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Xiaoning Yu

Xiaoning Yu

Liu, Shen & Associates

Liu, Shen & Associates

China

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Intellectual property: PRC firms

IP powerhouse Liu, Shen & Associates covers a wide array of matters relating to patent and trade mark infringement, validations and due diligence.  The firm’s strong bench of lawyers possesses a background in science and has a longstanding reputation for providing expertise in IP applications, litigation and strategic analysis to domestic and international enterprises. The practice is led by seasoned duo Allen Tao, recently handling patent infringement and SEP licensing matters, and Michelle Ma, an expert in patent filing, prosecution and invalidations in the mechanical engineering and design patent field. Hu Qi boasts over two decades of experience and is equipped to handle both dispute resolution and non-contentious matters for technology multinationals. Other notable lawyers include Xiaoning Yu.
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Phone
86-10-6268 1616
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Profile

Work Department
Patent
Position

Partner

Career

Mr. Yu specializes in providing legal services related to patent law, including patent prosecution, patent invalidation, Patent litigation and client counseling, with a focus on communication technologies, electronics & circuit, signal processing, computer technologies, artificial Intelligence, Internet & e-commerce technologies.

Based on 17-year experiences in patent prosecution and litigation, Mr. Yu deeply understands the patent legal system of China. Mr. Yu has the expertise to design litigation strategies suitable for specific cases and adjust and implement the strategies with progress of the cases. As a leading attorney, Mr. Yu has handled patent disputes for various international and domestic companies. In recent years, Mr. Yu have represented many Multination and Chinese companies to successfully handle a series of high-profile patent infringement lawsuits.

Mr. Yu has also conducted various patent analysis and evaluation affairs, including FTO analysis, patent validity analysis, pre-litigation analysis, SEP analysis, etc., providing powerful support for the clients in their decision-making in China. Mr. Yu has also prosecuted a large amount of patent applications for clients, covering wireless communication, AI, medical devices, IoT, electronics,etc.

REPRESENTATIVE CASES

  •  Represented Qualcomm in Qualcomm v. Apple: handled over four patent infringement litigations and patent invalidation cases in wireless communication and smart device fields and won all the patent invalidation cases; the litigation cases have been settled.
  •  Represented Samsung in Huawei v. Samsung: handled over three SEP and Non-SEP patent infringement litigations and related patent invalidation cases in wireless communication and smart device fields, and won most of the patent invalidation cases; the litigation cases have been settled.
  •  Represented SolarEdge in SolarEdge v. Huawei: handled three invalidation cases in Solar Inverter field; the three cases are ongoing.
  •  Represented Novatek in Novatek v. Focal Tech: handled one invalidation case in touch detection field and won this case.
  •  Represented Skyworks in Skyworks v. ChiefTech: handled the patent infringement litigation and related patent invalidation case in power management device; the case was settled.
  •  Represented Skyworks in Skyworks v. Sanet: handled the patent infringement litigation and related patent invalidation case in power management device; the case was settled.
  •  Entrusted by an International pharmaceutical company to conduct due diligence on a Chinese medical device company in which they will invest, including conducing a FTO analysis for a certain capsule gastroscope which is the key product of the Chinese company.
  •  Entrusted by an investment company to conduct a FTO analysis on a certain multiple-axis machine tool produced by a Chinese company so as to provide support for the investment decision-making.
  •  Entrusted by a Japanese wireless communication company to conduct patent mapping in natural language analysis field and in digital marketing technology field respectively to support their R&D decision-making.
  • Entrusted by an AI-based chip company to provide analysis on compliance risks in view of related provisions of USA.
    • Languages
    Chinese，English
    Memberships

    All-China Lawyers Association (ACLA)

    All-China Patent Agents Association (ACPAA)

    Association Internationale pour la Protection de la Propriété Intellectuelle (AIPPI)

    Committee member of China National Intellectual Property Youth Association

    Education

    Mr. Yu obtained his L.L.M. degree from John Marshall Law School in U.S. in 2015 and obtained his master's degree and bachelor’s degree from Tsinghua University in 2004 and 2001. He also received training from a US law firm in 2007.

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    Key clients

    • Beijing Roborock Technology Co.,Ltd.
    • Panasonic Holdings Corporation

    Work highlights

    Acting in the case of Jiangsu Hailai Xinchuang Medical Technology Co., Ltd., an important reference for IPR compliance for pharmaceutical products or medical devices in the clinical trial stage. It crafted a winning strategy leveraging forensic evidence and expert testimony, safeguarding the client’s R&D investments and market position.