Technical intellectual property litigation (patent, trade secret, technology-based contract disputes)

• Represented a leading Project 985 university in a series of patent ownership and infringement disputes against a Sichuan-based energy company and its affiliates concerning a National Key Science and Technology Project, securing a final victory from the Intellectual Property Court of the Supreme People's Court confirming the university's sole ownership of all patents at issue, enjoining the infringement, and awarding nearly RMB 10 million in compensation

• Represented one of China's top 500 private enterprises in the specialized vehicle sector in defending against a series of patent infringement and invalidation actions brought by a Hunan company, securing a victory before the Supreme People's Court that averted nearly RMB 10 million in damages and associated commercial risks

• Represented a well-known domestic engineering company in patent invalidation and infringement proceedings against a Beijing competitor, successfully invalidating all eight of the competitor's patents at issue and securing withdrawal of the infringement suit to avert nearly RMB 10 million in liability, in a matter selected as one of the Top 10 Outstanding Patent Cases in Hubei Province (2020–2025)

• Represented a leading Project 985 university in a trade secret misappropriation case against a former employee, securing victories in both arbitration and litigation in the Chinese mainland's first successfully arbitrated technology-related trade secret dispute, which was selected as one of the Top 10 Outstanding Anti-Unfair Competition Cases in Hubei Province (2020–2025)

• Represented a Hubei-based advanced manufacturing company in civil and criminal proceedings concerning trade secret infringement against a Hunan competitor, successfully securing injunctive relief and monetary compensation in a matter selected as one of the Top 10 Intellectual Property Guiding Cases commemorating the 40th anniversary of the Wuhan Intellectual Property Research Association

• Represented a Hubei steel construction engineering enterprise and a Guangdong company in a series of patent right ownership (trade secret) disputes, which is selected as one of the top ten outstanding intellectual property service cases in Wuhan

• Represented a Hubei metallurgical technology engineering company and a Beijing company in a series of patent right ownership (trade secret) dispute cases, winning the final trial in the Supreme Court, which was selected as one of the Top 10 Outstanding Patent Cases in Hubei Province (2020–2025)

• Represented a Hubei laser technology company and a Shanghai company in a series of patent right ownership (trade secret) dispute cases, which is selected as one of the top ten outstanding intellectual property service cases in Wuhan

• Represented a Hubei company and a Shandong company in a criminal, civil and administrative case of trade secrets, involving an amount of more than RMB 100 million

• Represented a Hunan company and a Wuhan foreign company in a civil case of trade secrets, involving an amount of more than RMB 100 million

• Represented a Shandong equipment manufacturing enterprise in an administrative investigation and handling of appearance patent case, which is selected as one of the top ten typical cases of national patent administrative protection

• Represented an iron and steel smelting equipment company in a patent administrative investigation case, confirming infringement and successfully obtaining compensation

• Represented a Fortune 500 communication technology company in Shenzhen in response to a patent infringement and patent invalidation dispute filed by a company in Wuhan

• Represented a railroad construction company and a Hunan company in a patent infringement dispute, and successfully obtaining compensation, which is selected as one of the top ten outstanding intellectual property service cases in Wuhan

• Represented a Wuhan medical device company and a Japanese Fortune 500 company in a dispute over patent infringement, confirming that it is not liable for infringement

• Represented a Wuhan pump company in a patent infringement dispute against a Fortune 500 company in the United States, confirming that it does not assume liability for infringement

• Represented a Swedish audio equipment company in a patent infringement dispute against a Guangdong company, confirming that it does not bear the infringement liability

• Represented a Shenzhen electronic equipment company in a series of patent infringement defense cases, all successfully confirming infringement and obtaining compensation

• Represented a listed cultural company in Guangdong in a series of patent infringement cases, and successfully confirming the infringement and obtained compensation

• Represented a listed electric power company in Hubei in a series of patent invalidation cases, which is selected as one of the top ten outstanding intellectual property service cases in Wuhan

• Acting a number of patent administrative litigation cases with an administrative organ in Wuhan as the defendant, were successful

• Represented a Beijing technology company in a dispute over a computer software development contract with a Wuhan company, winning the final trial in the Supreme Court

• Represented a Guangdong research institute in a dispute over a technology development contract with a listed company in Hubei, and successfully reaching a settlement

• Represented a university in a technology-based contract dispute involving trade secrets with a Wuhan company, winning the case and obtaining full compensation

• Serving as an arbitrator for the Beijing, Wuhan, and Shijiazhuang Arbitration Commissions and handling more than ten complex intellectual property disputes and technology disputes annually

Other types of intellectual property litigation

• Represented a well-known domestic engineering company in defending against a software copyright infringement claim brought by a Fortune Global 500 multinational corporation, limiting the final damages award to less than RMB 1 million against a claim for tens of millions of RMB in damages, and successfully opposing the claimant's application for retrial before the Supreme People's Court, in a matter selected as one of the Top 10 Outstanding Copyright Cases in Hubei Province (2020–2025)

• Represented a leading Project 985 university in a trademark and unfair competition dispute against a well-known international hotel chain, securing a favorable judgment finding infringement and awarding monetary compensation in a matter selected as one of the Top 10 Outstanding Trademark Cases in Hubei Province (2020–2025)

• Represented a famous wine producer in Wuhan in a dispute over trademark infringement and unfair competition, confirming that the infringement is established and obtaining compensation

• Represented a well-known liquor company in Hubei in a dispute over a trademark license contract, winning the case and obtaining full compensation

• Represented a leading bottled water company in Shenzhen in a trademark infringement and unfair competition case against a company, confirming the infringement and obtaining compensation

• Represented a well-known software company in Wuhan in a trademark infringement and unfair competition case against a company in Beijing and Shanghai, confirming the infringement and obtaining compensation

