Michael Liu Senior Partner
Shanghai
021-58785888
liufeng@dentons.cn
  • IP and Technology Innovation
  • Criminal Law
  • Corporate and M&A
  • Dispute Resolution
  • Working Language:
  • Chinese
  • English

Introduction

Attorney LIU is a senior partner in Dacheng Shanghai office. He is a senior lawyer, a senior economist, as well as having a master degree in MBA, and has over 27 years of experience in legal practice. He has worked in state-owned enterprises for more than 10 years and served as a corporate executive. Attorney LIU specializes in intellectual property, major commercial dispute resolution, corporate compliance, MAs, and financial management etc, and is especially adept at handling difficult and complex legal issues and providing comprehensive legal services and value-added services for clients.<br>Attorney LIU is currently a civil and administrative expert of the Supreme People Procuratorate, the director of the Intellectual Property Rights Commission of the Shanghai Bar Association, a director of Shanghai Intellectual Property Service Industry Association, a director of the Intellectual Property Research Association of the Shanghai Law Society, a mediator of Shanghai Economic and Trade Commercial Mediation Center, a director of China (Shanghai) Free Trade Experimental Zone Intellectual Property Association, a distinguished expert of China Folk Arts Legal Service Center, a member of the Lawyers team of Legal Advisory Commission of Shanghai Association for Science and Technology, a member of Consumer Protection Legal Expert Service Group in Shanghai Consumer Protection Commission, a specially-invited mediator of Shanghai Pudong New Area Professional People Mediation Center, an independent director of several listed companies including Shanghai Dazhong Public Utilities (Group) Co., Ltd. and has served as a member of the Expert Demonstration Commissions of the Shanghai High People Court for numerous times. Meanwhile, attorney LIU has served as an instructor for East China University of Political Science, Tongji University, Shanghai Lawyers College and Wenzhou University, providing multiple levels of instruction for lawyers many times. He also cooperated with the Bai Qian Qian Program launched by the All China Lawyers Association, providing professional lawyer training for lawyers in Guizhou, Xinjiang, Yunnan, and other areas. In addition, he has been a guest lawyer for the programs Party A, Party B and First Finance on Shanghai Television and the program Lawyers Community sponsored by the Shanghai Bar Association. <br>Attorney LIU has served as a legal adviser and provided legal services for dozens of large state-owned enterprises, foreign enterprises and institutions, including but not limited to Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 633 Research Institute of the Aviation Industry Corporation of China, Ltd., China Railway Signal and Communication Shanghai Group Co., Ltd., Shanghai Guosheng Group Shengrong Industrial Co. Ltd., Shanghai Office of China Orient Asset Management Co., Ltd., Shanghai Foreign Economic and Trade Industry Co., Ltd, Shanghai Tianan Insurance Company, Shanghai Xin Yang Industrial Park Management Committee, Traditional Chinese Medicine and OTC Division of Shanghai Pharmaceuticals Holding Co., Ltd., Shanghai Lei Yun Shang Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Sinopharm Holding Hutchison Whampoa (Shanghai) Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Shanghai Hutchison Whampoa Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Shanghai Xing Hua Lou (Group) Co., Ltd., Shanghai Urban Development Group Jiadeli Supermarket Co., Ltd., DBS Bank, Japan Tsumura Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Japan Zhengying Industrial Combustion Equipment Co., Ltd., etc.<br>Attorney LIU uses his familiarity with company operations and intellectual property protection to improve corporate governance structures and standardize modes of operation for enterprises. Through administrative and litigation means, he has won the honour of Well-Known Trademark in China for many enterprises and enhanced their brand influence and popularity. At the same time, attorney LIU also actively promotes intellectual property capitalization. He has provided full process services for funds, capital management plans and industrial funds for China Orient Asset Management Co., Ltd., trust companies and listed companies, with a cumulative service amount nearing CNY 100 billion. He has been responsible for and participated in many joint ventures, MAs and equity transfers of large enterprises, for example, he participated in the negotiation of China large aircraft project with Collins Co. of USA, the joint venture project of Shanghai Hutchison Whampoa Pharmaceuticals Co., Ltd. and the equity acquisition of Qingdao Guofeng Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., etc. Attorney LIU has represented many influential companies in equity disputes, debt disputes and intellectual property cases such as trademarks, patents, copyrights and unfair competition, and has creatively completed litigation for the clients.

