1. Typical Cases of Administrative Protection of Intellectual Property by the National Intellectual Property Administration in 2024 [Christopher Shaowei, Attorney-at-Law; Fei Kou, Attorney-at-Law]
"Process for producing 5-hydroxy-4-thiomethylpyrazole compound" (Invention Patent Infringement) [Intellectual Property Office of Shandong Province]
2. Typical Cases of Administrative Protection of Intellectual Property by the National Intellectual Property Administration in 2024 [Gavin Jia, Attorney-at-Law; Zhihui Wang, Attorney-at-Law]
"Connector" (Invention Patent Infringement) [Intellectual Property Office of Suzhou City, Jiangsu Province]
3. Supreme People's Court "World IP Day" Promotion Week Typical Cases of 2024 [Lisa Dong, Attorney-at-Law; Jian Sun, Attorney-at-Law; Jesse (Chao) Zhang, Attorney-at-Law]
Administrative Litigation Second Instance Cases of Invalidation over Three Invention Patents and Second Instance Cases of Two Patent Infringement Disputes over "Austenitic Stainless Steel" Technology [Supreme People's Court (Second Instance, First Instance)]
4. 100 typical cases of five years after founding of the Intellectual Property Tribunal of the Supreme People‘s Court (2024); Annual Report of the Intellectual Property Court of the Supreme People's Court (2023); Supreme People’s Court Summary of Intellectual Property Court Judgments (2023); Typical Case of Report on Judicial Protection of Intellectual Property Rights of Shanghai Intellectual Property Court in 2021 [Jonathan Miao, Attorney-at-Law; Fei Kou, Attorney-at-Law]
Danisco v. HEC Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. and Yueyang Ruikang Biotechnology Co., Ltd. (Invention Patent Infringement) [The Supreme People's Court of P.R.C. (Second Instance); Shanghai Intellectual Property Court (First Instance)]
5. 100 typical cases of five years after founding of the Intellectual Property Tribunal of the Supreme People‘s Court (2024); Typical Case of Equal Protection of the Legitimate Rights and Interests of Rights Holders Home and Abroad in the Judicial Protection of Intellectual Property Rights in Chinese Courts (2021) [Christopher Shaowei, Attorney-at-Law; Gavin Jia, Attorney-at-Law; Frank Mu, Attorney-at-Law; Lesley Liu, Attorney-at-Law]
Synthes GmbH v. Double Medical Technology Co., Ltd. (Patent Infringement) [The Supreme People's Court of P.R.C. (Retrial, Second Instance); Changsha Intermediate People's Court, Hunan (First Instance)]
6. 2023 Top 10 Intellectual Property Typical Cases by Beijing Xicheng Lawyers Association [Lisa Dong, Attorney-at-Law; Jesse (Chao) Zhang, Attorney-at-Law]
a Japanese Corporation v. a European Company (Invention Patent Infringement) [The Supreme People's Court of P.R.C. (Second Instance, First Instance)]
7. Supreme People’s Court Summary of Intellectual Property Court Judgments (2023) [Fei Kou, Attorney-at-Law; Shan Chen, Attorney-at-Law]
CNIPA v. Veeco Instrument Shanghai Co.Ltd., Advanced Micro-Fabrication Equipment Inc. (Shanghai, China) (Administrative Dispute over Invalidation of Invention Patent) [The Supreme People's Court of P.R.C. (Second Instance); Beijing Intellectual Property Court (First Instance)]
8. Supreme People’s Court Summary of Intellectual Property Court Judgments (2023) [Christopher Shaowei, Attorney-at-Law; Fei Kou, Attorney-at-Law]
WARNER LAMBERT. Co., Ltd. v. QILU PHARMACEUTICAL Co., Ltd. (Pharmaceutical Patent Link) [The Supreme People's Court of P.R.C. (Second Instance); Beijing Intellectual Property Court (First Instance)]
9. 2022 Top 10 Cases of Patent Reexamination & Invalidation published by China National Intellectual Property Administration [Frank Mu, Attorney-at-Law; Grace Yu, Attorney-at-Law; Yingxin Liu, Trademark Attorney]
"Automobile" Design Patent Invalidation Case [China National Intellectual Property Administration]
The case elaborates on the principles and methods for determining the conflict between design patents and prior trademark rights.
