Intellectual property: PRC firms

Lifang & Partners

Client Satisfaction

With ‘substantial experience in handling IP cases’, Lifang & Partners‘ IP litigation team is best known for its expertise in the technology and telecoms sectors, particularly in relation to patents. The group comprises over 60 professionals, who are also consistently mandated to act in heavyweight disputes concerning trade marks, copyright, and trade secrets. The team is co-led by Guanbin Xie, an expert in IP disputes, technology, and antitrust and competition law; Li Wu, who focuses on patent prosecution, invalidation and litigation work; IP litigation specialist Bin Zhang, whose track record includes several cases before the Supreme People’s Court and provincial high people’s courts; IP disputes practitioner Haidong Yu; and patent law expert Yuanyuan Zhang, who assists with invalidity issues, freedom to operate opinions, and infringement litigation. Other names to note are Lei Zhang, Manxia Xu and Flora Li, along with associates Fang Dong, Heng Ji and Xiao Wang.

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Testimonials

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‘The team has substantial experience in handling IP cases, especially in software copyright cases.'
'Has handled many major and well-known cases with great professionalism.'
'A leading team in the industry. The team's lawyers are fully equipped, can allocate work reasonably, and are extremely cost effective.'
‘The team has a pragmatic spirit when resolving disputes, focusing on the core interests of clients.'
'While abiding by the law, it also considers the specific circumstances of the client and the subject of the dispute, considers practical problems from a commercial perspective, and solves problems for clients.'
‘Bin Zhang handles cases professionally, efficiently and meticulously.'
‘Bin Zhang has full control of situations, and can concentrate on the details without losing focus.'
'Lei Zhang always considers issues from the perspective of clients.'‘

Key clients

Samsung
Xiaomi
Microsoft
SINOPEC Group
Tencent
Sony
Dyson
Wanhua Chemical
Sogou
WM Motor

Work highlights

Represented Samsung in patent infringement cases against Solas LED.
Represented Xiaomi in response to NPE challenges.
Represented Microsoft in response to a copyright infringement dispute.

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