Recently, the “Strengthening Trade Secret Protection, Ensuring High-Quality Business Development” event, guided by the Guangzhou Municipal Market Supervision Administration (Intellectual Property Office), jointly organized by the Guangzhou Intellectual Property Protection Center and the Nansha District Market Supervision Administration of Guangzhou, and hosted by the Guangzhou Intellectual Property Research Association, was successfully held in Nansha District. Approximately 50 representatives from municipal and district-level market supervision administrations, courts, procuratorates, public security bureaus, and related enterprises and institutions attended this event. Lawyer Wu Rangjun, Deputy Director of the Management Committee and Senior Partner of Beijing Longan (Guangzhou) Law Firm, was invited to give a keynote speech at the event.
Zeng Qingpeng
Director of the Price Supervision Department of the Guangzhou Municipal Market Supervision Administration (Intellectual Property Office)
In his speech, Zeng Qingpeng, Director of the Price Supervision Department of the Guangzhou Municipal Market Supervision Administration (Intellectual Property Office), emphasized that the protection of trade secrets is crucial for enhancing a company’s innovation vitality and core competitiveness. It also plays an important role in promoting industrial upgrading and achieving high-quality development. He said that Guangzhou will continue to guide and support enterprises in strengthening the protection of trade secrets, and will continuously optimize and improve relevant policies and measures to create a safer and more stable business environment for enterprises.
Keynote Speech
Lawyer Wu Rangjun
Deputy Director of the Management Committee and Senior Partner of Beijing Longan (Guangzhou) Law Firm
Subsequently, Lawyer Wu Rangjun, Deputy Director of the Management Committee and Senior Partner of Beijing Longan (Guangzhou) Law Firm, gave a presentation on “Compliance and Management of Enterprise Trade Secrets.” With extensive theoretical and practical experience in trade secret protection, Lawyer Wu used several representative cases to explain the importance of trade secrets, the difficulty of protecting them, and the concentration of sources of leakage. He also discussed the necessity of compliance and management of trade secrets. “Both prevention and enforcement are important,” said Lawyer Wu. He provided professional and comprehensive suggestions on system construction, cultural development, and technical measures for compliance and management of trade secrets, helping enterprises to navigate market competition more effectively and protect their legal rights and core competitive advantages.
Zhang Fuyun
Advisor on Trade Secrets at Guangdong Zhongce Intellectual Property Research Institute, Senior Engineer
Zhang Fuyun, Advisor on Trade Secrets at Guangdong Zhongce Intellectual Property Research Institute, Senior Engineer, gave a lecture on “Evidence Presentation and Evaluation of Trade Secret Cases.” Through vivid and specific examples, Zhang demonstrated how to effectively identify and determine secret information in trade secret disputes, and how to use professional evaluation methods and techniques to scientifically assess the non-public nature and identity of trade secrets. Finally, Zhang provided practical guidance and important references for enterprises to address challenges in trade secret protection, helping them improve their capabilities in trade secret protection and response strategies.
During the event, the Guangzhou Intellectual Property Research Association also introduced the mini-app for trade secret protection being developed in Guangzhou. This app, as a convenient and efficient tool, will provide “one-stop” online services for trade secret protection, including legal query, case-based education, online consultation, event notifications, and download of standard documents. It aims to further improve the informatization level of trade secret protection and enhance enterprises’ self-protection capabilities.
Finally, representatives from municipal and district-level market supervision administrations, courts, procuratorates, and public security bureaus engaged in in-depth discussions on issues related to judicial practices in trade secret matters, evidence collection strategies for trade secret infringement, and judicial evaluation of the non-public nature of trade secrets. They shared their experiences and practices in trade secret protection, and offered many constructive suggestions for further strengthening trade secret protection efforts.
LONGAN
Lawyer Wu Rangjun from Beijing Longan (Guangzhou) was invited to give a special presentation on “Strengthening Trade Secret Protection, Ensuring High-Quality Business Development.” He also had in-depth discussions with representatives from municipal and district-level market supervision administrations, courts, procuratorates, and public security bureaus on various issues related to trade secret protection. This reflects the high recognition of Beijing Longan (Guangzhou) Law Firm’s professional services and brand strength in the field of intellectual property by the Guangzhou Municipal Market Supervision Administration (Intellectual Property Office). In the future, Beijing Longan (Guangzhou) will continue to uphold the core values of “making excellence a habit and service a belief,” and further develop its business in intellectual property and other areas. It will also integrate its resources and train more outstanding intellectual property lawyers.
Introduction to Lawyer
Lawyer Wu Rangjun
Lawyer Wu Rangjun graduated from the Law School of Peking University. He has dual qualifications as a lawyer and patent agent. He is Deputy Director of the Management Committee and Senior Partner of Beijing Longan (Guangzhou) Law Firm. He is a member of the Intellectual Property Professional Committee of the National Lawyers Association, Director of the Longan Bay Intellectual Property Research Center, Deputy Director of the Copyright Professional Committee of the Guangdong Lawyers Association, expert on civil and administrative cases at the Supreme People’s Procuratorate, lawyer mediator at the Guangzhou Intellectual Property Court, and arbitrator at arbitration commissions in Guangzhou, Xiamen, and Zhuhai. He is also an external tutor at the Law School of South China University of Technology and an adjunct professor at the Law School of Guangdong University of Foreign Studies. He has received awards such as “ALB South China’s Preferred Lawyer,” “One of the 50 Top Intellectual Property Lawyers Under 50 Years Old in China,” and “LEGALBAND China’s Top 15 Special Recommended Lawyers in Gaming and Esports.”
Lawyer Wu Rangjun has extensive practice experience, solid legal knowledge, and skilled litigation skills. He is skilled in analyzing legal issues and planning cases comprehensively. His main areas of practice include intellectual property, civil and commercial litigation and arbitration, and as a long-term legal advisor and compliance specialist. Over 15 years of practice, he has handled thousands of cases related to copyright, trademarks, patents, trade secrets, computer software, integrated circuit layout designs, domain names, and technical contract disputes. He has also handled hundreds of civil and commercial litigation and arbitration cases related to construction, real estate, company equity, and finance. He has extensive experience in intellectual property and dispute resolution. He also leads teams in conducting due diligence, compliance assessments for Internet products, data compliance assessments, and compliance for international operations.
The Yanshang Law Team led by Lawyer Wu Rangjun always adheres to the principle of “professional depth and warm service.” They are skilled in developing innovative strategies to achieve or exceed client goals and expectations. The intellectual property cases they handle have been selected as typical cases by the Supreme Court, various high courts, intellectual property courts, and professional institutions. The civil and commercial litigation and arbitration cases they handle have received awards from the Lawyers Association. The research articles they write have also won numerous awards, including the Top Ten Paper Award or first prize.