10. 2022 10 Cases of Guangzhou IP Court to Serve and Protect Technological Innovation [Jonathan Miao, Attorney-at-Law; Fang Wu, Attorney-at-Law]
"Modified Polyisocyanate" Case (Invention Patent Infringement)
COVESTRO DEUTSCHLAND AG v. Guangdong TOP Synthetic Technology Co.Ltd. [Guangzhou Intellectual Property Court (First Instance)]
11. 2021 10 Typical Intellectual Property Cases of Jinan Court [Christopher Shaowei, Attorney-at-Law; Fei Kou, Attorney-at-Law]
" Palbociclib API" Case
WARNER LAMBERT. Co., Ltd. v. Jinan Windsor Medical Technology Co., Ltd. (Invention Patent Infringement) [Jinan Intermediate People's Court, Shandong (First Instance)]
12. 2019 Top 10 Intellectual Property Cases of Zhejiang Court [Frank Mu, Attorney-at-Law; Grace Yu, Attorney-at-Law]
RIMOWA GmbH Co., Ltd. v. Jiashan Keyue Luggage Co., Ltd. (Invention Patent Infringement) [Zhejiang High People's Court (Second Instance); Hangzhou Intermediate People's Court, Zhejiang (First Instance)]
13. Typical Cases of Summary of the Judgment of the Intellectual Property Court of the Supreme People's Court (2019) [Lisa Dong, Attorney-at-Law; Jesse (Chao) Zhang, Attorney-at-Law]
Tong v. Zhejiang Shuangyu Patent Invalidation Administrative Litigation
The case further elaborates the criteria for determining the "novelty" of patents, proposing for the first time the concept of "prior art in concept" and distinguishing it from prior art in reality, while clarifying that "prior art in concept" should not be used to evaluate patent novelty. [The Supreme People's Court of P.R.C. (Second Instance); Beijing Intellectual Property Court (First Instance)]
14. 2018 Top 10 Cases of Patent Reexamination & Invalidation published by the Patent Reexamination Board of China National Intellectual Property Administration [Fei Kou, Attorney-at-Law; Shan Chen, Attorney-at-Law]
Invalidation of utility model patent entitled as “Chemical Vapor Deposition Device” [China National Intellectual Property Administration]
The case further interpreted the examination concept of accurately grasping the essence of technology in assessing inventiveness, reflecting the significant role of technical concept in inventiveness assessment.
15. 2018 Top 10 Typical Cases of Fujian Court (concluded in settlement) [Christopher Shaowei, Attorney-at-Law; Fei Kou, Attorney-at-Law]
Advanced Micro-Fabrication Equipment Inc. (Shanghai, China) v. Veeco Instrument Shanghai Co., Ltd. (Utility Model Patent Infringement Dispute) [Fujian High People's Court (First Instance)]
16. 2018-2019 Top 10 Representative Cases on the Patent Administrative Litigation List of China's Intellectual Property Litigation Firms [Jonathan Miao, Attorney-at-Law; Helena Yu, Patent Attorney]
Merck Patent Co., Ltd. v. JNC Co., Ltd. (Patent Invalidation Administrative Litigation) [Beijing High People's Court (Second Instance); Beijing Intellectual Property Court (First Instance)]
17. 2017 Typical Cases of Chinese Customs Protection of IP Rights Published by the General Administration of Customs [Christopher Shaowei, Attorney-at-Law; Fei Kou, Attorney-at-Law]
Equipment Import Case regarding Patent Infringement Dispute dealt with by Shanghai Customs [General Administration of Customs]
18. Beijing 2017 Top 10 Cases of Judicial Protection [Lisa Dong, Attorney-at-Law; Jesse (Chao) Zhang, Attorney-at-Law]
Beijing Helpnow Network Technology Co., Ltd. v. Tianjin Zero Space Technology Co., Ltd and Tsinghua Tongfang (Invention Patent Infringement) [Beijing High People's Court (Second Instance); Beijing First Intermediate People's Court (First Instance)]
19. 2016 Top 50 Typical IP Cases of Chinese Courts Honored by The Supreme Court [Lisa Dong, Attorney-at-Law; Jesse (Chao) Zhang, Attorney-at-Law]
Chongqing Works v. Jiangsu Tengtian Industrial Furnace Ltd. and Tongyu Heavy Industry Co., Ltd (Invention Patent Infringement Litigation) [Shandong High People's Court (Second Instance); Jinan Intermediate People's Court, Shandong (First Instance)]
20. Cited case of Report on New Development of Intellectual Property Trials by Beijing High People's Court in 2014 [Lisa Dong, Attorney-at-Law; Jonathan Miao, Attorney-at-Law]
E.I.DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY v. Patent Reexamination Board of China National Intellectual Property Administration, Huayong Jin and Fluorine Chemical Co., Ltd. (Patent Invalidation Administrative Litigation) [Beijing High People's Court (Second Instance); Beijing First Intermediate People's Court (First Instance)]
21. 2013 Top 50 Typical IP Cases of Chinese Courts Honored by the Supreme Court [Frank Mu, Attorney-at-Law; Nan Zhang, Patent Attorney]
Nippon Steel & Sumikin Stainless Steel CORPERATION v. Patent Reexamination Board and Jianxin Li (Patent Invalidation Administrative Litigation) [Beijing High People's Court (Second Instance); Beijing First Intermediate People's Court (First Instance)]
22. 2008 Top 50 Typical Cases of Judicial Protection of Intellectual Property Rights in China by the Supreme Court [Christopher Shaowei, Attorney-at-Law; Gavin Jia, Attorney-at-Law]
Rugao Aijike Textile Machinery Co., Ltd. v. Patent Reexamination Board and the Third Party Yushan Wang (Utility Model Patent Invalidation Administrative Litigation) [The Supreme People's Court of P.R.C. (Retrial); Beijing High People's Court (Second Instance); Beijing First Intermediate People's Court (First Instance)]
