Chief Lawyer Xu Xinming

Xu Xinming : Bachelor of Science in Biology, LLM, Chief Lawyer of China Intellectual Prpperty Lawyers Net, Associate Reseacher of the Center for Intellectual Property Rights Studies at China University of Political Science and Law, Member of the Patent Law Committee of Beijing Lawyers Association,  Senior Partner at Beijing Times Law Firm , Director of Intellectual Property Department. Lawyer Xu has long been engaged in Intellectual Property practice and theoretical research. Lawyer Xu has unique perspectives on many hot issues and difficult disputes in the field of intellectual property at home and abroad, having considerable influence in the field of intellectual property. Lawyer Xu has been interviewed by dozens of medias at home and abroad as follows:

Xinhua News Agency, China Daily,China News Service,Hong Kong’s Wen Wei,Chinese Economic Review,The Straits Times,Global Times,World Trademark Review,Beijing Today,Goldman Sachs,Financial Times,Legal daily,Financial Magazine,First Financial Daily,Phoenix weekly,The Time Weekly,Guangming daily,China Trade News,China Enterprise News,CIEN,National Business Daily,International Business Daily,International Financial News,Securities daily,Science Times,Media ＆ Entertainment Industry Reporter,Labor trade News,Beijing Morning Post,Beijing Evening News,Competing Newspaper,Yangcheng Evening News, Economic Herald,Workers daily,Nanfang Metropolis Daily,21st Century Business Herald,The Beijing News,South China Morning Post,People's network,Justice Net,SOHU,NetEase,The Paper,Sixth Tone,China National Radio,China Radio International,BTV,Radio Beijing,Spanish National Radio,Grupo Televisa,France 24-hour News TV,Singapore’s National TV,The Associated Press,BBC,Bloomberg…… 

Telephone:86-10-5285 2558
Mobile：13910160652
Fax：86-10-65974988
Email:ciplawyer@163.com         
Http://www.ciplawyer.com  

Address：Beijing Times Law Firm, Room 1501-02,15th Floor, Tower E1, Oriental Plaza, No.1, East Chang'an Ave., DongCheng District, Beijing

Postcode：100738

Education

Master in Civil and Commercial Law, China University of Political Science and Law
BA in Biological Engineering, Henan University

Work Experience

Aug.2022-present         Beijing Times Law Firm

Mar.2003-Aug.2022      Beijing Ming Tai Law Firm

July.2001-Feb.2003       Beijing Branch, Hainan Weite Law Firm

Nov.1999-Jun.2001       Beijing Zhong Heng Law Firm

Professional Ability

Good Eloquence and Profound Knowledge in Writing.  During his study at Biological Engineering Department in Henan University, Xinming Xu took the courses of literature in his spare time, majoring in Chinese and Foreign Literature, which made him now an eloquent lawyer with profound knowledge in writing.

Multi-level Knowledge System.  Xinming Xu began his study at law in the Postgraduate School of China University of Political Science and Law in 1996 and became a lawyer in 1999.  Over the past decade, Xinming Xu, taking Civil Law and Commercial Law as its cornerstone, intellectual property law, contract law, company law and law on real estate as its pillar, has established a rational and perfect multi-level knowledge system. Lawyer Xu is dedicated to becoming an excellent lawyer who can provide first-class legal service to his clients.

Good Reasoning Capacity and Unique Visual Angle.  Lawyer Xu has a good capacity of reasoning and thinking in practice. Facing numerous and complicated negotiations and cases which keep on changing all the time, Lawyer Xu may grasp exactly the essences of legal relationship below its surface appearances and analyze them clearly with a unique visual angle on a certain height. Change appears, respond immediately. That’s why Lawyer Xu can always win the cases in practice. 

Noble Morality and Good Faith.   Placing morality at the forefront and taking good faith as his life, Lawyer Xu always make efforts to protect legal rights and interests of his clients in accordance with law. With all these fine characters, Lawyer Xu will never let his clients down.

Scope of Service

Patent,Trademark,Corpyright,Trade Secret ，Unfair Competition,Software IP,Biological IP,IP Strategy,And other Litigation、Arbitration and Non- Litigation of IP Field.

Work Language

Chinese, English

Some Classic Cases

Patent

· Guizhou Huaxing Aviation Technology Co., Ltd. v. Beijing Ruisifu High-tech Co., Ltd. regarding dispute over technology transfer contract

· Shunbang Company v. Tianxing Company and Shuangtian Company regarding dispute over patent infringement of an invention called “traction type straw kneading bagging machine”

· Patent invalidation application regarding AGV handling robot

· Dispute over patent invalidation regarding an invention called “a bracket used for horizontal transmission of motor vehicle in automatic mechanical parking lot” among Yifeng Industrial Equipment (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd., Liu XX, and Ellicom Asia Co., Ltd.

