Yazhuo Qian

BeijingPatent Litigation Department

+86-10-6604 6432

+86-10-6641 5678

qianyzh@ccpit-patent.com.cn

Qualification:

Patent Attorney since 2004

Technical Field:

Mechanical Engineering/ Thermal Engineering/ Air Conditioning and Refrigeration/ Fluid machinery/ Image forming device/ Medical Devices/ Electronics and Semiconductor Manufacturing Equipment/ Transportation Vehicles and Engines/ Other Specialized Equipment/ Designs

Languages:

Chinese and English

Education and Training:

MA in Intellectual Property from Franklin Pierce Law Center, University of New Hampshire, USA
MS in Architectural Engineering, Pennsylvania State University, USA
MS in Thermal Engineering, Tsinghua University
BOEHMERT & BOEHMERT training, in Germany

Professional Experience:

Joined CCPIT Patent and Trademark Law Office in 2004
Worked as an Engineer with Tongfang Inc. from 2000 to 2002

Practice Area:

Ms. Qian joined the CCPIT Patent and Trademark Law Office in 2004, where she has been engaged in patent-related work. She has successfully represented numerous internationally renowned companies in thousands of domestic and foreign patent applications, covering a wide range of fields including refrigeration, thermal engineering, fluid machinery, imaging equipment, medical devices, and consumer products. In addition to patent prosecution, Ms. Qian provides comprehensive intellectual property legal services to clients, including patent reexamination, invalidation, administrative litigation, and infringement litigation. One of the patent infringement cases she represented was selected by the Supreme People’s Court as a Typical Case of 2018. Another patent infringement case she handled was included in the “Annual Summary (2024) of Legal Application Issues in Intellectual Property Cases by Courts Nationwide released by the Supreme People's Court.

Affiliation:

Chinese Group of AIPPI
All China Patent Agents Association
Member of LES China Group

Publication and Presentation:

Presentation
[EN] LES Asia Pacific Conference & LES China Annual Conference Program, 2023
Panel Discussion: “How Technological Advances Impact Commercialization of Ideas and Resolution of IP Disputes”
[CN] Xi’an Belt and Road International Intellectual Property Symposium, 2023
“Leveraging Professional Expertise to Serve the Belt and Road Initiative”
[CN] Pudong Intellectual Property Protection Center Overseas Exhibition Offline Training, 2023
“Strategies for Chines
[CN] Public Lecture of the China Intellectual Property Training Center, 2022
“Patent Infringement Litigation and Freedom to Operate”
[CN] Online Training Program on IP Dispute Mediation and Judicial Protection Practice
(China Intellectual Property Research Association), 2022
“Defenses in Patent Infringement Cases”
[EN] USPTO China IP Roadshow, 2017
“Creating an IP Portfolio and Managing It in China,” Indianapolis
[EN] Young Intellectual Property Seminar of the China Group, 2017
“Damage Calculation for Design Patent: Samsung Elecs. Co. v. Apple Inc.,” Chongli
[EN] AIPPI China–U.S. Intellectual Property Symposium, 2013
“Unique Features and Differences in Patent Systems between China and the U.S.,” Hangzhou
[EN] AIPPI China–Japan–Korea Trilateral Group Meeting, 2013
“China Utility Model (UM) System and a Case Study,” Lijiang

Publication
[EN] China′s Supreme Court awards record-high damages for trade secret infringement - the “Vanillin” Case, 2022, LESI Global Licensing Report issue 3
[EN] Protection on information network dissemination right in China, 2022, Practical Law Global IP&T – China
[CN] Introduction to Canadian Patent System, 2023
[EN] Scope of Patent Protection (China) 2024
[CN] From a judicial perspective, examining the determination of environmental characteristics, 2025 

Representative Cases:

Representing a Japanese printer company in a patent infringement case, and obtaining a winning judgment of Shanghai Intellectual Property Court. This case was included in the “Annual Summary (2024) of Legal Application Issues in Intellectual Property Cases by Courts Nationwide” released by the Supreme People's Court.
Representing a Japanese printer company in a patent infringement case, and obtaining a winning judgment of Beijing Intellectual Property Court and Supreme Court.
Representing a Finnish smart phone company in a patent administrative litigation case, and filing a retrial application before the Supreme People’s Court.
Representing a Japanese printer company in a patent infringement case, and obtaining a winning judgment of Shanghai Intellectual Property Court. The case was released by the Supreme People′s Court as the typical case in 2018.
Representing a Danish pharmaceutical company in a patent administrative litigation case, and maintaining the validity of its patent right by forcing an opponent to withdraw the lawsuit.
Representing a Swedish heat exchanger company, and filing an administrative litigation case before Beijing Intermediate People's Court.
Representing a Chinese drone company and effectively safeguarding the patent right of the client by successfully handling the invalidation requests filed by multiple competitors against its patent.
Representing a Danish pharmaceutical company and effectively safeguarding the patent right of the client by successfully handling two invalidation requests filed by a German pharmaceutical company against its patent.
Representing an Italian bicycle accessories company, and successfully invalidating the patent of a bicycle saddle of NPE.
Representing a Chinese medical technology company and successfully invalidating the patent of a blood analyzer of its opponent.
Representing a Finnish flash furnace company and successfully invalidating the patent of a flash furnace.