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Patent Judgment / Litigation Strategy / Cross-Border Risk

Li Qi

Overseas patent disputes and IP risk for Chinese technology companies.

Attorney at Law, CN Patent Attorney, China Attorney at Law, California
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Profile

Technical facts, understood in their business context.

I advise medical-device, robotics, smart-hardware and other technology companies on IP disputes and overseas market entry. My work draws on engineering training, investment banking and patent practice.

  1. Tsinghua University · Engineering

    A bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering and a master's in biomedical engineering. Seven years of training grounded my approach in product structures and technical principles.

  2. China Merchants Securities · Investment Banking

    Worked on IPO and refinancing projects involving China's Main Board, STAR Market and ChiNext, examining how IP issues affect financing, listings and transactions.

  3. Liu, Shen & Associates · IP Practice

    Practised in the Beijing and Shenzhen offices, handling patent invalidation, infringement analysis, administrative litigation and cross-border IP matters.

  4. Dacheng Shenzhen · Current Practice

    Focus on technology companies' patent disputes and overseas IP risk, bringing together technical facts, evidence and coordination with local counsel.

Practice

IP services for market entry, financing and disputes

Clarify the risks, available options and information needed for the next decision.

01

Overseas Patent Disputes

China-side coordination of technical facts and evidence in overseas patent warnings, injunctions and litigation.

  • China-side support for UPC litigation and U.S. Section 337 investigations
  • Product versions and R&D records
  • Local-counsel coordination and management decision support
02

FTO & Infringement Risk

Search, claim analysis and risk assessment for product launches and overseas market entry.

  • Claim feature mapping
  • Product comparison
  • Risk levels and design-around options
03

Invalidation & Litigation

Evidence strategy, hearing preparation and infringement analysis for coordinated patent disputes.

  • Prior-art evidence
  • Infringement and non-infringement analysis
  • Coordination of administrative and court proceedings
04

IP Due Diligence & IPOs

Ownership, core technology coverage, FTO and remediation for investors and technology companies.

  • Core assets and ownership
  • Patent coverage and validity
  • Transaction documents and disclosure
05

Global Patent Portfolios

Filing and portfolio strategy for the U.S., Europe, Japan and other key markets, with future disputes and licensing in mind.

  • International filing strategy
  • PCT application management
  • Portfolio analysis and overseas counsel coordination
06

Trade Secrets & R&D Evidence

Identify and organise test data, control strategies, process parameters and engineering know-how.

  • Trade-secret identification and classification
  • R&D documentation and employee handovers
  • Evidence organisation in disputes

Selected Work

Representative matters

02Patent Litigation

European patent injunctions and litigation

Supported Chinese technology companies in European patent injunction, invalidity and infringement matters, coordinating technical facts and legal strategy across China and Europe.

03Invalidation

Related patent invalidation proceedings

Represented industrial manufacturing and electronics companies in related invalidation cases involving claim interpretation, prior-art combinations and technical facts.

04FTO

FTO for technology products

Provided freedom-to-operate and validity analysis and competitor patent risk reviews for battery, industrial manufacturing and medical-device businesses.

05Prosecution

Global patent filing and portfolios

Supported patent filing and examination in medical devices, automotive engineering, robotics, MEMS and related technologies.

06IPO / Compliance

IP preparation for STAR Market IPOs

Supported pre-IPO technology companies with IP due diligence, remediation, FTO analysis and IP management systems.

Method

From the question to the next step

01

Start with the business question

Market-entry clearance, financing diligence, infringement action, invalidity response, or overseas expansion.

02

Translate technology into claim features

Map product structure, claim language, technical effects, and evidence sources feature by feature.

03

Deliver an executable path

Clarify risk level, legal basis, timing, alternatives, and the next materials needed for action.

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Writing

Articles & essays

Judgment

Start with an initial conversation.

An overseas patent warning, an FTO review, cross-border litigation or a trade-secret dispute: start by clarifying the issue, its urgency and the next steps.