Admissions and Qualifications

  • PRC Licensed Lawyer
  • Legal Professional Qualification Certificate

Honors and Awards

  • Outstanding experts in civil and administrative procuratorial work(2022), the Supreme People Procuratorate
  • Recommended Lawyer for Intellectual Property Litigation in Greater China Region(2023), Chambers and Partners
  • Recommended Lawyer for Intellectual Property Litigation in Greater China Region(2022), Chambers and Partners
  • Recommended Lawyer for Intellectual Property Litigation in Asia Pacific(2021), Chambers and Partners
  • Recommended Lawyer for Intellectual Property in Asia Pacific(2023), The Legal 500
  • Recommended Lawyer for Intellectual Property in Asia Pacific(2022), The Legal 500
  • Recommended Lawyer for Intellectual Property in Asia Pacific(2021), The Legal 500
  • Recommended Lawyer for Intellectual Property in Asia Pacific(2020), The Legal 500
  • Professional Lawyer(2023), Legal Vision
  • Top 15 Intellectual Property Lawyer in China(2020), Asia Legal Business
  • A list Legal Elite in China Market-The Visionaries(2023), China Business Law Journal
  • A list Legal Elite in China Market(2022), China Business Law Journal
  • A list Legal Elite in China Market(2021), China Business Law Journal
  • A list Legal Elite in China Market(2020), China Business Law Journal
  • Deals of the year for 2020(2020), China Business Law Journal
  • A list Legal Elite in China Market(2019), China Business Law Journal
  • Leading Lawyer(2024), Asialaw Profiles
  • Leading Lawyer(2023), Asialaw Profiles
  • Leading Lawyer(2022), Asialaw Profiles
  • Leading Lawyer(2021), Asialaw Profiles
  • Dispute Star in the field of intellectual property in China(2023), Benchmark Litigation
  • Dispute Star in the field of intellectual property in China(2022), Benchmark Litigation
  • Most Trusted IP Specialist(Greater China)(2021), APAC Insider Legal Awards
  • Most Trusted IP Specialist(Greater China)(2020), APAC Insider Legal Awards
  • Best IP Project of the Year 2022(2022), Beijing Dacheng Law Offices, LLP (Shanghai)
  • Best Cross-border Clearing Project of the Year 2021(2021), Beijing Dacheng Law Offices, LLP (Shanghai)
  • Top 10 case of the Year 2020(Copyright)(2020), Beijing Dacheng Law Offices, LLP (Shanghai)
  • Top 10 case of the Year 2020(Competition/Antitrust)(2020), Beijing Dacheng Law Offices, LLP (Shanghai)
  • Top 10 case of the Year 2020(Trademark)(2020), Beijing Dacheng Law Offices, LLP (Shanghai)
  • Ranking of Outstanding Intellectual Property Litigation Elite Teams(2019), IP House
  • Nomination Award for Outstanding Lawyer of Shanghai(2019), Shanghai Bar Association
  • Award-winning lawyers for the first to fifth session of the Lujiazui Legal Forum(2014), Lujiazui Legal Forum

Representative Projects/Matters

Shanghai Kaiying Network Technology Co., Ltd. and Shanghai Zhina Network Technology Co., Ltd. Represented clients in a copyright infringement dispute against Shenzhen Tencent Computer System Co., Ltd

Shanghai Pharmaceuticals Holding Co., Ltd. Advised and won through applications and litigation, the honour of Well-Known Trademark in China for a number of its subsidiaries

Shanghai Leiyunshang Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. Filed a lawsuit against a company in Guangdong for maliciously registering the trademark Leishi , and after many rounds of struggle, the brand Leishi has become a Well-Known Trademark in China.

Shanghai Film (Group) Co., Ltd. Provided legal services for over 1,800 film and TV productions to sort out the copyright and carry out a series of rights protection actions. This project was awarded the Best IP Project of the Year 2022 of Dentons China.

Donghao Lansheng (Group) Co., Ltd. Handled a series of unfair competition cases of Lansheng trademark and brand name rights infringements.

Aviation Industry Corporation of China, Ltd. Participated in the negotiations for its technical cooperation matters in a large Chinese aircraft project with Collins Co. of USA, facilitating technical cooperation.

PACC (Shanghai Public Art Cooperation Center) . Provided comprehensive legal services for its intangible cultural heritage projects, with receiving an award from the Ministry of Culture and Tourism.

Shanghai Octmami Network Co., Ltd. and Shanghai Octmami Clothing Co., Ltd. Provided legal services to defend the brand Shiyue Mami (Octmami) and took various means to defend the rights against infringers, such as opposition, re-examination and administrative litigation, and filed lawsuits for trademark infringement and unfair competition to successfully make the brand Shiyue Mami (Octmami) as a Well-Known Trademark in China .

Shanghai Songheng Network Technology Co., Ltd. (Oriental Headlines) Sorted out the company main business and intellectual property assets, put forward diverse response plans for different legal risks, and proposed constructive and high-quality solutions for its overall business operation direction and development strategy.

Shanghai Leiyunshang Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.Filed a lawsuit against a company in Guangdong for maliciously registering the trademark Leishi and after many rounds of struggle, the brand Leishi has become Well-Known Trademark in China.

Shanghai Ifchange Information Technology Co., Ltd. Represented the client in trade secret infringement and unfair competition disputes against Qianjin Network Information Technology (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. (51 Job) and Beijing Zhilian Sanke Talent Service Co., Ltd., and finally won the first and second trial for the client.

