東京
特許
電気工程,機械工程
中国語,英語,日本語
中国北京生まれ。幼少期の頃に東京に10年以上滞在し、中学卒業後に帰国。中国の高校を経て北京航空航天大学ソフトウェア工学部に入学した。大学卒業後、中国人民大学の法律修士課程に進学して中国の法律を学んだ。大学院での在学期間中、一橋大学の法学研究科に１年間交換留学して日本の法律を勉強し、且つ森・濱田松本法律事務所、アンダーソン・毛利・友常法律事務所、TMI総合法律事務所などの大手法律事務所で研修をした。大学院を卒業するまでに中国弁護士と中国弁理士を取得し、2012年に柳瀋律師事務所に入所し、中国の特許出願、審判、訴訟業務に従事した。
柳瀋律師事務所に入所してから、中国弁護士・中国弁理士としての活動をしつつ、日本弁理士の試験勉強を始め、わずか約半年間の独学で日本の弁理士試験に合格し、2014年に弁理士登録を行った。
2016年から日本技術貿易株式会社（現：NGB株式会社）で顧問として日本企業の中国における知財活動をサポートしつつ、特許業務法人栄光特許事務所（現：弁理士法人栄光事務所）で日本の特許実務を経験した。日本弁理士会では、令和4年から2年間常議員に就任するとともに、国際活動センターで中国弁護士会及び中華商標協会との窓口を担うプロジェクトグループのリーダーとして活躍。日中両国の資格を保有し且つ知財実務経験を有する人材として、一橋大学ビジネスロー専攻の法務特別講義（中国特許）、JETRO北京の人材育成セミナー、JIPA(関東機械金属部会)が主催するセミナーなどの講師を担当した。
2023年11月には外国法事務弁護士登録を行い、現在に至る。
中華全国弁護士協会（ACLA）
中華全国弁理士協会（ACPAA）
日本弁理士会（JPAA）
日本弁護士連合会（JFBA）
第二東京弁護士会
北京
特許
材料,無機材料
中国語,日本語
2005年に北京市柳沈律師事務所に入所し、主に、特許出願、中間対応、無効審判、権利侵害鑑定、権利侵害の証拠収集、訴訟などの特許関連の知的財産権案件の代理業務に従事している。得意分野は有機材料、無機材料、触媒、電池、水処理、微生物発酵等である。
2007年に弁理士資格を取った。柳沈律師事務所に入所以来、担当した出願案件は800件以上、中間対応は1000件以上、審判及び無効の案件は50件以上である。権利侵害鑑定及び権利侵害証拠収集に豊富な経験を持っている。
2005年に北京師範大学を卒業し、修士学位を取得した。専攻は環境化学である。
2013年4月～7月に日本秀和特許事務所で研修した。
中華全国弁理士協会（ACPAA）
Beijing
Patent
Electronics Engineering,Material Science,Semiconductor
Chinese,English
PROFILE
Education: Master's degree
University: Beijing University of Technology (2007)
Qualification: Patent Attorney (2009) / Attorney at Law (2020)
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, became a qualified patent attorney in 2009, and obtained the qualification as an attorney at law in 2020. She specializes in patent prosecution and reexamination with a focus on semiconductor device and preparation process, material science and process, storage, display device, electronic device, photoelectric device, and participated in patent litigation cases such as Patent invalidation, Patent validity analysis, Administrative litigation, Infringement litigation, 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.
Representative cases that Ms. Zhai has led or participated include
- Infringement analysis, validity analysis, and preparation of infringement litigation on a series of patents relating to Soc processor and semiconductor package, for a Semiconductor manufacturer M, 2021-2024.
- Samsung vs. LED Wafer Solutions Ltd, patent infringement and the corresponding patent invalidation, representing Samsung, 2022.
- An well-known international Telecommunication company and chipset manufacturer Q vs. an well-known international Telecommunication company A in patent invalidation heard by the Patent Reexamination Board of CNIPA, and the corresponding administrative proceedings initiated before Beijing IP Court, representing the patentee Q, and the patent right was maintained, 2018-2021
- Yang Jun vs. Minju Lee in patent invalidation, representing the patentee Minju Lee, and the patent right was maintained, 2021.