• Represented a multinational hotel chain management company in Hong Kong in a dispute against a company in Guangdong, confirming non-infringement of trademark rights, and winning the case

• Represented a Project 985 university in Hubei in a number of trademark opposition, re-examination, revocation and administrative litigation cases, which is selected as one of the top ten outstanding intellectual property service cases in Wuhan

• Represented a well-known university in Singapore in several trademark opposition, re-examination and administrative litigation cases in China

• Represented a well-known French spirits company in a series of administrative enforcement actions concerning infringement of its well-known trademarks

• Represented a well-known Wuhan-based educational listed company in a series of copyright infringement and unfair competition cases, securing judgments finding infringement and awarding compensation in a matter selected as one of the Top 10 Outstanding Copyright Cases in Hubei Province (2020–2025)

• Represented a well-known brand in Hubei in a dispute over the copyright ownership of a work of calligraphy, which is selected as one of the ten typical intellectual property cases of Hubei High Court

• Represented more than ten national publishing houses in Beijing in a series of book copyright defense cases in Hubei, confirming that the infringement is established and obtaining compensation

• Represented a number of copyright dominant enterprises in Beijing and Shanghai in a series of cases to defend their rights, confirming that the infringement is established and obtaining compensation, and is selected as one of the top ten typical cases of intellectual property protection of Hunan High Court

• Represented a number of film and television rights holders in Beijing in a series of cases to defend the copyright of films and MTVs, confirming that the infringement is established and obtaining compensation

• Represented a number of companies in a series of cases concerning copyright infringement and unfair competition of game works, confirming that the infringement is established and obtaining compensation

• Corporate and commercial crime

• Represented a well-known French spirits company in filing a criminal complaint concerning the sale of goods bearing counterfeit registered trademarks involving tens of millions of RMB, resulting in criminal penalties for all suspects

• Represented a leading domestic network technology company in filing a criminal complaint concerning trade secret misappropriation involving more than RMB 100 million, securing the initiation of a criminal investigation into trade secret infringement and the arrest of multiple suspects

• Represented a foreign-invested company in filing a criminal complaint concerning trade secret misappropriation and cybercrime involving more than RMB 1 billion, securing the initiation of a criminal investigation into the illegal acquisition of computer information system data under Article 285 of the PRC Criminal Law

• Provided full-scope criminal defense and related civil representation to a technology executive suspected of trade secret misappropriation, securing release on bail pending trial, a suspended sentence, and a civil settlement in a matter selected as Case No. 1 of the "2024 Guiding Cases of Intellectual Property Procuratorial Protection" issued by the Hubei Provincial People's Procuratorate

• Provided comprehensive criminal defense to the founder of a technology company accused of misappropriating a Shanghai technology company’s trade secrets, securing the court’s acceptance of key defense arguments, including those concerning the technology contribution rate, a two-thirds reduction in the assessed illegal gains, and the minimum statutory sentence with a its execution suspended

• Provided criminal law advice to a college teacher suspected of the crime of picking quarrels and provoking troubles

• Provided criminal defense to a company's senior executives suspected of offering bribes to a legal person

• Provided criminal law advice to a logistics group's executive suspected of bribery

• Represented a senior executive of a machinery company charged with intentional homicide arising from a workplace injury compensation dispute that resulted in an employee's death, securing a second-instance judgment from Hubei High People's Court recognizing self-defense and exempting the client from criminal punishment

• Provided criminal defense to a company's technical director in the first instance, second instance, and retrial proceedings concerning alleged trade secret offenses

• Provided criminal defense and other legal assistance to company executives suspected of illegal mining at various stages of the proceedings

• Provided criminal defense to a company's technical director suspected of espionage

• Provided criminal defense to the technical director of a software company suspected of trade secret related crimes

• Provided dispute resolution services to criminal suspects and victims in criminal proceedings involving commercial secret misappropriation

• Provided criminal risk management services to many state-owned enterprises and listed companies

• Provided dispute resolution services to criminal suspects and victims in a number of cases involving the unauthorized production of goods bearing registered trademarks

Non-litigation intellectual property matters

• Provided IPR compliance legal services such as patent warning, patent analysis and layout, and trade secret system construction for a number of IPR superior enterprises in Hubei

• Provided overall legal services for a Project 985 university in Hubei for contract review, system construction and compliance work on trademark, copyright, technology development and transformation of achievements

• Provided overall compliance special legal services for an industrial group under a Project 985 university in Hubei for the restructuring of school enterprises, with the project amount exceeding RMB 10 billion

• Provided special legal service for a listed enterprise of laser industry in Hubei for equity transfer, with the transaction market value over RMB 4 billion

• Provided special legal service for the cancellation and liquidation of dozens of zombie enterprises of an industrial group affiliated to a Project 985 university in Hubei

• Provided patent value assessment and patent license transaction special legal service for a number of projects of a Project 985 university in Hubei

• Provided FTO infringement warning analysis legal services for a Fortune 500 automobile manufacturer in Hubei

• Provided patent analysis and layout legal services for a communication listed company in Hubei

• Provided patent analysis, patent mining and layout legal services fora Hubei special vehicle limited company

• Provided patent strategy consulting, trademark search and layout legal services for a leading environmental protection materials company in Hangzhou

• Provided patent mining and layout legal services fora Hubei new material limited company

• Provided special legal services for the formulation and implementation of intellectual property strategy for a landscape construction engineering enterprise in Hubei

• Provided patent analysis and layout special legal service fora traffic technology company in Guangzhou

Comprehensive legal service

• Provided comprehensive legal services such as legal counsel and representation of complex commercial litigation and arbitration cases for many government agencies, Project 985 universities, listed companies, large state-owned enterprises, and private enterprises