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Portrait of Attorney Zhang Aiwu

Partner

Zhang Aiwu

Intellectual PropertyCorporate Legal AffairsInformation Technology, Telecommunications and MediaDispute ResolutionLabor Law

Attorney Zhang Aiwu is a partner at Beijing Longan (Guangzhou) Law Firm. The practice focuses on intellectual property, corporate legal affairs, information technology, telecommunications and media, dispute resolution, and labor law.

Professional Qualifications

  • PRC Bar Qualification
  • Patent Agent Qualification
  • Performance Agent Qualification

Education

Bachelor of Engineering, LL.B., and LL.M., Wuhan University

Work Experience

  • July 2005–September 2008: Legal Assistant/Lawyer, Guangdong Haijiming Law Firm
  • July 2008–May 2010: Legal Affairs Research Center, Legal Affairs Office of the Guangzhou Municipal People’s Government
  • June 2010–December 2013: Partner Lawyer/Patent Agent, Guangdong Yuegao Law Firm
  • January 2014–June 2021: Partner Lawyer/Patent Agent, Guangdong Hetuo Law Firm

Social Positions and Honors

  • Member, 12th Trademark Law Professional Committee of the Guangdong Lawyers Association
  • Member, 11th Patent Law Professional Committee of the Guangzhou Lawyers Association1
  • Interview Examiner for the Post-Internship Assessment of Applicants for Lawyer Practice, Guangzhou Lawyers Association
  • Expert, Guangzhou Intellectual Property Rights Protection Assistance Expert Pool
  • Member, Expert Pool of the Guangzhou Intellectual Property Dispute People’s Mediation Committee2
  • Expert, Expert Pool of the China (Zhuhai) Intellectual Property Protection Center3
  • Expert, Expert Pool of the Guangzhou Development Zone Intellectual Property Association4
  • Mediator, Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Intellectual Property Mediation Center5