· Shenzhen Yifeng Automation Technology Co., Ltd. v. Patent Reexamination Board of National Intellectual Property Administration (third party: Hunan Disheng Industrial Equipment Co., Ltd.) regarding administrative dispute over patent invalidation of an invention called “Vertical and translational two-dimensional synchronous intelligent three-dimensional parking garage”

· Liu, Beijing TGKX Biotechnology Co., Ltd., Beijing TGKX Gene Technology Co., Ltd. v. Xi'an JD Biotechnology Co., Ltd. regarding dispute over technical cooperation development contract

· Beijing Xinshijiye Thermal Insulation Fiber Spraying Technology Co., Ltd. v. Han regarding dispute over patent invalidation of an invention called “Mineral wool spray building thermal insulation system structure”

· Dalian Haiqiao Technology Co., Ltd. v. Shenyang Shunda Heavy Mining Machinery Manufacturing Co., Ltd. and Kuancheng Jingfeng Mining Co., Ltd. regarding dispute over patent infringement of an invention called “Suspended Dry Magnetic Separator” (cited as one of Hebei court’s 2017 typical cases of intellectual property protection)

· Administrative dispute over patent reexamination of an invention called “LED (Light Emitting Diode) 360-degree luminescence”

· Tangshan Railway Vehicle Co.,Ltd. Vs. a company from Germany with respect to patent technology license and infringement risk protection

· Harvard University vs. US Vaccine Technology Co., Ltd. and Haikou VTI Biological Institute with respect to patents license and Biomedical patent analysis, patent planning

· The “Structural Toy” inventive patent family rights protection (UK) for Morphun Reaserch Co,. Ltd.

· Chen Jianwei v. Patent Reexamination Board under SIPO with respect to LED(light emitting diode) 360-degree light emitting inventive patent review administrative

· Beijing Baishan Ouma Furniture Co., Ltd. V. Beijing Tengdi Times Furniture Co., Ltd. against 34 furniture design patents

· Dongguan  Beijia Battery Co., Ltd. V. Fujian Nanping Nanfu Battery Co., Ltd. against “Battery Pack Device” utility modle patent

· Wu Xiaohui v. Yongkang Taxue Wuhen Leisure Product Co., Ltd. against “Electric Vehicle(Four-Wheel Chariot)” design patent

· Fang Linde v. Hebei Botou Yiyuan  Mechanical Manufacturing Co., Ltd. and  Hebei Botou Shitian Mechanical Co., Ltd. against “Corn Harvester” utility model patent.

· Harbin Songbei Hot Stove Factory v. Harbin Songhua River Hot Stove Factory  requesting to declare  “Fast Combined Heat Exchanger” utility model patent invalid

· Jinan Derman Science Technology Co., Ltd. V. Wu Xiong and Wang Zhen requesting to declare “Stent Conveyor” utility model patent invalid

· Xiang Guangchun v. defendant of Reexamination Board under SIPO and the third party Wenzhou Huakai Slope Cutting Machine Co., Ltd. through administrative litigation requesting the court to declare “Electronic Slope Cutting Machine” utility model patent invalid

· Tianjin Kaichun Building Materials Development Co., Ltd. V. Guo Jingang  requesting Patent Reexamination Board to declare “A Wall of Prefabricated Assembly Structure” utility model patent invalid dispute

· Teng Lianzhi v. Qinhuangdao Tonghai Technology Development Co., Ltd. of requesting Patent Reexamination Board to declare "A Machine That Makes Fried and Deoiling in Vacuum "utility model patent invalid

· Ningbo Haifei Electric Appliance Co., Ltd. V. Gong Yinqi requesting Patent Reexamination Board to declare "A Washing Machine 's Shell " utility model patent invalid 

· Xie Lirong vs. Yimen Dianyuan Ceramics Co., Ltd.  With respect to requesting Patent Reexamination Board to declare "A Pearl Glaze Railing "design patent invalid

· Hebei Tianshun Children's Toys Co., Ltd. V. Liang Chafei resqusting Patent Reexamination Board to declare "A Child Swing Car(Crazy Racer) "design patent invalid

· Liaoning Hongdi Technology Co., Ltd. V. Yan Zhenquan requesting Patent Reexamination Board to decalare "A Radiator" and  "Radiator Sections" design patent invalid

