:
- Samsung v. Huawei, patent infringement regarding a
Non-SEP patent initiated before Xi’an Intermediate Court, and the corresponding
invalidation heard by the Patent Reexamination Board of CNIPA, 2016-2017
- Samsung v. Huawei, patent infringement regarding a
Non-SEP patent initiated before Beijing IP Court, and the corresponding
invalidation heard by the Patent Reexamination Board of CNIPA, 2016-2017
- Samsung v. Huawei, patent infringement regarding a
Non-SEP patent initiated before Shenzhen Intermediate Court, and the
corresponding invalidation heard by the Patent Reexamination Board of CNIPA,
2016-2017
- Huawei v. Samsung, patent infringement regarding a
Non-SEP patent initiated before Xi’an Intermediate Court, and the corresponding
invalidation heard by the Patent Reexamination Board of CNIPA, 2016-2017
Patent
Pre-litigation Analysis Projects:
- Mr. LI has rich practical experience in patent
analysis as client counseling and pre-litigation analysis, including dozens of
communication standard essential patents (SEP) and commercial patents (Non-SEP),
to evaluate validity degree against searched prior art, to analyze relevance
degree with respect to potential target products, or relevant communication
standards.
Representative Speeches:
- “Invention Relating
to Computer Program”, Siemens AG, November 2015
- “Computer
Program Related Applications in China”, Chicago Seminar, October 2016
- “Discussion on
Business Method Patents”, LiuShen workshop, September 2015
- “Functional
Features and MPF”, LiuShen workshop, April 2015
- “U.S.
Copyright and Happy Birthday Song”, LiuShen workshop, April 2016
- “International
Exhaustion and Parallel Imports”, LiuShen workshop, January 2017
- “Inspirations
from Invalidation & Litigation in China”, visiting Korean client, March 2018
- “AI Industry
Overview and Patenting in China”, visiting US clients, May 2018
- “Patenting of Artificial
Intelligence (AI) in China”, visiting
Korean client, July 2019
- “Patenting AI
inventions in China and Amendment to Examination Guidelines”, AIPPI, September
2020
- "Software
Copyright Registration Practice", Siemens Software Copyright Series
Training (Lecture 2), LiuShen online courses (Beijing), July 2022
Representative
Researches:
- Participating FRAND related case search in global
scope, screening, translation and editing of the book FRAND Case Selection, 2018-2019
- Participating research report on Intellectual Property Protection for
Artificial Intelligence, 2019
- Participating research report on Intellectual Property Protection for
Artificial Intelligence, 2021
- “Strategies for coping with inventiveness challenges
for inventions involving technology migration from 4G to 5G”, customized research
report
- “Analysis of Computer Readable Medium Claims”, a study on protection of
CRM/CP/CPP/RMSS
claims in China, May 2023
- “Case Summary of Examination on Eligibility Issue”,
case summary and analysis of intensive “Article 2.2” rejections
(2022.11-2023.10), research report for target clients, October 2023
- “Amendments of Implementing Regulations of Patent
Law, Guidelines for Patent Examination and Other Supporting Regulations and
Impacts Thereof on Practice”, Section 1.2.5 “Adjustments and Improvements to
the Examination Rules for Computer-Related Applications, Further Adapting to
the Development of Emerging Fields and New Business Models”, research report
for target clients, January 2024
Representative Publications:
- “Drafting Best
Functional Technical Features in China”, Asia IP, April 2016
- “Protecting
AI-related Innovations in China”, first-author, Managing IP, Summer 2020
- “Introduction
of Patent Confidential Application and Confidentiality Examination System”,
IPLEAD, October 2022
- “Introduction
of European Unitary Patent (UP) and Unified Patent Court (UPC) and Suggestions
on Application Strategies” (also entitled as “The European Unitary Patent System
is coming, how to apply for a patent is the best?”), IPLEAD, May 2023
- “Analysis on
Responding Essentials of Examination Opinions for SEP related Patent
Applications”, IP Frontier, November 2023
- “A Glance of
Examination Rule on AI-related Invention”，a study based on “Report on Comparative Study on
AI-related Inventions jointly by CNIPA and JPO”，LS newsletter, December 2023
- “Comments
on/Proposed Amendments to the 2022 Draft Revised Patent Examination Guidelines”,
Part 10 “Examination on Principle of
Good Faith”, Part 11 “Examination on
Obviously Lack of Inventiveness for Utility Model Application”, and Part 12 “Computer
Program related Invention Application”, LS newsletter, January 2024