Qinghai Qidi Qingyuan New Materials Co., Ltd. Represented the client against Jiangsu Jiuwu Technology Co., Ltd in the second instance trial of a patent infringement dispute. Through the efforts of attorney LIU, the Supreme People Court accepted his arguments and finally facilitated a mediation plan in our clients favour, which involved a total amount of hundreds of millions of CNY.

Guangzhou Yuda Electronics Co., Ltd. and Shenzhen Shengbaile Electroacoustic Technology Co., Ltd. Handled the case of utility model patent infringement against Jiangxi Chuangcheng Microelectronics Co., Ltd. and forced the Plaintiff withdraw the lawsuit and recovered the clients huge loss of nearly CNY 180 million.

Shanghai Beibian Technology Co., Ltd. Represented the client in a patent invalidation case against its main competitor, and finally successfully invalidated most of the opponent patent rights.

Large Chinese private chemical group Represented the group in patent contention, anti-unfair competition, and anti-commercial slander infringement lawsuits against one of the 500 largest chemical groups in the world.

Multi-national Malaysian Group Carried out investigations, evidence collection, evidence preservation, and infringement litigation against enterprises that infringed on clients computer software copyrights, effectively maintaining its interests.

Kawasaki Motorcycle (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. Provided compliance review and legal advice and issued legal assistance on Rideology APP compliance project.

Shanghai Xing Hua Lou (Group) Co., Ltd. Handled a series of litigation on the company brand and copyright.

Shanghai Dianqiao Industrial Development Co., Ltd. Handled a lawsuit with Zhejiang Longsheng Group Co., Ltd. over patent infringement involving an amount of over CNY 100 million.

Zhejiang Weihai Holding Group Co., Ltd. Provided permanent legal counsel services for such listed companies, including comprehensive services such as compliance management of daily operation of enterprises, investment consultation and litigation consultation.

China Orient Asset Management Co., Ltd. Provided comprehensive legal services on funds, capital management planning, and industry funds for the client, trust companies and listed companies, with a cumulative service amount nearing CNY 100 billion.

Shanghai Hehuang Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. Participated in the whole process of establishment of joint venture, including but not limited to negotiation, review and confirmation of tangible and intangible assets, participation in evaluation and other legal services.

Qingdao Guofeng Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. Provided comprehensive services on its equity acquisition projects.

Activities and Affiliations

  • Shanghai Public Art Collaborative Innovation Center , Director
  • Qingdao Lawyers College , Expert
  • Shanghai University of Finance and Economics , Graduate Supervisor of Law School
  • East China University of Political Science and Law , Graduate Supervisor of College of Criminal Law
  • Tongji University , Graduate Supervisor of Shanghai International Intellectual Property Academy
  • Shanghai Intellectual Property Protection Center , Mediator
  • Shanghai Pudong District Professional People Mediation Center , Mediator
  • Shanghai Consumer Protection Commission , Legal Expert Service Group for Consumer Rights Protection
  • China Folk Art Legal Service Center , Specialist
  • Shanghai Science and Technology Association , Member of Legal Advisory Committee
  • Shanghai Science and Technology Commission , High-tech and Project Financing Consultant
  • Jiangsu Information Network Security Association , Legal expert
  • Shanghai Third-Party Supervision and Evaluation Mechanism for Compliance of Enterprises Involved in Cases , Specialist
  • Shanghai Economic and Trade Commercial Mediation Center , Mediator
  • Intellectual Property Association of China (Shanghai) Pilot Free Trade Zone , Director
  • Shanghai Intellectual Property Service Industry Association , Director
  • the Supreme People Procuratorate , Civil and administrative expert
  • Shanghai Bar Association , Deputy Director of Practice Dispute Mediation Committee and Discipline Punishment Committee
  • Shanghai Bar Association , Director of Intellectual Property Committee
  • Intellectual Property Research Association of Shanghai Law Society , Director

Academic Achievements

  • 2023 Amendment to the Anti-Unfair Competition Law Releases Signals
  • New Changes in the Trial of Intellectual Property Dispute Cases by Courts Under the Background of Epidemic
  • The Civil Code Ushers in a New Era of Punitive Compensation for Intellectual Property Rights
  • Case Analysis and Practical Guidelines on Hot Issues of Enterprise Intellectual Property Protection
  • Intellectual Property - a Powerful Tool for Consumer Rights Protection
  • Whose rights has Jinri Youtiao infringed upon
  • Non-material Cultural Heritage Protection and Trademark Registration
  • The Personnel Positioning of the System for Investigation and Identification of Technological Facts can Learn from Medical Diagnosis Mechanism - General Practitioner : New Opportunities for Intellectual Property Lawyers
  • The Effective Intervention of Scientific Evaluation Is Urgently Needed for Intellectual Property Infringement Compensation

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