· Smart Prairie(Beijing) Energy Conservation Environmental Technology Research Institute v. Shanghai Qingtong Petrochemical Science and Technology Co., Ltd. requesting Patent Reexamination Board to declare "Bottle Package(Fuel Additives)"design patent invalid

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Trademark

· Qingdao Fulin Tire Co., Ltd. v. Trademark Review and Adjudication Board (third party: Toyota Motor (Japan) Corporation) regarding administrative dispute over the cancellation of trademark No. 5359387

· Hengjiweiye Corporation v. Trademark Review and Adjudication Board (third party: Intel (U.S.) Corporation) regarding administrative dispute over the cancellation of trademark called “Ben Yang”

· Guangzhou Lanxun Technology Development Co., Ltd. v. Guangdong Kangming Air Conditioning Equipment Co., Ltd. regarding dispute over invalidation of trademark called “Gangkangming”

· Furui Stainless Steel Water Tower Factory in Xincheng District of Huaiyuan County v. Zhongshan Furui Sanitary Equipment Co., Ltd. regarding administrative dispute over review of opposition to the trademark called“Furui”

· Xinjiang Jinhaina Biological Technology Co., Ltd. v. Urumqi Haina Cosmetics Co., Ltd. regarding administrative dispute over the cancellation of the trademark called “Haina”

· Represented Luannan County Guanglian Danong Co., Ltd. against the crime of counterfeiting registered trademarks for OEM processing export

· Acquisition of the assets of and IPR services for Irish Saongroup Company in Ireland

· "Morphun" trademark protection for (UK) Morphun Reaserch Co,. Ltd.

· Reexamination of the reject of trademark application regarding the trademark called “CAFFE BENE and certain picture” of Bonnet Coffee (Korea) Co., Ltd.

· Represented Mr. Chen against the crime of counterfeiting the registered trademark of “brother” of Japan Brother Industries Co., Ltd.

· Tianjin Brady Security Equipment Co., Ltd. vs. Brady Company in U.S. with respect to the conflict of rights of domain name “chinabrady.com” and trademark of “Brady”

· Shangyu Golden Chain Industry Co., Ltd. v. Trademark Review and Adjudication Board (third party: Guangzhou Kangming Heat and Cool Equipment Manufacturing Co., Ltd.) regarding administrative dispute over the cancellation of the trademark called “Kangming”

· Jiangxi Duihua Investment Management Co., Ltd. v. Jiangxi Duihua Industrial Co., Ltd. regarding dispute over trademark assignment contract of the trademark called “Duihua”

· Song Yi v. the Appellee a Knitting Designer Corporation in Japan anti-revocation of  “KP and graph” trademark through appealling to the Beijing Higher People’s Court  

· Baoding Hengda Education Training Center vs. Beijing Katyusha International Culture Exchange Center anti-infringement allegations of "卡秋莎" trademark

· Zhao Zhenru v. Beijing Yaoshun Building Materials Supply Station against infringing  "Yaoshun" trademark

· Beijing Siyuebiandao Culture Communication Co., Ltd. v. Beijing Sibinbianshi Technology Development Center with respect to "泗滨砭石 " trademark infringement

· Yuhuan County Shuangyou Copper Industry Co., Ltd. v. Zhejiang IDC Fluid Control Co., Ltd. and IDC Wanda Valve Co., Ltd. with respect to trademark infringement

· Hangzhou Machinery Industry Research Co., Ltd. v. Beijing Alibaba IT Co., Ltd. with respect to  “Taobao淘宝” network name and trademark disputes

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copyright

· Dispute over copyright infringement of “Jingzheng Zhengyaolu”

· Beijing Weihan Culture Company v. Guangdong TV Station regarding dispute over copyright of "Heroic Road"

· Beijing Yinhan Advertising Co., Ltd. v. Suzhou Huahan TV Program Communication Co., Ltd. regarding dispute over the broadcasting rights of the TV series “Fighting Lies”

· Dispute over global distribution right of computer software system called“Chinese Traditional Medicine and Acupuncture”

· Law service of network copyright license and copyright strategy planning, designing for Xuanxiu(Beijing) Broadband Network Culture Communication Ltd.

