Recently,Gaopeng Law Firm established a strategic partnership with Yingzhi Weicheng Intellectual Property Agency.Ms.Liu Danni,a senior patent agent and patent litigation agent of Yingzhi Weicheng Intellectual Property Agency,was invited to serve as a business partner and special intellectual property consultant of Gaopeng Law Firm.The two sides will jointly plan and organize market promotion activities,cooperate in business innovation and product research and development,launch targeted service manuals for scientific and technological innovation enterprises,and create a composite service product of"law+intellectual property".

Gaopeng Law Firm and Yingzhi Weicheng Intellectual Property Agency Firm both have considerable business advantages and customer resources in their respective fields.This strategic cooperation has been reached.The two sides will complement each other in resources and expertise,share resources,and jointly promote their products and services to create good economic and social benefits,continuously enhance their leading positions in their respective fields,and achieve common development.

Liu Danni,Business Partner,Special Adviser on Intellectual Property,Practicing Patent Agent,Patent Litigation Agent Approved by the Supreme Court

The former patent examiner of the China National Intellectual Property Administration,the former reexamination member of the Patent Reexamination Committee,the agent training teacher of the All China Association of Patent Agents,and the member of the Association's Enterprise Professional Committee,have 20 years of experience in the intellectual property industry,and 15 years of experience in patent litigation and non litigation legal services.In a wide range of technical fields,including A(essential for human life),B(operation;transportation),C(chemistry;metallurgy),D(textile;paper making),E(fixed buildings),F(mechanical engineering;lighting;heating;weapons;blasting),G(physics),H(electricity),especially in the fields of biomedicine and new materials,high-end equipment,new energy,energy conservation and environmental protection,the agency has exceeded 1000 pieces within,outside External and internal patent and/or technology related cases.Settlement of disputes over foreign-related intellectual property rights;A package of services in the patent field,such as infringement litigation,retrieval,patent invalidation,review,application,mining,strategy,early warning,operation,evaluation,etc;Online game copyright disputes;Trade secret rights protection;Outstanding performance in various intellectual property litigation and practices such as technical contract disputes.He has also handled many civil disputes such as intellectual property due diligence(IPDD)for PE/VC investment projects,due diligence for free implementation of technology(FTO),due diligence for legitimate sources of technology,special consultants for IPOs(including Shanghai,Shenzhen,Beijing Stock Exchange,and Hong Kong Stock Exchange 18A projects),patent invalidity,reexamination,authorization confirmation administrative litigation,patent infringement,patent ownership,and patent mediation,And litigation and non litigation cases related to technology trading and technology import and export.In addition,its overseas intellectual property cooperation projects cover major Western countries such as the United States,Europe,Japan,South Korea,Canada,and Australia.The winning rate of dispute resolution cases such as patent invalidity and litigation by the sponsoring agency is as high as nearly 80%.The sponsoring cases have been selected as the top ten typical cases of the Patent Reexamination Board and the top ten typical cases of the Supreme People's Court each year.

Education and training experience:

Bachelor of Science,Nankai University(1998)

Master of Science,China Union Medical University(2002)

The China National Intellectual Property Administration sent Boehmert&Boehmert,a well-known intellectual property firm in Germany,to receive training on intellectual property law and practice in Europe and Germany(2004)

Master of Civil and Commercial Law,China University of Political Science and Law(2005)

Master of Laws in Intellectual Property(LLM)degree from John Marshall Law School(2012)

Work Experience:

Since 2002,he has served as patent examiner of the China National Intellectual Property Administration,responsible for substantive examination of invention patents in the fields of chemistry,medicine,biology,materials and metallurgy,conducting utility model patent searches and issuing search reports,and providing patent consulting services for enterprises;Participate in the construction of department review quality control;Participated in the training of new examiners and served as a tutor for more than ten examiners.

Since 2005,he has served as the examiner of the Patent Reexamination Board of the China National Intellectual Property Administration,handled dozens of reexamination cases and patent invalidation request cases,participated in patent administrative litigation cases as the litigation agent of the Patent Reexamination Board of the China National Intellectual Property Administration,and presided over the trial of the patent invalidation request cases of Liuwei Dihuang Pills Several influential and significant cases,including the Louis Vuitton handbag design patent invalidation request case.In 2006,a review request was selected as the annual excellent review decision of the Patent Reexamination Board.Participate in training new reviewers;Provide legal and technical expert advice.2006:Obtained the practicing qualification of patent agent in China.

