Liu, Shen & Associates has a long history of excellence in handling complex patent litigation in China and often undertakes cross-border and multijurisdictional patent disputes. The IP litigation team has a strong track record in patent invalidation and infringement cases and advises both leading Chinese companies and multinationals. The team has specific expertise in a number of key patent sectors such as pharmaceuticals, life sciences, computer science, mechanical engineering, and telecoms. The team is co-led by Michelle Ma and Allen Tao from Beijing. Ma is an expert in patent filing, prosecution and invalidation related to machinal engineering and design patents, while Tao represents multinational corporations in IP litigation. Xiaoning Yu is well-versed in patent invalidation cases and SEP-related matters. Also noted is Xiang Zhang, who is a go-to for mechatronics, machinal automation and automotive-related IP matters.
Testimonials
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‘Strong technical background and excellent writing quality.’
‘Practical and down-to-earth.’
‘Liu Shen’s business team is good at technology and is particularly good at handling complex and difficult intellectual property cases. The team has accumulated rich litigation experience and can provide customers with flexible and diverse solutions based on the circumstances of the case. The team has a strong technical and professional background from top to bottom, with a solid foundation in science and engineering and rich professional practical experience.'
‘During my cooperation with Liu Shen, the team showed extremely high professionalism. Among them, Xiaoning Yu, Juan Wang and Jinlin Chen have won high praise from our company for their high-quality services. They are not only proficient in the field of integrated circuits and chips, but also remain sensitive to this field. They can quickly understand our intentions and demands and provide legal opinions that can solve the problem and are forward-looking. Xiaoning Yu not only has strong personal abilities, but also pays great attention to the customer's feelings.'
‘Liu Shen has rich experience in the field of patent litigation and will be considered as a leading law firm in the patent field.’
‘Guanyang Yao’s balance between legal and commercial values and choice of litigation strategies are better than other patent lawyers, which makes the company’s business partners accept legal advice.'
‘Liu Shen's life science patent practice is very strong in patent prosecution, due diligence, and patent enforcement. ’
‘Liu Shen's partner managing our patent litigation is Stephen Zou. Zou is very familiar with the pharmaceutical industry in China, including its unique market access practices. His understanding of the business enabled him to consider appropriate litigation strategies. ’
Key clients
- Samsung
- TP Link
- ChipOne
- Telma Company
- Qualcomm
- Wago
- Wscope
- Supermag
- 3M Science
- P&G
Work highlights
- Represented Samsung in successfully defending a series of patent litigation cases.
- Represented TP-Link in patent infringement litigation in both China and the US.
Lawyers
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Michelle Ma, Allen Tao