Zhiyun FENGPartner

Qualifications:Patent Attorney、Litigation Attorney

Languages:Chinese, English

Areas of Practice:Display, semiconductor device, LED, papermaking equipment, connector, sensor, computer device, electronics device, household appliance, and materials, etc

Practice Experience

Ms. Feng has a solid professional knowledge in mechanical, electronic device, and material, with over ten years of extensive patent practical experience. Her technical fields include display, semiconductor device, sensor, LED, household appliance, papermaking equipment, connector, computer device, and composite material, etc. Ms. Feng handled thousands of Chinese patent applications for many well-known foreign companies. She provided professional services for well-known Chinese companies dealing with international patent prosecutions and handled hundreds of US and European patent prosecutions. Ms. Feng not only has extensive experience in patent practice, but also conducted deep research on differences in patent system and practice between China, Europe and the U.S.

Ms. Feng has not only made profound achievements in patent prosecutions, but also represented dozens of patent invalidation, infringement litigation, and administrative litigation cases. She has a rich practical experience in the determination of rights and rights protection practices. Meanwhile, Ms. Feng specializes in patent practical training for companies concerning patent practice including patent mining, patent layout, application strategy, patent draft skill, infringement determination, invalidation and litigation strategy, etc. in combination with patent rights protection practice experience.

Work Experience

  2002-2012  Lung Tin Intellectual Property Agent Ltd. (Partner/General Manager Assistant)

  2013-2016  Shanghai Lung Tin Law Firm (Executive Officer) 

  2016-2017  PatSnap Information Technology (Suzhou) Ltd. (Patent Director)

  2018-Present  Li & N Intellectual Property Agency Ltd. (Partner)

Education

  2002  Obtained Master’s Degree of Material Science from University of Science and Technology Beijing

  2006  Obtained Patent Attorney Qualification

  2007  Obtained Patent Attorney License

  2009  Study on European Intellectual Property Laws in University of Strasbourg, France

  2013  Obtained Litigation Patent Attorney Qualification appointed by the Supreme People’s Court

Representative Lectures and Publications

  Lecture on “Whole Process Management Strategy and Operation of Enterprise Patent Mining” at IP Practice Salon

  Lecture on “Multidimensional and Dynamic Patent Layout” at Intellectual Property Forum of the 3rd China (Shanghai) International Technology Import and Export Fair

  Lecture on “Patent Layout in Different Industries from the Infringement Litigation Perspective” at Intellectual Property Conference of Koguan School of Law, Shanghai Jiao Tong University

  Lecture on “Patent Protection Situation of Utility Model and Application Strategy in China” in Utility Model System and Examination Practice Symposium held by Patent Protection Association of China

  Lecture on “Analysis of the Latest Cases Involving Patent Awards and Remuneration Disputes and Implications for Enterprises” at the 7th Enterprise Intellectual Property Summit held by LexisNexis

  Published an article on “Discussion of Application of Technical Efficiency Matrix Diagram in Patent Mining and Improvement of Patent Portfolio” in the 5th Intellectual Property Forum of the 2014 All-China Patent Attorneys Association Annual Meeting

  Published an article on “Interpretation of Judicial Practice of Modification Going Beyond the Original Disclosure from the Difference Between A33 and A26.4 of the Patent Law” in Attorney’s Perspectives on IP Practice

Honors

  National Start Class Patent Attorney in 2014

  National Start Class Patent Attorney in 2015

  Litigation Patent Attorney appointed by the Supreme People’s Court

Typical Cases of Invalidation and Litigation

•  Patent Invalidation and Administrative cases  about printer cartridges, HP

•  Patent Invalidation case about set-top box, Shenzhen Coship Electronics

•  Patent Invalidation cases about electrical connector , Molex

•  Patent Infringement and Invalidation cases on electric unicycle

•  Patent Invalidation and Administrative cases about boarding bridge, China International Marine Containers (Group) 

•  Patent Invalidation case concerning container of China International Marine Containers (Group)

•  Patent Invalidation and Administrative cases about LED illuminating device, Royal Dutch Philips Electronics Ltd. 

•  Patent Infringement and Invalidation cases about choking coil, Qiankun Corporation

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