Since 2007,I have been practicing as a patent agent and have led the team to represent over 1000 domestic,foreign,and domestic patents and/or technical non litigation and litigation cases in various fields of chemistry,especially in the biological and pharmaceutical fields.I have joined and participated in the establishment of a foreign patent agency,Beijing Fanhua Weiye Intellectual Property Agency Co.,Ltd.,serving as a patent agent,partner,and head of agency business in the biological and pharmaceutical field,Led the team to represent nearly 600 internal,external,and internal patent applications in various fields of chemistry,especially in the biological and pharmaceutical fields,and successfully supported the agency to become the only designated patent agency in China for Kimberley Clark,a Fortune 500 paper group;As the company's agent mainly responsible for patent invalidation and administrative litigation in the chemical,biological,and pharmaceutical fields,I have sponsored dozens of agency invalidation,litigation,and related legal consultation projects,with a winning rate of nearly 80%.As the first agent,I have sponsored artemisinin patent invalidation cases,which were selected as the top ten typical cases by the Patent Reexamination Board in 2011,Led the team to participate in the handling of zinc calcium gluconate invalidity and infringement litigation cases selected as the top ten typical cases of the Supreme People's Court of the year;Successfully completed dozens of intellectual property infringement lawsuits,patent evaluation,and related legal analysis businesses,and successfully won and hosted the FTO(free to operation)project for two key products of the pharmaceutical giant Sanofi-Aventis Group in China;As a project leader,I have sponsored and acted as an agent for intangible asset evaluation,patent pool construction,patent licensing and transfer,and technology transfer for over ten pharmaceutical,biological,and chemical enterprises.

In 2012,it was recommended by the All China Patent Agents Association and approved by the Supreme People's Court.It obtained the practicing qualification of a patent litigation agent,and can participate in administrative and civil litigation cases related to patents accepted by people's courts at all levels.

In 2017,he passed the judicial examination and obtained legal professional qualification.

December 2014:Participated in the establishment of Beijing Yingzhi Weicheng Intellectual Property Agency and has served as a partner,patent agent,and litigation agent.As the main partner of the firm in charge of foreign and legal comprehensive business,I have worked in a wider range of technical fields,including A(necessary for human life),B(operation;transportation),C(chemistry;metallurgy),D(textile;papermaking),E(fixed buildings),F(mechanical engineering;lighting;heating;weapons;blasting),G(physics),H(electricity),especially in the fields of biomedicine and new materials,high-end equipment,new energy,energy conservation and environmental protection,He has successively handled a large number of basic businesses such as patent layout design and application implementation for domestic and foreign enterprises and scientific research institutions,and served as a long-term intellectual property legal consultant for enterprises.At the same time,he has also solved foreign-related intellectual property disputes with dual technical and legal backgrounds;A package of services in the patent field,such as infringement litigation,retrieval,patent invalidation,review,application,mining,strategy,early warning,operation,evaluation,etc;Trade secret rights protection;Outstanding performance in various types of intellectual property litigation and practices such as technical contract disputes,and handling multiple intellectual property due diligence(IPDD),technology free implementation due diligence(FTO),due diligence on legitimate sources of technology,special consultants for IPOs(including Shanghai,Shenzhen,Beijing Stock Exchange,and Hong Kong Stock Exchange 18A projects),patent invalidity,review,authorization and confirmation administrative litigation,patent infringement,patent ownership Civil disputes such as patent mediation,as well as litigation and non litigation cases related to technology trading and technology import and export.In addition,its overseas intellectual property cooperation projects cover major Western countries such as the United States,Europe,Japan,South Korea,Canada,and Australia.During the period,he was selected into the list of training teachers of the National Patent Agents Association of China and served as a teacher of important training courses such as patent agent professional induction training(94 in total nationwide).Star patent agent for the comprehensive strength evaluation activity of China's patent agency industry.

March 2022:Served as a business partner and special intellectual property consultant of Beijing Gaopeng Law Firm.

Main achievements:

Acting on behalf of Beijing Huali Ketai Pharmaceutical Co.,Ltd.to request the declaration of the invalidation request for the invention patent of Chongqing Jianqiao Pharmaceutical Development Co.,Ltd.for the new antimalarial drug compound dihydroartemisinin(00113134.6).The invalidation procedure and the first and second instance litigation procedures were both successful.This case was selected as one of the top ten typical cases of the Patent Reexamination Board in 2011.For the judgment documents,see invalidation review decision No.12148,Beijing First Intermediate People's Court No.(2008)-Zhongxingchu Zi No.1755 Beijing High Court Administrative Judgment No.(2010)Gao Xing Zhong Zi No.14.

Acting on behalf of Fuyi Enterprise Co.,Ltd.to request the declaration of the invalidation request for the invention patent of Magima International Co.,Ltd."Preparation Method for Terephthalic Acid(200410005336.3)".The invalidation procedure and the first and second instance litigation procedures were both successful.The judgment documents are shown in the invalidation review decision No.13384 and the administrative judgment No.235 issued by the Beijing First Intermediate People's Court(2010).

