Greater China Region
Practice Areas
Patent drafting and prosecution, infringement litigation, invalidation action, IP judicial appraisal, and IP strategy consultation, etc.
Career
Fang Liu, the founder of Leader Patent & Trademark Firm, channels over 30 years’ experience into truly impressive performances in the most complex cases. Her practice covers patent drafting and prosecution, infringement litigation, invalidation action, IP judicial appraisal, and IP strategy consultation.
With the background of working as a senior engineer in China National Institute of Standardization as early as 1989, she has a deep insight into standard essential patent (SEP) and has handled an enormous number of notable SEP cases, which played a significant role in promoting the revision of patent law and examination guidelines, as well as promoting the judicial practice of patent protection in China.
Ms. Fang Liu serves as an executive director of All-China Patent Attorneys Association, an executive director of China Intellectual Research Association, the secretary general of National Intellectual Property Alliance, the secretary general of Network Intellectual Property Committee, and also a committee member of National Standardization Technical Committee of Knowledge Management. She has also won numerous honors such as Outstanding Talent of National intellectual Property and China Five-Star Patent Agent.
Professional Memberships
Executive director of All-China Patent Attorneys Association
An executive director of China Intellectual Research Association
The secretary general of National Intellectual Property Alliance
The secretary general of Network Intellectual Property Committee
A committee member of National Standardization Technical Committee of Knowledge Management
Outstanding Talent of National intellectual Property
China Five-Star Patent Agent
IAM Global Recognition of Outstanding Individuals in Patent Litigation
Languages Spoken
Chinese and English
Work Highlights
Qualcomm v. Apple, a series of SEP and Non-SEP cases, represented Qualcomm, rated as No. 1 of Ten Typical Cases of Innovation Protection in 2019 by Guangzhou IP Court, No. 1 of Ten Typical Cases of Re-examination and Invalidation in 2018, and ranked as Ten Hot Cases of Intellectual Property in China in 2018
Nokia v. Huaqin Telecom, a series of SEPs and Non-SEPs cases, represented Huaqin Telecom, from which the first judgment for SEP litigation in China was originated, and ranked as one of Top Ten Cases in 2014 by China court system
China Battery Industry Association vs. Canadian Hydropower Corporation, represented China Battery Industry Association, represented China Battery Industry Association, ranked as one of Top Ten National IP System Cases
Huawei v. Ericsson, a series of SEP cases, represented Huawei, selected as the Guiding Case by Supreme People’s Court
Clients
Daimler, Haier, Huawei, MTK, Neusoft, Nokia, Qualcomm, Samsung, Siemens, Sony
Education
Marshall Law School (US)
M.S. Majored in IP Law
Huazhong University of Science and Technology
M.S. Majored in Law
Chongqing University
B.S. Majored in Electronic Engineering