Liu Jixiang of Join & High Law Office is widely respected by peers for his capability in contentious patent work. In a technically challenging case, where its client's patent had been invalidated by the Patent Reexamination Board (PRB) upon an application from the infringer, the team successfully retained the patent right after a counter-claim of invalidation. The validity of the invention patent, which belongs to a leading navigation and design company in Tianjin, is a key part of an overseas bidding document.
In another claim brought by a German company, the firm successfully defended a domestic party that was alleged to have used an invention patent installed in mechanical engineering equipment. The team is exploring the possibility of offering IP securitisation, which would be targeted at insurance and finance companies by way of issuing corporate bonds through trusts. The potential profits would be used as the base, which would involve complex assessments of the value of IP.