· Beijing Zhongji Chuangjie Automation Engineering Co., Ltd., Chen v. Shanghai Oulian Information Technology Co., Ltd. regarding dispute over computer software copyright infringement of power system industrial automation control software INPower2000, INPower2005, and ELDesign V1.0 

· The contract litigation of the computer software's distribution rights of “ Whole Collection of  Traditional Chinese Medicine and Acu-moxibustion” 

· Beijing Hefengqingyang IT Co.,Ltd. v. Beijing Huaxia Yilian Technology Development Co., Ltd. And Hu Saixue against infringing the instant messenger software copyright under the Business System 

· Zhang and Yan v. Wuhan MC Information System Engineering Supervision Co., Ltd. regarding dispute over copyright infringement of “PCB Schematic Inversion Software (LETORP)”

· Beijing Dongfang Shenjian Sports Goods Co., Ltd. v. Beijing Dongerjian Technology Co., Ltd. regarding dispute over infringement of software copyright 

· Ju and others being accused of suspected infringement of computer software copyright (cited as one of the top ten cases of judicial protection of intellectual property in courts across the country in 2011)

· Mi Linxiu vs. Li Guizhi counter-allegation of infringing the copyright of 《Who Will Pay the Country's Disease—Opium War Exploration》

· Dispute over the copyright of the lyrics of “Ama in Paradise”

· Yu v. People's Education Publishing House regarding dispute over copyright infringement

· Yao Meng v. He Wenjue against infringing photography's copyrights

· Li Jian v. Zhang Xiangming against infringing a series oil works' copyrights

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Trade Secrets and Anti-unfair Competition Cases

· Jiangsu Sheng'ao Chemical Technology Co., Ltd. v. Shanxi Xiangyu Chemical Co., Ltd. regarding dispute over trade secrets infringement (the amount involved exceeded 200 million yuan)

· The classical case of the Supreme People’s Court in 2011: Beijing Yushengtang Bioengineering Co., Ltd. v. Xiamen Kangshiyuan Bioengineering Co., Ltd., Xiamen Kangzhongyuan Health Products Co., Ltd., Changchun Northeast Pharmacy Co., Ltd. regarding dispute over unauthorized use of unique names, packaging and decoration of well-known commodities

· Yan v. Nanjing ZZ Technology Co., Ltd. and Zhao regarding dispute over infringement of trade secret and right of application for patent “industrial production technology and equipment technology of vacuum reduction of non-ferrous metal barium”

· Gao, Beijing Chuanren Culture and Art Co., Ltd. v. Beijing Yidege Ink Industry Co., Ltd. regarding dispute over trade secret infringement (retrial in the Supreme People’s Court)

· Criminal defense case of Wang being accused of infringing on the commercial secrets of Baishan Xingtai Mining Machinery Manufacturing Co., Ltd.

· Tianjin Brady Security Equipment Co., Ltd. v. the United States Brady Company regarding dispute over unfair competition of computer domain name “chinabrady.com”

· Lai v. Alibaba Group Holding Limited regarding dispute over unfair competition of the computer domain name “alibababank.com.cn”

· Dalian Dayi Instrument Transformer Co., Ltd. vs. Dalian Diyi Instrument Transformer Co., Ltd. of unfair competition

· United States Lotus Education Foundation trade secret infringement dispute

· The trade secrets infringement litigation of Zhichenghengrun Investment Consulting(Beijing)Co., Ltd.

· Providing analysis for tort risk triggered by some employees and designing it’s solution for Shandong Jinneng Coal Gasification Co., Ltd.  

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Others

· Wenlong Wild Fruit Research and Development Farmers Cooperative in Hengyang City v. the National Health and Family Planning Commission regarding dispute over food administrative license

· Hainan Jingang Industrial Company v. Russian Far East Shipping Company regarding dispute over the maritime cargo transportation contract (retrial in the Supreme People’s Court )

· Liquidation team of Hainan Development Bank v. Tianjin Waterway Bureau, Hainan Jinhang Port Construction Company, etc. regarding dispute over financial leasing contract (retrial in the Supreme People’s Court)

· China Guardian Auction Co., Ltd. vs. Hainan Overseas Chinese Investment CO.,Ltd. and Beijing Craster Venture Capital Co., Ltd. with respect to equity dispute

· Beijing Qiwei Yard Engineering Co., Ltd. v. Yantai YG Plastic Engineering Co., Ltd. and Yantai YG Waterproof Material Co., Ltd. regarding dispute over construction contract

· Beijing Teli Weixun Advertising Co.,Ltd. vs. CCTV Economic Movie & Television Center with respect to advertising contract dispute

· Beijing Beijiao Siyuan  Technology Development Co., Ltd. vs. a senior engineer with respect to labor contract dispute

· Huo and others v. Li regarding dispute over sale contract of Beijing courtyard house

· Taiwanese businessman Zhang was accused of crime of embezzlement of funds of Shandong Taishan Sports Equipment Group Co., Ltd.

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