Publications that Ms Zhai has authored include:
- “浅析中国和美国专利创造性判断之异同 (A Brief Analysis of the Similarities and Differences in making a determination of obviousness between China and the United States)”, published on Liu & Shen’s official account, 2023.
- “Influence of Amendments Under Article 33 for Stability of Patent Rights”, Asia IP, 2016.
- Ms. Zhai's work has been well recognized by customers and won the prize of “Best Patent Attorney” awarded by Samsung Company in 2015.
All-China Lawyers Association (ACLA)
All-China Patent Agents Association (ACPAA)
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
Telecommunication,Computer Science,Internet Technology,Electronics Engineering,Image Processing
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 atJohnMarshallLawSchoolinUSAin 2011, relating to U.S. Patent Law and Practices.
Representative cases:
- 2020, in several patent licensing negotiations and related disputes between a foreign giant company and certain giant domestic and foreign giant companies for each time, representing the foreign giant company to process patent selection and validity analysis;
- 2021, in several patent licensing negotiations and related disputes between a foreign giant company and certain giant domestic and foreign giant companies for each time, representing the foreign giant company to submit Invalidation Request;
- 2022, in several patent licensing negotiations and related disputes between a foreign giant company and certain giant domestic and foreign giant companies for each time, representing the foreign giant company to process patent selection and validity analysis;
- 2023, in several patent licensing negotiations and related disputes between a foreign giant company and certain giant domestic and foreign giant companies for each time, representing the foreign giant company to process patent correlation and validity analysis;
- 2024, in several patent licensing negotiations and related disputes between a foreign giant company and certain giant domestic and foreign giant companies for each time, representing the foreign giant company to submit Invalidation Request.
Representative Publications:
- “SEP policies in major regions”, LIU&SHEN’s WeChat official account, December 2023;
- “A closer look at governmental and regulatory support of AI”, second author, Managing IP, Spring 2021.
Beijing
Patent
Computer Science,Electronics Engineering,Mechanical Engineering,Vehicle Engineering
Chinese,English
Mr. Zhang joined Liu, Shen & Associates in 2012 and became a qualified patent attorney in 2014. He specializes in patent prosecution works on internal combustion engine; automobile; electrical & electronics; mechanical engineering; and so on. Since 2012, he has drafted many patent applications, including translating and proofreading many patent applications, and has answered many office actions for some famous corporations, such as NISSAN, SIEMENS and SKF, and also deals with some patent reexamination cases, covering the fields of fuel cell, vehicle’s engine and the like.
Mr. Zhang had a Ph.D. degree from Tianjin University in 2010. Before joining this firm, Mr. Zhang worked as a researcher at a scientific and technical corporation for two years.
All-China Patent Agents Association (ACPAA)
Shanghai
Patent
Telecommunication,Computer Science,Internet Technology,Electronics Engineering,Mechanical Engineering,Medical Devices
Chinese,English
Ms. Zhang joined Liu, Shen & Associates in 2020 and she qualified as a patent attorney in 2017. She worked as a patent attorney in another patent agency in Shanghai in 2017 to 2020.
Ms. Zhang specializes in patent mining, patent portfolio planning, patent search, patent prosecution, re-examination and client counseling in the fields of Computer Science, Internet Technology, Telecommunication, Electronics Engineering, Mechanic Engineering.
Ms. Zhang achieved her master degree in Textile Engineering from Donghua University in 2016.
-Ever serving as an external patent attorney for Schneider Electric, to participate in the company's technological innovation meeting to explore potential patentable technologies, actively communicate and cooperate with R&D engineers, provide patent services such as infringement analysis, patent mining and review patent drafts, with focus on electronic, electrical engineering, software methods, etc.
-Working for many domestic applicants in patent drafting, prosecution, and re-examination, for example, BOE, ByteDance, HYGON, Hubei Xingji Technology, Biren Technology, ESWIN, New Oriental, Tsinghua University.
-Since joining Liu, Shen & Associates, Ms. Zhang has handled about one hundred cases in patent application drafting.
