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  • Chunhui YAN

    Non-equity Partner / Beijing

  • Tel +86-10-5087-2811

    Email yanchunhui@zhonglun.com

  • Practices

    IP Licensing & Enforcement, Litigation & Arbitration, Compliance & Investigation

  • Industries

    Healthcare, Pharmaceuticals & Life Sciences

CV

Chunhui YAN

Yan Chunhui is a Chinese practicing lawyer and patent agent with a background in biotechnology and pharmaceutical engineering technology. Before joining Zhong Lun, Mr. Yan had an exchange internship at the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. Particularly skilled in handling various intellectual property and technology related business in the field of biopharmaceutical health, he has rich practical experience in intellectual property and technology contract litigation and dispute resolution, intellectual property transactions, patent portfolio management and analysis, trademark portfolio management, and other areas. In addition, Mr. Yan has extensive experience in intellectual property management, compliance, and due diligence. Over his years of practicing with Zhong Lun, Mr. Yan has handled or participated in a large number of difficult and complex cases and high-profile mandates in the industry, providing legal services to many well-known Chinese and foreign enterprises and institutions. He is skilled in using visual and other litigation methods and has won praises from clients for his refined legal services and comprehensive dispute resolution capabilities.

Representative Matters

IP Lawsuit and Dispute Resolution

  • Represented Lovol in a utility model patent infringement retrial case before the Supreme People’s Court against Li Hongbo

  • Represented China Resources Biomedical Co., Ltd in a technology development contract lawsuit concerning monoclonal antibody

  • Represented Wuhan Metware Biotechnology Co., Ltd in a trade secret rights protection lawsuit concerning broadly targeted metabolomics techniques

  • Represented Beijing Qihu Technology Co., Ltd. and Qizhi Software (Beijing) Co., Ltd. in a GUI infringement lawsuit against Beijing Jiangmin Technology Co., Ltd. This case was named “China’s first infringement lawsuit of GUI"

  • Represented Cathay Biotech Inc. in a patent infringement lawsuit against Shandong Himount Biotechnology Co., Ltd. This case was voted as one of the ten most important IP protection cases tried by Qingdao IP Court in 2019

  • Represented Hubei China Tobacco Industry Co., Ltd and Chen Junyi in a copyright lawsuit against Chongqing Chongbai Jiulong General Merchandise Co., Ltd. This case was voted as one of the ten most important IP cases tried by Chongqing courts in 2019

  • Represented Sichuan Lanchen Pipe Industry Co., Ltd. in a patent infringement and invalidation lawsuit against Chengdu Kaiyuan Pipe Co., Ltd.

  • Represented BGRIMM Technology Group in a lawsuit over technology contract and patent ownership against Environmental Protection Technology Co., Ltd.

  • Represented BGRIMM Technology Group in a series of lawsuits involving technology contracts against Environmental Protection Technology Co., Ltd.

  • Represented Xiuyou Technology Co., Ltd., Lide Co., Ltd., and other related companies in a copyright infringement and unfair competition lawsuit against NavInfo Co., Ltd. This case was voted as one of the ten most important IP cases tried by Beijing IP Court in the field of technological innovation

  • Represented ANTA (CHINA) CO., LTD in a trademark infringement and unfair competition lawsuit against a trading company in Dongguan

  • Represented Liao Ji Food Chain Co., Ltd in a series of trademark administrative disputes against Chengdu Liangfeng Company

  • Represented Sunac Real Estate Group Co., Ltd. in a trademark infringement and unfair competition lawsuit

  • Represented Grosvenor Capital Management Co., Ltd in a trademark administrative dispute against GROSVENOR LIMITED

  • Represented Shanghai Jianheng Technology Development Co., Ltd. in a trademark non-use cancellation action

  • Represented Li Rongdao in a trademark administrative dispute against Shanghai Giant Network Technology Co., Ltd.

  • Represented Sina and Sina Sports in a trademark infringement and unfair competition lawsuit against Anle Film Issuance Co., Ltd. and Zhejiang Xinzehui Culture Media Co., Ltd.

  • Represented Zhongqiao Sports Co., Ltd. in a series of trademark administrative disputes against Michael Jeffrey Jordan

  • Represented Essence Securities Co., Ltd. in a series of trademark administrative review disputes against Trademark Appraisal Committee, and the third party was Anxin Trust Co., Ltd.


IP Transaction, IP Due Diligence, FTO, Patent Analysis

  • Provided legal services, including drafting transaction documents, conducting due diligence, analyzing FTO, etc., to China Resources Pharmaceutical Group and its subsidiaries in a number of technology transactions and license-in projects concerning chemical drugs and biological drugs

  • Provided legal services to Lepu Biopharma in a technology transaction (license-out) project concerning ADC

  • Provided legal services to Inner Mongolia Mengniu Dairy (Group) Co., Ltd. in a patent technology transaction concerning microbial strains

  • Provided legal services to Beijing Institute of Neurosurgery in its cooperation with Tasly Pharmaceutical Group CO., LTD. on a Cart-T technological achievements transformation project

  • Provided legal services to CSPC Zhongqi Pharmaceutical Technology (Shijiazhuang) Co., Ltd. in a technology introduction and transaction project, including conducting due diligence, analyzing FTO, etc.

  • Provided legal services, such as drafting transaction documents, to Asymchem in a technology transaction concerning CDMO

  • Provided full-process legal services to Yunnan Shenyuan Biotechnology Co., Ltd in a technology transaction

  • Provided legal services to Novogene in a technology transfer project, including reviewing the contract, advising on the deal, etc.

