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Lifang & Partners is one of the few go-to firms for high-profile intellectual property issues in China.  The team aggressively and successfully pursues  clients’ interests in complex disputes over patents, trademarks, copyright, trade secrets, unfair competition, and other matters. Lifang have the experience and resources to provide our clients with some of the best available representation on all intellectual property issues.

Intellectual Property

35 partners; 200+ fee earners 

■ IP Prosecution:

- Key clients: Samsung, Tencent, American Superconductor, Waters Technologies Corporation, Voice of China, Trend Micro, Johnson Entertainment LLC, Game Space Co. Ltd.

Partner: Xie Guanbin, Zhang Bin

 IP Litigation:

- Representation of Samsung in their rate-setting litigation disputes with Ericsson;

- Representation of Sony in their patent disputes with Global Innovation Aggregators LLC

- Representation of Dassault Systemes Solidworks and Trimble Solutions Corporation in copyright disputes with Shanghai Morimatsu Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Facilities Engineering Co Ltd

- Representation of China Railway Construction Corporation in a dispute involving trademark infringement, unfair competition, and the recognition of a well-known trademark with China Railway Construction Group Investment Funds Management (Beijing) Corporation

Key Clients: Samsung, Xiaomi, Adobe, Dyson, Microsoft, Sony, Segay-Ninebot, China Railway Construction Corporation

Contact: Xie Guanbin

Email: [email protected]

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Intellectual Property: Litigation (PRC Firms) - China

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What the Team is Known For

Lifang & Partners has a substantial practice with notable IP credentials. The team advises on the full spectrum of IP matters and regularly acts on complex litigation before the courts. The bench with IP experts remains a counsel of choice for leading multinationals in various patent, copyright and trade mark infringement actions. On top of its IP litigation work, the team also acts for domestic corporations on IP management matters as well as patent invalidation cases. It is noteworthy in the antitrust sphere and able to advise on cross-disciplinary issues.

业务优势

立方律师事务所保持可观的业务,并拥有值得注意的知识产权资格。该团队提供全方位的知识产权法律意见,并经常在法庭代理复杂诉讼案件。该律所仍然是领先跨国公司在处理各种专利、版权和商标侵权行为事务上的首选律所。除知识产权诉讼工作外, 该团队还为国内公司处理知识产权管理事务以及专利无效案件。立方在反垄断领域也值得关注,并能够就跨领域问题提供建议。

Work Highlights

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  • Lifang & Partners represented Vivo before the Hangzhou Intermediate People's Court in an SEP infringement lawsuit initiated by Nokia regarding the internet access technology, while simultaneously filing invalidation applications for the patents involved.

  • 立方律师事务所代表Vivo在杭州市中级人民法院应对诺基亚提起的有关互联网接入技术的标准必要专利侵权诉讼,并同时对涉案专利提出无效宣告申请。

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Guanbin Xie
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Guanbin Xie
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Xie Guanbin maintains an excellent reputation for his long-standing practice. He is frequently sought after by multinational clients for his expertise in patent and copyright disputes.

谢冠斌律师为其长期的业务实践保持着卓越的声誉。他在专利和版权纠纷方面的专业知识经常受到跨国客户的追捧。

Li Wu
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Li Wu
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Wu Li is recognised for his patent work, offering expertise on prosecution, invalidation and litigation matters. He represents international and domestic pharmaceutical corporations.

Wu Li is knowledgeable in Chinese law, smart about business, a great team leader and fluent in English.

吴立律师以其专利工作而闻名,在申请、无效和诉讼事务上提供专业知识。他代表国际和国内制药公司。

吴立律师精通中国法律,对商业敏感,是一位出色的团队领导,同时英语流利。

Bisheng Shi
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Bisheng Shi
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Shi Bisheng's expertise in patent litigation attracts big names in the technology industry. He is also knowledgeable in software copyright and trade secrets matters.

Shi Bisheng has rigorous logic, concise and easy-to-understand language, and strong communication and persuasion skills.

Shi Bisheng leverages his rich trial experience in his services, giving him an obvious strength in litigation strategy and trial skills.

石必胜律师在专利诉讼方面的专业知识吸引了科技行业的知名企业。他在软件版权和商业秘密领域也拥有丰富的知识。

石必胜律师在服务中充分利用了他丰富的庭辩经验,在诉讼策略和庭辩技巧中表露出明显的优势。

石律师逻辑严密,语言简洁易懂,有很强的沟通能力和说服能力。

Bin Zhang
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Bin Zhang
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Zhang Bin is known for undertaking copyright infringement litigation on behalf of TMT clients. She also handles trade mark infringement and unfair competition disputes.

Despite being very senior in IP cases, every time he solves our problems, he is very detailed and patient in answering questions.

张斌律师以代表通信媒体领域的客户进行著作权侵权诉讼而闻名。她还处理商标侵权和不正当竞争纠纷。

尽管在知识产权案件方面非常资深,但每次解决我们的问题时,他都非常细致和耐心地回答问题。

Haidong Yu
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Haidong Yu
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Yu Haidong offers notable strength in patent infringement litigation for major technology companies. He is also sought after by both international and domestic manufacturers.

His profound expertise, rich litigation experience, dedication and deep understanding of client needs made our collaboration very smooth.

With his experience as an in-house lawyer and a technology background, Yu can share experience in dispute resolution and tell us how to foresee risks when we want to expand business abroad.

于海东律师在为大型科技公司的专利侵权诉讼中有着显着的优势。他也受到国内外制造企业的追捧。

凭借他曾经作为企业内部法律顾问的经验和他在科技行业的背景,于律师能够分享争议解决的经验,并能告知我们在拓展海外业务时如何预见潜在法律风险。

他深厚的专业知识、丰富的诉讼经验、敬业精神和对客户需求的深刻理解使我们之间的合作非常顺利。

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Intellectual Property: Litigation (PRC Firms)

Guanbin Xie
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Guanbin Xie
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Bisheng Shi
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Bisheng Shi
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Bin Zhang
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Bin Zhang
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Haidong Yu
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Haidong Yu
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Intellectual Property: Non-litigation (PRC Firms)

Li Wu
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Li Wu
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Members

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Chunxuan Li

Fengfeng Li

Gang Lu

Guanbin Xie

Guanbin Xie

Head of Department

Lei Zhang

Manxia Xu

Yan Zhang

Ying Wang

Yuanyuan Zhang

Clients

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Adobe

American Superconductor

Autodesk

ByteDance

China Railway Construction Corporation Limited

China State Construction Engineering Corporation

DANONE China

Dingjin Food Co Ltd

Dyson

Heinz

Lenovo

Microsoft

Midea

PICC Property and Casualty Company Limited

Qihoo 360

Samsung

Segway-Ninebot

Seiko-Epson (Japan)

Sogou

Sony

Trimble

Xiaomi

Industries

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Chemical

Communication

Construction

Entertainment

Food

Manufacturing

Pharmaceutical

Semiconductor

TMT