Beijing
Trademark
Chinese,English
Ms. Zhang started her professional career since joining in Liu, Shen & Associates in 2014. She specializes in full-range litigation and non-litigation matters concerning trademark prosecutions, including trademark oppositions, invalidation actions, non-use cancellations, reviews on rejection, administrative litigations, administrative reconsiderations, comprehensive scheme and strategy consultation for client’s trademark portfolio, and contracts and legal papers drafting. Ms. Zhang also provides consultancy services on trademark infringements, unfair competition, domain name disputes, ICP license and recordal, and copyright registration, etc.
EDUCATION BACKGROUND:
- Beijing Institute of Technology, Master’s Degree in foreign linguistics and applied linguistics
- Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Bachelor’s Degrees both in English and Laws
1. For a well-known Britain electric appliances company, Ms. Zhang assists the client in trademark prosecutions, trademark strategies and defensive scheming for years, and successfully makes CNIPA to recognize the prior reputation and correspondence relationship of its house marks through serial opposition and invalidation cases and wins dozens of cases in which its house marks are accepted as “well-known trademarks” and protected in dissimilar classes.
2. For a famous French outdoor equipment company, Ms. Zhang provides evaluation and analysis services for trademark strategies, draws up trademark strategy reports, conducts trademark surveillance and strategy research services for its house marks, and wins a series of opposition and invalidation cases. The trademark squatting and hoarding behaviors of a malicious group companies have been severely cracked down, and the client’s trademark protection scope is significantly expanded.
3. For a known German protective film company, Ms. Zhang provides professional services in trademark oppositions, invalidation actions and trademark strategy analysis and consultation, and successfully safeguards the client's prior rights and interests in a series of trademark opposition and invalidation cases, helps the client obtain a wider range of trademark protection, and effectively prevents the client's trademarks from being illegally rushed registered and exploited by several different companies.
4. For a Luxembourgian world-famous 4A advertising group and their subsidiaries in China, Ms. Zhang takes care of their trademark portfolio and provides trademark prosecution services, including trademark applications, review on rejections, assignments and transfers, renewals, oppositions, and invalidations.
5. For an Australian famous extreme sports brand, Ms. Zhang represented the client in administrative litigation procedures on a trademark invalidation case and won favorable decisions in the first and second instances.
6. Ms. Zhang represents different clients in various domain name disputes and wins favorable decisions in all complaints filed to the Asian Domain Name Dispute Resolution Centre, China Internal Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission Dispute Resolution Centre and Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre.
HONORS &
ACTIVITIES:
1. Ms. Zhang is honored as Level 1 Trademark Attorney in the Trademark Talent Pool by China Trademark Association.
2. On 2023 AIPPI China Youth Seminar, Ms. Zhang made a speech on “Protection of Prior Name Rights of Famous Persons in Combating Bad-Faith Trademark Applications and Registrations” and won the Third Prize.
3. In June – July 2023, Ms. Zhang participated in Boehmert & Boehmert‘s program on “IP Summer Course 2023—Obtaining, Enforcing and Evaluating Intellectual Property Rights in Europe”
ARTICLES:
1. Newsletter – “Brief of Draft Amendment to China Trademark Law in 2023 and the Potential Impact to Trade- mark Strategy in China”, April 2023
2. Newsletter – “How to Knock Out Bad-Faith Trademarks In China — New Trends In CNIPA’S Practice And Possible Strategies against Bad-faith Trademarks”, September 2023
All-China Lawyers Association (ACLA)
Chengdu
Patent
Telecommunication,Computer Science,Internet Technology,E-commerce,Artificial Intelligence,Big Data Processing,Electronics Engineering,Mechanical Engineering,Semiconductor
Chinese,English
Ms. Zhou started practice in intellectual property affairs in Liu, Shen since 2017. Ms. Zhou provides intellectual property related services such as patent prosecution, patent office action response, patent drafting, and standard essential patent analysis.
Ms. Zhou handles intellectual property affairs in the field of Mechanical & Electronic Engineering, Electronics & Computer Science, Semiconductor Technology,
Telecommunication, etc.
Ms. Zhou was admitted as a patent attorney in 2017.
