Yuanyuan Tian

BeijingPatent Litigation Department

+86-10-6604 6431

+86-10-6641 5678

tianyy@ccpit-patent.com.cn

Qualification:

Patent Attorney since 2004

Technical Field:

Mechanical Engineering、Machine Design & Machine Building、Equipment and Technology of Machining、Transportation Vehicles and Engines、Textiles, Paper Making and Printing、Precision Instrument and Optical Instrument、Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration、Packaging Technology、Equipment and Technology of Food Processing、Agricultural Machines

Languages:

Chinese、English

Education and Training:

B.S. and M.S. degrees in Thermal Engineering from Tsinghua University, 1994-2001
Trained in Benjamin N. Cardozo Law School of Yeshiva University in New York City in 2014
Trained in Vossius & Partner Law office in Germany in 2010

 

Professional Experience:

Joined CCPIT Patent and Trademark Law Office in 2005
Patent Attorney in Liu & Shen IP Law Firm from 2002 to 2005
Worked as an Engineer with Trane Company from 2001 to 2002

 

Practice Area:

Drafting Patent Application Documents、Patent prosecution (including domestic patent application, PCT application and foreign patent application、Patent Reexamination、Patent Invalidation、Patent validity Litigation、Patent Infringement Litigation、Legal Opinion on Patent Infringement、Administrative Protection of Patent Right、Licensing/Assignment of Patent、Patent Search、Patent portfolio management、FTO Opinion、Third-party Observation/Public Opinion、Patent Landscape、Patent Watch、Patent Recordal and Annuity Payment、Patent mining、Patent strategy design、Intellectual property training、Novelty search、Patent Registry in Hong Kong and Macau SAR

Affiliation:

Chinese Group of AIPPI
All China Patent Agents Association

 

Publication and Presentation:

Author: The Importance of Textbook Evidence in Patent Invalidation Procedure and Administrative Litigation, IPRDaily Chinese, 2020
Author:Courts in China should take a cautious approach in applying the ‘legitimate source’ defense to patent infringement, WIPR September/October 2017

 

Representative Cases:

Three utility model patent invalidation cases in 2020, representing a domestic well-known elevator company as a petitioner, successfully nulling all the three patents

The first-instance administrative litigation for invalidation of an invention patent from 2019 to 2020, representing a Taiwan's printed circuit board manufacturer, winning the case

The first-instance administrative litigation for invalidation of a utility model from 2018 to 2020, representing a German construction material manufacturing enterprise, winning the case

Two utility model patents invalidation cases and the subsequent first-instance administrative litigation from 2017 to 2020, representing a Taiwan's high-tech company in, winning all the cases

The first-instance administrative litigation for invalidation of an invention patent from 2017 to 2019, representing a well-known domestic construction machinery company as the plaintiff, winning the case. The court of first instance reversed the decision made by the CNIPA

The first-instance administrative litigation case for invalidation of an invention patent from 2019 to 2020, representing a German company, winning the case

The first-instance administrative litigation for invalidation of an invention patent from 2017 to 2019, representing a well-known Japanese manufacturing company, winning the case

An invention patent invalidation case in 2019, representing a global well-known metallurgical equipment manufacturer, winning the case with the patent rights being maintained

Two invention patent invalidation cases in 2019, representing the world's largest e-cigarette production company, winning the case with the patent rights being maintained

An invention patent invalidation case in 2019, representing an Australian mining company, winning the case with the patent right being maintained

An invention patent invalidation case in 2019, representing a German automotive equipment company, winning the case with the patent right being maintained

A utility model patent invalidation case in 2019, representing a German automobile company, winning the case with the patent right being invalidated

An invention patent invalidation case in 2019, representing a Dutch baby stroller manufacturer, winning the case with the patent right being maintained

An invention patent invalidation case and an infringement litigation case from 2018 to 2019, representing a well-known German environmental equipment company as the patentee. The claimed amount was as high as 20 million RMB. In the end, the plaintiff and the defendant reached a settlement

From 2018 to 2019, leading a team to handle three invalidation cases on behalf of an American auto parts manufacturer as a petitioner, successfully nulling all the patents

A design patent invalidation case in 2018, representing an American high-tech company to successfully maintain its patent right against potential infringers

Two invention patent invalidation cases in 2018, representing an American medical device company to successfully maintain its patent against potential infringers

An administrative dispute about a reexamination decision before Beijing IP court, on behalf of an Austria company, successfully revoking the reexamination decision in 2018

An invention patent invalidation case in 2018, representing a Japanese electrical machinery company, successfully maintain its patent right

An invention patent invalidation case in 2018, representing an Italy PCB manufacturing company to successfully maintain its patent against potential infringers

An invention patent invalidation case in 2018, representing a Taiwan company, successfully invalidating the patent

Attending a utility model patent invalidation case on behalf of the patentee, an American high-tech company, successfully maintaining the patent

An invention patent invalidation litigation case, representing a German toy company before Beijing IP Court and Beijing High court, successfully maintain its invention patent right, on which the company sued two companies for infringement

An invention patent invalidation case in 2017 against a patent titled “Textile printing machine”, successfully invalidating the patent

Two invention patent invalidation cases in 2014, representing a famous Japanese company before the reexamination board and Beijing IP Court as a leading attorney of a team

Several utility model patent invalidation cases in 2014, representing an American milk powder manufacturing Company to successfully invalidate all these patents owned by its competitors

A second-instance administrative litigation case before Beijing High People’s Court in 2014, representing a famous air conditioner manufacturing company as the appealer, winning the case. The decision of the first-instance court and the decision of the PRB were reversed

An invention patent invalidation case in 2013~2014, representing an American crane company to maintain its patent against potential infringers

An invention patent invalidation case in 2013, representing an Italian paper company to successfully maintain its patent

Two design patent invalidation cases in 2008, representing a Dutch family and skin care company to successfully maintain its design patents against potential infringers

Two design patent invalidation cases in 2007, representing a Saudi electric equipment corporation to successfully maintain its design patents against potential infringers

As a leader of FTO projects for an American lubricant manufacturer in 2015~2016 to provide a reliable and professional IP basis for the client to make a final business decision