Christopher Shaowei

Practice Areas

Christopher has been with NTD Intellectual Property Attorneys for more than 34 years since 1990 and has litigated many complex intellectual property cases and frequently represented his clients before courts and administrative agencies in China. He also counsels clients and provides legal services in all areas of intellectual property (“IP”) including enforcement strategies, licensing, dispute resolutions before administrative and judicial authorities, patent law, design law, trademark law, copyright law, trade secrets, unfair competition, domain name disputes, and patent prosecution.

Professional Memberships

 Vice President of Licensing Executive Society International (LESI 2018-2021)

 Vice President of LES China (2010-until now)

 Senior Counsel, Legal Counsels Committee on Economic and Trade Frictions of CCPIT

 Member of Intellectual Property Committee of ACLA

 Member of American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA)

 Member of International Trademark Association (INTA)

 Member of Associate Internationale pour la Protection de la Propriete Intellectuelle (AIPPI)

 Member of All China Lawyer Association

 Member of Federation Internationale des Conseils en Propriete Intellectuelle (FICIP)

Languages Spoken

English, Mandarin

Work Highlights

Representative cases:

* NO.9 of the 2018 Top 10 Cases of Patent Reexamination & Invalidation published by the Reexamination Board of the State Intellectual Property Office in 2019

The case of invalidation of utility model patent entitled as ‘Chemical Vapor Deposition Device.”

The case further interpreted the examination concept of accurately grasping the essence of technology in judging creativity, reflecting the significant role of technical conception in creativeness evaluation. According to CNIPA’s observation when the case was honored

*NO.7 of the Top 10 Typical Cases of Fujian Court in 2018 (concluded in settlement)

Dispute over infringement of utility model patent between Advanced Micro-Fabrication Equipment Inc. (Shanghai, China) and Veeco Instrument Shanghai Co., Ltd.

*NO.7 of the Top 10 Typical Intellectual Property Cases of Jinan Court in 2021

The case of invention patent infringement on ‘Palbociclib API (Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients)’. The case was tried and decided by no involving complicated judicial appraisal process, reducing the litigation burden and expenses of the parties, according to Jinan Court‘s observation when the case was honored.

*The Infringement Case of Patent entitled ‘Interlocking Intramedullary Nail’ Recorded in the White Paper on The Judicial Protection of Intellectual Property Rights in Chinese Courts in 2021 issued by China Supreme Court

The SPC awarded the full amount of RMB 20 million in damages claimed by the foreign right holder in the case of patent infringement for the “locking intramedullary nail” invention patent based on the refusal of submitting account books from the infringer. Therefore, the legitimate rights and interests of the foreign litigants were fully protected. China has increasingly become a reliable and trustworthy forum for international IP litigation.

Education

Awards

Experience

Selected Seminars & Events:

Lecture Topic: The Protection of Intellectual Property in China: Study of the Perspective of the Utility Model System

Conference: Lecture of the legal department of CCPIT (NO. 49)

Host: Legal Department of CCPIT

Time & Place: Online Meeting on March 26, 2021

Lecture Topic: A View from a Chinese IP Litigator

Conference: Section 29, Workshop: Why does “Stairway to Heaven” Lead Us on Evidence for Copyright Infringement? (Moderator: George Hwang, a Singapore music publisher)

Host: LESI Virtual Annual 2021 Conference May 27-28 Marathon

Time & Place: Online Meeting on May 27, 2021

Lecture Topic: Current Economic and Trade Situation And Intellectual Property Protection

Conference: 2021 Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei International Commercial Law Forum

Hosts: Legal Department of CCPIT, CCPIT Hebei Council, CCPIT Beijing Council, CCPIT Tianjin Council

Time & Place: June 24, 2021 in Handan, Hebei

Lecture Topic: Reverse Engineering in China

Conference: Second Section of Annual Conference of LES (Licensing Executives Society) Italy 2021 which is held virtually

Host: LES Italy

Time & Place: Online Meeting on October 20, 2021

Lecture Topic: How To Effectively Use Expert Witnesses in Intellectual Property Litigation

Conference: Chemical IWG (Industry Working Group) IP Workshop on Internet

Host: QBPC (Quality Brands Protection Committee)

Time & Place: October 28, 2021

Lecture Topic: Legal Changes and Cases Affecting Intellectual Property Operation And Licensing

Conference: Online Seminar of LES China Branch

Host: LES China

Time and place: Online Meeting on April 28, 2022

Securing and Enforcing your Patent Rights in China

Strategies for Protecting Intellectual Property in China, What Texas Business Need to Know, China IP Road Show

Host: USPTO

Time and place: June 15, 2023 in Dallas, Texas, the United State