Beijing
Patent
Medical Devices,Bio & Pharmaceutical,Life Science,Chemical Engineering
Chinese,English
Ms. Zhu has expertise in patent litigation, trade secrets, anti-unfair competition and other related intellectual property litigation and non-litigation practice, including administrative enforcement cases, infringement litigations, complaints, contract drafting, review and negotiation, etc.
Before joining Liu Shen, Ms. Zhu was engaged in civil and commercial litigations, investment and financing and other non-litigation businesses in a well-known domestic law firm.
EDUCATION:
Ms. Zhu obtained her Bachelor of Medicine from Xiamen University and obtained her Master's Degree in Law from Jilin University.
QUALIFICATIONS:
PRC Bar Qualification
PRC Securities Practitioner Qualification
Representative cases that Ms. Zhu represented or participated in include:
- Represented a multinational company vs. a company in Beijing in patent infringement administrative enforcement case. The patent involved the field of oncology drugs. The case was selected as one of the "Top-Ten Typical Cases of Administrative Protection of Intellectual Property Rights in Beijing in 2021";
- Represented a multinational company vs. a pharmaceutical company in Hebei in a patent infringement administrative enforcement case. The patent involved the field of oncology drugs. The case was rated as a "Typical Case of Patent Administrative Protection in 2021" by the CNIPA;
- Represented a multinational company vs. a Beijing Technology company and a Beijing company in a series of patent infringement administrative enforcement cases. The patents involved the field of diabetes drugs. The related cases were rated as "Typical Cases of Patent Administrative Protection in 2022" by the CNIPA , and were also selected as "Typical Cases of Intellectual Property Administrative Protection in Beijing";
- Represented a multinational company vs. a company in Shaanxi in a patent infringement administrative enforcement case. The patent involved the field of pesticides. The case was selected as one of the "Typical Cases of Optimizing the Business Environment in the Intellectual Property Field in Beijing in 2023";
- Represented a multinational company vs. a pharmaceutical company in a series of patent infringement administrative enforcement cases. The patents involved the field of diabetes drugs. The series of cases were selected as one of the "Top-Ten Typical Cases of Intellectual Property Protection in Shanghai in 2023", "Typical Cases of Intellectual Property Administrative Protection in Tianjin in 2023" and "Typical Cases of Patent Administrative Protection in Guangdong Province in 2023";
- Represented a multinational company in a series of patent infringement civil cases against a pharmaceutical company, and the patents involved in the field of diabetes drugs;
- Represented a medical device company in patent infringement civil cases, and the patents involved the field of medical devices;
- Participating in a technical contract project of a company.
All-China Lawyers Association (ACLA)
Beijing
Patent
Mechanical Engineering,Material Science,Chemical Engineering
Chinese,English
Ms. Zhu joined Liu, Shen & Associates in June 2015. She specializes in patent application drafting, patent invalidation, and client counseling with a focus on chemical engineering, materials science, mechanical engineering, display technology.
Ms. Zhu graduated from Wuhan Institute of Technology with a Bachelor's degree in chemical engineering and technology in June, 2012 and received her Master's degree in chemical engineering and technology from Beijing University of Chemical Technology in June 2015.
Chengdu
Patent
Telecommunication,Computer Science,Internet Technology,E-commerce,Artificial Intelligence,Image Processing
Chinese,English
Mr. Zou joined Liu, Shen & Associates in 2017. Mr. Zou provides intellectual property related services such as patent drafting, re-examination, and patent litigation for several clients. Mr. Zou handles intellectual property affairs in the fields of Telecommunication, Electrical & Electronics, Computer Science, Semiconductor Technology, and Signal and Information Processing and so on.
Mr. Zou has analyzed dozens of communication standard essential patents (SEPs) to evaluate relevance degree of patents and communication standards.
Mr. Zou had a master's degree from University of Electronic Science and Technology of China with a major on Signal and Information Processing in 2015. Before joining Liu, Shen, Mr. Zou worked as a Telecommunication Algorithm Engineer at Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. during 2015-2016.
Representative cases:
- An international communication company V. a Chinese communication company patent litigation, analyzing communication standard essential patents (SEPs) to evaluate relevance degree of patents and communication standards. (2018-2019)
