Patent Attorney
Attorney-at-Law
Litigation Department
Manager of
Guangzhou Office
Vice President, Jiaquan IP Law
Patent Attorney
Attorney-at-Law
Litigation Department
Manager of
Guangzhou Office
Vice President, Jiaquan IP Law
Professional Experience
Mr. Tan joined Jiaquan in 2009, and through
exemplary skills, talent and leadership is now Vice President of Jiaquan IP Law.
Prior to his career in law, Mr. Tan worked at a large electronics group in the
design and production of integrated circuitry. Thereafter, he served with an
international mobile phone manufacturer in the research and development of
operating systems for computer software and GPRS modems.
Mr. Tan mainly
specializes in the fields of electrical, computer software and hardware, and
telecommunications engineering. He has handled over 300 patent applications and
roughly 200 intellectual property lawsuits, is an Infringement Judgment Expert
for the Guangdong Intellectual Property Office, and has served as an expert
witness in numerous cases. He has substantial experience in judicial
identification of intellectual property rights and intellectual property
protection, particularly in the context of trade fairs where expeditious action
is vital.
Representative Cases
Represented Guangzhou Fekon Motorcycle Co.,
Ltd. in 2015 in response to Honda Motor Co., Ltd.’s claim of design patent
infringement. Mr. Tan successfully invalidated the entire patent and therefore
forced Honda to withdraw the lawsuit. This is a notable patent infringement case
since a local private enterprise overcame a multi-national
corporation.
Represented an American company in a trade secret and
patent infringement lawsuit involving its former staff.
Represented
Australian company Brevile in 2012 in the protection of Brevile's invention and
design patent rights against infringements by 9 companies at the 112th China
Import & Export Fair. Mr. Tan was successful in forcing 8 companies to
withdraw infringing products.
Represented Guangzhou Lianrou Machinery
& Equipment Co., Ltd. in 2007 in a lawsuit against FoshanQilin Mattress
Machinery Co., Ltd. regarding invention patent disputes. Mr. Tan succeeded in
obtaining 400,000 RMB in compensation for the plaintiff.
Memberships and Positions
All-China Patent Attorneys
Association
Guangdong Patent Attorneys Association
Guangdong
Intellectual Property Judicial Appraiser
Guangdong Intellectual Property
Rights Protection Expert
South China Infringement Judgment
Expert
Guangzhou Major Administrative Decision-making Proving Expert
Group
Guangzhou Intermediate Professional Technical Qualification Review
Committee
Publications
A Comparison of the Advantages of Invention Patents
and Copyright Registrations in Protecting Computer Software
(Chinese Version
Only,Published in Heshan Science and Technology Bureau
Journal)
Purchasing Large Machines under Notarization is a Key to
Successful Infringement Actions
(Chinese Version Only, published in China IP
Newsletter Vol.13)
Countermeasures for IP Infringement by Unlicensed
Enterprises
(Chinese Version Only, published in China IP Newsletter
Vol.9)
Patent practice - $6 Million for Patent Infringement?
Education
South China University of Technology, B.S.,
Electronics
Practice Areas
Computer Software and Hardware
Computer
Networks
Telecommunications
GPRS Technology
Integrated
Circuits
Micro-electronics
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