  • Advised NeoCura in a drug compound technology development and transaction project concerning mRNA delivery

  • Provided full-process legal services to Jiangsu Tasly Diyi Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. in a certain pharmaceutical technology licensing project, with our services including drafting transaction documents, searching and analyzing patents, etc.

  • Provided full-process legal services to Hubei China Tobacco in a global expansion project regarding its Heat-Not-Burn products, with our services including conducting global FTO due diligence, analyzing the avoidance of invalidity of design, patent portfolio management, analyzing competitor’s patent layout and navigation map, etc.

  • Provided legal services to Yidu Hebei Robot Technology Co., Ltd. concerning surgical robot, including patent analysis and portfolio management, FTO and intellectual property consultation

  • Provided legal service to Wan Xiang Technology concerning fragrance products, with our services including patent portfolio management and patent infringement risk control

  • Provided legal services to Ninebot concerning products like automatic car, balancing car and so on, with our services including patent analysis, FTO, etc.

  • Provided patent analysis and FTO legal services to Harbin Sizherui Intelligent Medical Equipment Co., Ltd. concerning porous laparoscopic surgery robot

  • Provided patent analysis and FTO legal services to Beijing Taijieweiye Technology Co., Ltd. concerning Porous laparoscopic surgery robot

  • Provided special legal services of FTO to Hubei Hi-Tech Investment Co., Ltd. in an investment project

  • Provided IP due diligence and FTO legal services to Cenova Ventures in several investment projects

  • Provided IP due diligence legal services to Beijing Huagai Healthcare Investment Management Co., Ltd. in its investment in a biography company

  • Provided IP due diligence legal services to Vivo Capital in its investment in a pharmaceutical company


IP Management and Compliance

  • Provided legal service to Hubei China Tobacco Industry Co., Ltd. for its establishment of an IP management system

  • Provided legal service to Inner Mongolia Mengniu Dairy (Group) Co., Ltd. for its establishment of an IP management system

  • Provided Piotech Inc. with legal service for its IP management system establishment

  • Provided legal service to Beijing Teddy Bear Mobile Technology Co., Ltd. for its IP management system establishment

  • Provided legal service to Duoma Park for its IP protection system establishment


Other IP Legal Services

  • Provided IP legal services to AIIB Preparatory Management Co., Ltd.

  • Provided IP legal services to Shenzhen Stock Exchange

  • Provided IP legal services to Lepu Biopharma

  • Provided IP legal services to Beijing Institute of Neurosurgery, including advising on projects relating to DNA, Cart-T, monoclonal antibody, gene therapy, R&D, foreign investment in gene field, etc.

  • Provided IP legal advisory services to Beijing Pupolan Cultural Development Co., Ltd. concerning book copyright introduction, book distribution, copyright operation, etc.

  • Provided IP legal services to Beijing Yingpu Interactive Media Technology Co., Ltd, including conducting compliance demonstration of new business models like AGC business model, AI image, advertising implantation, etc.

  • Provided trademark application and brand protection legal services to Wanxiang Technology Co., Ltd., Hubei China Tobacco Industry Co., Ltd., Yunnan China Tobacco Industry Co., Ltd., Guangxi Guitaier Catering Management Co., Ltd., Guangzhou Jizhibao Education Consulting Co., Ltd., etc.

Publications

“A Quick Look at the Early Resolution Mechanism of China’s Drug Patent Disputes”, LexisNexis, 2021

“Foundation of Drug Patent Linkage - Interpretation of Relevant Provisions of the Newly Amended Patent Law”, China Food and Drug website, 2020

“How to Implement China’s Drug Patent Link System - Interpreting the Relevant Provisions in Economic and Trade Agreement between PRC-US”, China Pharmaceutical News, 2020

“Chinese Drug Patent Link System Remains to Be Improved”, China Pharmaceutical News, 2020

“A Quick Understanding of the Drug Patent Link System”, China Food and Drug website, 2020

“Traditional Chinese Medicine Compound Patent Examination Should Be Considered Dialectically”, China Food and Drug website, 2020

“Strategies and Tactics of Intellectual Property Work under the Guiding Opinions on Boosting the High-quality Development of Intellectual Property Work of Central Enterprises”, LexisNexis, 2020

“Development and Compliance of Internet Medical Platforms”, LexisNexisChina, 2020

“Several Issues on ‘Smart Clips’ Short Video”, Zhichanli, 2019

“Patent Operation Decoding Series: Patent Protection” (co-author), Intellectual Property Publishing House, 2018

“The Intellectual Property Protection Strategy and Strategy of Medical and Health Enterprises”, in Healthcare Industry: Policy, Trends and Legal Innovation, Law Press, 2018

“An Analysis of the Judicial Interpretation of Injunction Cases Involving Intellectual Property Disputes”, LexisNexisChina, 2018

“The Importance of Intellectual Property for Entrepreneurial Healthcare Enterprises”, LexisNexis, 2018

“The Dilution of ‘Product’ in GUI Design Patent from an Empirical Perspective”, Zhichanli, 2018

“Establishing a ‘CAFC for China’ Learn from the American Experience”, Zhichanli, 2018

“After 17 Years of Twists and Turns, the ‘City God’ Trademark Dispute Came to an End”, Chinalawinfo Pkulaw Database, 2016

“The Wits against ‘Patent Troll’”, Chinalawinfo Pkulaw Database, 2016

Related

  • Bar Admissions/Professional Qualifications

    PRC Bar, 2017

  • Education

    LL.M., Tsinghua University Law School, 2015
    B.S., Jilin University, 2008

  • Professional Experience

    Non-equity partner, Associate, Zhong Lun Law Firm, 2015 to present

  • Languages

    Chinese
    English