Acting as Wang Bin,he requested the declaration of Zhang Song's request for invalidation of the invention patent for"Bromhexine Hydrochloride Injection and Its Preparation Method(02139042.8)",and both the invalidation procedure and the first and second instance litigation procedures were won.The judgment documents are shown in the Reexamination Committee's No.14144 invalidation review decision,Beijing First Intermediate Court's(2010)Yizhongzhixingchu Zi No.955,and Beijing High Court's(2011)Gaoxingzhong Zi No.417 administrative judgment.

Acting patentee Lizhu Pharmaceutical Group Co.,Ltd.has won the invalidation procedure and the first and second instance litigation procedures in the"Packaging Box(Bismuth Potassium Citrate Granules)(20033011606.8)"design patent invalidation request case.The judgment documents are shown in the invalidation review decision No.12479,the Beijing First Middle Court(2009)-Zhongxingchu Zi No.498,and the Beijing High Court(2009)Gaoxingzhong Zi No.908 administrative judgments.

Acting on behalf of Shenzhen Haiwang Pharmaceutical Co.,Ltd.to request the declaration of the invalidation request for the invention patent of DeBiao Pharmaceutical Co.,Ltd.for"a pharmaceutically stable oxaliplatin preparation(95194443.6)".The invalidation procedure and the first and second instance litigation procedures were both successful.The judgment documents are listed in the invalidation review decisions 10529 and 14253 of the Reexamination Commission,and the Beijing First Intermediate People's Court(2008)-Zhongxingchu Zi No.198,(2010)-Zhongzhixingchu Zi No.1169 and 1657,Beijing High Court(2009)Gao Xing Zhong Zi No.2 and(2011)Gao Xing Zhong Zi No.726 Administrative Judgments.

The acting patentee,Shenzhen Binhai Pharmaceutical Co.,Ltd.,responded to the request for invalidation of the invention patent for"The Preparation Method of Meropenem(200610083362.7)"and was granted the validity of the patent right.The petitioner did not appeal.For the judgment document,see the Reexamination Board's Invalidation Examination Decision No.19633.

Acting on behalf of MSG Corporation of the United States,the request for invalidation of Wu Liangdong's"Savings Tank(Wealth Management Pig)"(201230186616.4)design patent was declared invalid,but the other party did not file a lawsuit.For the judgment document,see the Reexamination Board's Invalidation Examination Decision No.19633.

Acting as an agent of Hang Jinhou Banner Dabo Agricultural Machinery Manufacturing Co.,Ltd.,requesting the invalidation of Chen Heng's patent for the"Seed Delivery Box for Air Suction Precision Burrow Planting Device(201020550586.6)",the patent was declared null and void,and the other party did not file a lawsuit.For the judgment document,see the Reexamination Committee's invalidation review decision No.26078.

As the first agent and case undertaker,Yantai Hilde New Materials Co.,Ltd.requested to declare the invalidation of a series of invention patents filed by Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation of Japan and the National Research and Development Corporation of Japan for Substances and Materials Research Institute of"Phosphors and Luminescent Devices Using Phosphors"(No.200480040967.7,No.20071019944.0).In the multinational series of invalidation claims filed by the patentee,The first instance successfully annulled the review decisions 28655 and 28656 of the Reexamination Commission that maintain the validity of the patent right,and the second instance successfully upheld the original judgment of the first instance.For the judgment documents,see Administrative Judgments(2016)J73XingChu 3351 and(2016)J73XingChu 3352 of the Beijing Intellectual Property Court and Administrative Judgments(2019)JXingZhong 1957,1960,and 2006 of the Beijing High Court.As a supporting service,we have completed the patent supplementary application layout and FTO analysis for related product projects.

Business Papers:

"Legal Issues Relating to the Application of the Principle of Technical Defense in Patent Infringement Litigation",Intellectual Property Magazine,2005 Supplement.

"How to Avoid Writing Losses on Pharmaceutical Patent Application Documents",China Intellectual Property Journal,"Theory"Special Edition,July 25,2005.This article has been reprinted in full text by Shenzhen Pharmaceutical Patent magazine,Pharmaceutical Economic Report,and other newspapers and local bureau websites.

"The Connection between Drug Patent and Drug Administrative Examination and Approval",China Intellectual Property Daily,"Patent"Weekly,2012.09.12.

"How to see the new round of patent law amendment from the perspective of patentees",China Intellectual Property News,"Patent"Weekly,January 16,2013,this article was successively reprinted in full by the People's Internet Intellectual Property Forum and the official website of the China National Intellectual Property Administration.

(This article is translated by software translator for reference only.)