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  • Qi LAN

    Senior Counsel / Beijing

  • Tel +86-10-5837-2838

    Email lanqi@zhonglun.com

  • Practices

    Patent Prosecution, IP Licensing & Enforcement

  • Industries

    Pharmaceuticals & Life Sciences

CV

Qi LAN

Ms. Lan's main practice areas are patent prosecution, as well as licensing and enforcement of intellectual property rights.

Representative Matters

Patent Prosecution

  • Conducted domestic and foreign patent portfolio planning and patent prosecution for many companies and institutions including Case Western Reserve University, Abbott Laboratories, Ichnos Sciences, Alteogen, PVAC Medical Technologies, CJ healthcare Corporation, Beijing Hanmei Pharmaceutical, Jiaxing Technoderma Medicines, QureBio, Nanjing Genscript, Wuhan ABclonal Biotech, Global Pharmaceutical Research Institute, Immorna Biotechnology, Reistone Biopharma, Shanghai Immunofoco Biotech, Beijing Neurosurgical Institute, Innolake Pharmaceutical, Sinochem Group, Suzhou OcuMension Biotech, Yongnong Biosciences, Biotech Company, Suzhou LexBio, Kong Hon Biotech, Easton Biopharmaceutical, Suzhou BoomRay Biotech, Parr Bio, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Hubei Wanrun New Energy Technology, etc.


Patent Dispute

  • Represented a chemical company in a series of patent invalidation cases against US Milliken

  • Represented Xiamen Super Bock in design invalidation proceedings in China against Xiamen Wolongquan Wine Industry Co., Ltd. 

  • Represented Guangzhou Lingdong Creative Culture Technology Co., Ltd. in invalidation proceedings in China against Spin Master

  • Represented Ceragem Inc. in a series of patent invalidation proceedings in China against an individual and Ningbo Morest 

  • Represented Gongcheng Bio-tech Co., Ltd. in a series of patent invalidation cases against Earth Corporation

  • Represented Dongguan Aonirui Industry Co., Ltd. in a series of patent invalidation cases against Dongguan Tesimai Electronic Technology Co., Ltd.

  • Represented Hangzhou Proprium Biotech Company Limitedin in patent invalidation proceedings against Tianjin Huaketai Biotechnology Co., Ltd.

  • Represented Yangzhou Jinwei Environmental Protection Technology Co., Ltd. in patent invalidation proceedings against an individual

  • Represented American Technology and Engineering Corporation in patent invalidation proceedings against an individual

  • Represented Shanghai East-sea Pressure Vessel Manufacturing Co., Ltd. in multiple patent invalidation proceedings against Zhejiang Jiacheng Kinetic Energy Technology Co., Ltd.

  • Represented Allgens Medical Technology Co., Ltd. in disputes concerning patent invalidation and patent infringement

  • Represented Ongoal Technology Co., Ltd. in patent invalidation proceedings against Shenzhen Changshu Intelligent Equipment Co., Ltd.

  • Represented Anhui Tianchengji Agricultural Science Research Institute Co., Ltd. in a patent infringement dispute with Shandong Cynda (Chemical) Co., Ltd.

  • Represented Hunan Antai Kangcheng Biotech Co., Ltd. in a patent infringement dispute with Novokule Co., Ltd.


Due Diligence and Patent Analysis

  • Provided IP due diligence legal services to a number of companies at the IPO stage

  • Provided intellectual property due diligence legal services to Shanghai Jiachen Investment Co., Ltd. for its investment in Wuhan Vickor Medical Technology Co., Ltd.

  • Provided due diligence legal services to Beijing Hongtai Tongchuang Investment Management Co., Ltd. for its investment in a number of projects

  • Provided due diligence legal services to Radiant Pioneer Development Limited for its investment in a medical device company

  • Provided due diligence legal services to a number of companies relating to intellectual property rights in their acquisitions, mergers, and technology transactions

  • Provided FTO analysis relating to multiple enzyme products to a biological company

  • Provided FTO analysis to a chemical company on a chemical process route

  • Provided FTO analysis to a biological company on a recombinant protein product

  • Provided FTO analysis to a chemical company on multiple chemical synthesis process routes including pesticides and polymer materials

  • Provided FTO analysis to a new energy company on materials, products and processes

  • Provided FTO analysis to a pharmaceutical company on compounds, ADC drugs, etc.

  • Provided FTO analysis to a pharmaceutical company for a pharmaceutical product that it planned to license from the United States

  • Provided FTO analysis to a pharmaceutical company on small molecule compounds at the financing stage

  • Provided FTO analysis on a small molecule compound to a biological company before IPO

  • Provided FTO analysis to a biological on a biological product in a technology transaction

  • Provided FTO analysis to a new energy power company on multiple device products

  • Provided patent stability analysis on multiple e-cigarette patents to a company

  • Provided patent stability analysis for a new materials company on material patents

  • Provided patent stability analysis to a new energy company on battery patents

  • Provided patent stability analysis to a number of chemical companies on chemical synthesis process patents

  • Filed third-party observations for a polymer materials company on patent applications in China, Europe and South Korea, and successfully prevented any such patent application from being granted

  • Filed third-party observations for a number of chemical and biopharmaceutical companies on their competitors' patent applications in China and many other countries

Memberships & Affiliations

Expert, Beijing Intellectual Property Expert Pool

Expert, Zhejiang Overseas IP Dispute Response Guidance

Policy Guidance Expert, National Intellectual Property Operation Public Service Platform-Financial Innovation (Hengqin) Pilot Platform

Related

  • Bar Admissions/Professional Qualifications

    PRC Bar
    Chinese Patent Attorney

  • Education

    LL.M., China University of Political Science and Law, Law School
    B.S. and M.S. in Agronomy, Northwest Agriculture and Forestry Technology University

  • Professional Experience

    Senior Counsel, Counsel, Zhong Lun Law Firm, 2020 to present
    Deputy Director, Chemical Appeal Division of the Patent Reexamination and Invalidity Examination Department of CNIPA

  • Languages

    Chinese
    English