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Provided by Cliff (Lifeng) Yang
Patent Prosecution, IP Licensing & Enforcement
Member, All China Patent Agent Association
Member, AIPPI
Cliff Yang heads the patent prosecution practice as a partner at Zhong Lun Law Firm. His practice covers patent prosecution, invalidation, litigation, and transaction. Before joining Zhong Lun, he worked at leading Chinese firms as a senior patent attorney and a US firm as representative counsel for years. He represents a bunch of MNCs and start-ups in patent prosecution with patent offices in China, the US, South Korea, Europe, and Japan. He also acted as a counsel in many IP disputes, FTO analysis, and transactions, earning acclaim as a rising star in patent matters in China from many of his clients. On top of his excellent legal expertise, his command in the technical aspects of matters, including medical devices, chemistry, pharmaceuticals, foods, cosmetics, mechanicals, and automobiles, is also impressive.
Represented MNCs such as Abbott, Liebherr, HETTICH, Samsung Electronics, Korea Telecom, Mahle International, ResMed, and Pony AI in their patent prosecutions in China
Represented China UnionPay, Nanjing Genscript Biotech Corporation, China Tobacco Hubei Limited, Canaan Intelligence, Moore Threads, and Sinopec in their patent prosecutions in China and abroad
Represented a chemical company in its series of patent invalidation proceedings in China against US Milliken
Represented Xiamen Super Bock in its design patent invalidation proceeding against a Xiamen-based wine company
Represented Ceragem Inc. in its patent invalidation proceeding against a Ningbo-based company
Acted as counsel to CDBI Partners to conduct IP due diligence for investing in a Wuhan-based company
Acted as counsel to Beijing Advaccine Biotechnology to conduct patent due diligence for listing on Hong Kong Stock Exchange
Acted as counsel to Tianqi Lithium to conduct patent due diligence in its M&A project
Acted as counsel to Nanjing Bestzyme Bioengineering Co., Ltd. to conduct patent FTO analysis for its product
Acted as counsel to Hubei WanRun New Energy Co., Ltd. to conduct patent FTO analysis in its investment project
Acted as counsel to Cummins China Investment Co., Ltd. to conduct patent FTO analysis in its engine technology
Acted as counsel to Shenzhen Smoore Technology Limited to conduct patent validity analysis involving multiple e-cigarette patents
PRC Bar, 2007
Patent Agent Qualification, 2006
Partner, Zhong Lun Law Firm, 2017 to present
Partner, Beijing Duheng Intellectual Property Agency Co., Ltd., 2016-2017
Chief Representative, O’Brien Law Firm in China, 2014-2016
Manager, Foreign Affairs Department, Beijing Tongda Xinheng Intellectual Property Agency Co., Ltd, 2010-2014
Patent Agent, King & Wood Mallesons, 2005-2008
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Cliff is sincere and passionate with his clients.
He is really easy to work with and fully understands the client's business putting clients' commercial interests into the equation.
杨律师对他的客户真诚而热情。
他很好合作，并且完全了解客户的业务，能将客户的商业利益考虑在内。
Cliff is sincere and passionate with his clients.
He is really easy to work with and fully understands the client's business putting clients' commercial interests into the equation.
杨律师对他的客户真诚而热情。
他很好合作，并且完全了解客户的业务，能将客户的商业利益考虑在内。