Jianguo Huang is a senior partner at Watson & Band Law Offices in Shanghai. He graduated from Shanghai University with an LLB degree and became a qualified attorney-at-law in 2001.
Specializing in intellectual property rights (IPR) dispute resolution, Mr. Huang has particular expertise in handling various types of patent litigation. Since joining Watson & Band in 2002, Mr. Huang has provided legal consultation and litigation services to hundreds of domestic and overseas companies, including world-leading multinationals and Fortune 500 companies.
With extensive experience in IPR litigation, several cases handled by Mr. Huang were selected as typical cases of the year by the Supreme People's Court and the Shanghai IP Court. One case was recognized among the Top 10 Typical Cases of Judicial Protection for Intellectual Property Rights heard by Jiangsu Courts.
Notable cases handled by Mr. Huang and his team include:
An invention patent infringement case: Swagelok Corporation vs. Shenzhen Fitok Industrial Co., Ltd;
An invention patent infringement case: 3M Corporation vs. Zhejiang Daoming Investment Co., Ltd;
An invention patent infringement case: Honda Motor Co., Ltd. vs. Lifan Industrial (Group) Ltd.;
An invention patent infringement case: Juki Corporation vs. Zhejiang Ruby Sewing Machine Ltd.;
A trademark infringement and unfair competition case: Japan Nikon Corporation vs. Zhejiang Nikang Electric Vehicle Co., Ltd.
Mr. Huang was elected as a Talent Lawyer for Foreign-related Legal Matters of Shanghai and serves as a legal counselor for the Shanghai IP Office and a special mediator of IP disputes in Xuhui District. Additionally, Mr. Huang has conducted numerous seminars, training sessions and business consultation for the Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) and Japanese companies in China.
His scholarly contributions include a legal paper titled "On Interpretation of Claims in Patent Infringement Litigation", published in the book series IPR Research. Additionally, his essay "Exploration of Rules of Interpretation of Functional Technical Features in the Patent Law" was awarded the Excellent Paper of the 14th East China Lawyer's Forum.
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