Representative Cases

  • Sun Lijuan v. Kuishang Fashion (Guangzhou) Co., Ltd. and Guangzhou Youan Meizhi Fashion Co., Ltd., copyright infringement dispute; one of the typical cases of the Intellectual Property Court first published by the Supreme People’s Court in 2015.
  • Guangzhou Changyuan Software Development Co., Ltd. v. Guangzhou Junjia Lingzhi Automobile Sales Service Co., Ltd. and others, computer-software copyright infringement dispute; one of the Top Ten Typical Intellectual Property Cases of Guangzhou Courts in 2017.
  • Sun Lijuan v. Lingzhi Fashion (Tianjin) Co., Ltd. and others, copyright infringement dispute; one of the Top Ten Typical Intellectual Property Cases of Guangzhou Courts in 2017.
  • Guangzhou Tianhe IELTS English Training Center and Guangzhou Panyu Global IELTS Education Training Center v. Guangzhou Yuexiu Global Elite Training Center, Beijing Haidian Global IELTS Training School, Beijing Global World Education Technology Co., Ltd. and others, unfair competition dispute; one of the Top Ten Typical Unfair Competition Cases of the Guangzhou Yuexiu District People’s Court from 2015 to 2019.
  • Oufu White LLC v. Guangzhou Weicheng Garment Co., Ltd. and Li Rui, trademark infringement and unfair competition dispute; represented the plaintiff and prevailed at both first and second instance.
  • China Ping An Insurance (Group) Co., Ltd. v. Ping An Jinfu (Guangzhou) Capital Management Co., Ltd. and others, trademark infringement and unfair competition dispute; represented the plaintiff and prevailed at both first and second instance.
  • Cixi Bull Electric Co., Ltd. v. Foshan Nanhai Dali Guangyi Hardware and Electrical Appliance Department, Guangzhou Bull Electric Technology Co., Ltd., and its Tianhe Branch, trademark infringement and unfair competition dispute; represented the plaintiff and prevailed at both first and second instance.
  • Ningbo Fotile Kitchenware Co., Ltd. v. Guangzhou Yihaoying Electric Co., Ltd., Guangzhou Yaoyuanxin Electric Co., Ltd., Guangzhou Yiyu Electric Co., Ltd., Guangzhou Dexin Electric Co., Ltd., Lin Jieyun, and Wu Guili, trademark infringement dispute; represented the plaintiff and prevailed at both first and second instance.
  • Guangdong Nanguo Dingfeng Decoration Engineering Co., Ltd. v. Yichun Nanguo Dingfeng Decoration Design Engineering Co., Ltd. and Gong Wenjing, trademark infringement and unfair competition dispute; represented the plaintiff and prevailed at both first and second instance.
  • Hou*** v. Guangzhou Haobai Economic Development Co., Ltd. and others, series of trademark infringement disputes; represented the defendant and prevailed at first instance.
  • Zhongshan Jiashiguang Optoelectronic Technology Co., Ltd. v. Jiangsu Hongye Audio-Visual Equipment Co., Ltd., Guangzhou Fangyi Electronic Technology Co., Ltd. and others, computer-software copyright infringement dispute; represented the plaintiff and prevailed at first instance, second instance, and retrial.
  • Shenzhen Hongshu Technology Co., Ltd. v. Guangzhou Xiangyu Industrial Equipment Co., Ltd., computer-software copyright infringement dispute; represented the plaintiff and prevailed at first instance, with settlement reached on appeal.
  • Shanghai Huidang Software Technology Co., Ltd. v. Shanghai Yayuan Information Technology Co., Ltd., computer-software copyright infringement dispute; represented the defendant and prevailed at first instance.
  • Guangzhou Tianhe High-Tech Industrial Development Zone Taiji Electronics Co., Ltd. v. Guangzhou Shuode Electronic Technology Co., Ltd., invention patent infringement dispute; represented the plaintiff through first instance and second-instance appeal.
  • Guangzhou Ouou Medical Technology Co., Ltd. v. Zhejiang Putai Medical Equipment Co., Ltd. and others, series of invention patent infringement disputes; represented the defendant, after which the plaintiffs withdrew all claims following the hearing.
  • Yinuo Technology Co., Ltd. v. Shenzhen Hangjia Chiyuan Technology Co., Ltd., utility model patent infringement dispute; represented the plaintiff and prevailed at first instance.
  • Gaoyu (Beijing) Intelligent Technology Research Institute Co., Ltd. v. Guangzhou EHang Intelligent Technology Co., Ltd. and Beijing Jingdong Century Information Technology Co., Ltd., utility model patent infringement dispute; represented the defendant and prevailed at first instance.
  • Suzhou Natong Bio-Nano Technology Co., Ltd. v. Guangzhou Naizhuang Biotechnology Co., Ltd. and Huang Jiahong, utility model patent infringement dispute; represented the defendant and prevailed at first and second instance.
  • Guangzhou Baiyun Shijing Gesimei Medical Equipment Factory v. Pan Haijun and Guangzhou Haitian Beauty Equipment Co., Ltd., declaratory non-infringement and unfair competition disputes; represented the plaintiff and prevailed at first and second instance.
  • 201520398170.X Multi-Rotor Aircraft Utility Model Patent Invalidation Request; represented the petitioner and obtained a declaration that the patent rights were entirely invalid.
  • 201820670611.0 Portable Multi-Function Makeup Kit Utility Model Patent Invalidation Request; represented the petitioner and obtained a declaration that the patent rights were entirely invalid.
  • 201620407673.3 Leak-Proof Kitchen Sink Utility Model Patent Invalidation Request; represented the petitioner and obtained a declaration that the patent rights were entirely invalid.
  • 201730198701.5 “Water Light Machine (Nano Crystal SPA)” Design Patent Invalidation and Infringement Matter; represented the petitioner and obtained a declaration that the patent rights were entirely invalid.

Footnotes

  1. Guangzhou Lawyers Association Patent Law Professional Committee ↩

  2. Guangzhou Intellectual Property Dispute People’s Mediation Committee notice ↩

  3. China (Zhuhai) Intellectual Property Protection Center expert pool notice ↩

  4. Guangzhou Development Zone Intellectual Property Association expert pool notice ↩

  5. Greater Bay Area Intellectual Property Mediation Center notice ↩