Guo Shuai, senior partner of Guangdong Zhiheng (Guangzhou) Law Firm, lawyer, patent agent, senior intellectual property engineer (deputy high), and former invention patent examiner.

Lawyer Guo Shuai has a complex background in law and engineering, and his practice fields are patents, trade secrets, software copyrights, franchising and other technical cases. He has many years of experience in the whole ecological chain of patents such as patent application, patent examination and authorization, invalidation of patent reexamination, patent protection and administrative litigation. He is especially good at patent litigation, invalidation and FTO business, it also provides legal services such as pre-listing due diligence, licensing and transfer for industrial equipment, medical devices, semiconductors, artificial intelligence and other industries.

He has been focusing on technical cases for 14 years, and has also worked as a technical investigator for the administrative protection of intellectual property rights in Guangdong Province, experts in the expert database of rights protection in more than 10 provinces and cities, including Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Zhuhai, Jiangmen, Shantou and Huizhou, mediators in Huizhou and Panyu, arbitrators in Jingdezhen and Yangjiang. Member of the 11th Trade Secrets Professional Committee of Guangzhou Bar Association and Foreign Lawyers Pool of Guangdong Bar Association.

2012-07-16 - 2018-05-01 From 2012 to 2018, he worked as an invention patent examiner in the Guangdong Center for Patent Examination Cooperation of the State Intellectual Property Office.

2018-05-01 - 2023-12-31 2018-2024, engaged in non-litigation and litigation business of intellectual property rights in Beijing Jijia Intellectual Property Patent Agency Co., Ltd.

Guangdong Province Intellectual Property Administrative Protection Technical Investigation Officer, Zhuhai City Intellectual Property Administrative Protection Technical Investigation Officer;

Field experts of Canton Fair;

Experts in the intellectual property rights protection expert database of Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Zhuhai, Huizhou, Jiangmen, Shantou, Development Zone Association, Guangdong Intellectual Property Protection Association, etc;

Fujian Province, Guangzhou intellectual property protection center overseas intellectual property dispute response guidance experts;

People's mediator of the People's Mediation Committee for Intellectual Property Disputes in Panyu District, Guangzhou City, and part-time people's mediator of the People's Mediation Committee for Intellectual Property Disputes in Huizhou City;

Jingdezhen, yangjiang city arbitrator.

Administrative Intellectual Property Protection Technical Investigator of Guangdong Province; Administrative Intellectual Property Protection Technical Investigator of Zhuhai City;

Canton Fair on-site expert;

Experts from the intellectual property rights protection expert pools of Guangzhou City, Shenzhen City, Zhuhai City, Huizhou City, Jiangmen City, Shantou City, the Development Zone Association, the Guangdong Intellectual Property Protection Association, and other organizations;

Expert at the Fujian Province and Guangzhou Intellectual Property Protection Centers for providing guidance on responding to overseas intellectual property disputes;

People’s Mediator of the People’s Mediation Committee for Intellectual Property Disputes of Panyu District, Guangzhou City; Part-time People’s Mediator of the People’s Mediation Committee for Intellectual Property Disputes of Huizhou City.

Arbitrator in Jingdezhen and Yangjiang City.

➢ A medical device company: handled a patent infringement defense case as an agent.

The product involves medical devices with cutting-edge technology, and the technical scheme is complicated. The plaintiff, a company in the United Kingdom, initiated patent rights protection. 5 million the subject matter involved, we acted as the defendant, a medical device company conducted a detailed infringement comparison analysis on the products involved and the patents involved, and gave a variety of response strategies. Actively invalidate the patents involved. After comprehensive in-depth search, several patent invalidation methods were combined in the patent invalidation request, success invalidates claims at risk of infringement and helps companies win patent infringement disputes.

➢ A Tier-1 OEM company: Represents in a patent infringement defense case.

The technical scheme of the products involved in the case is complicated. A front-line OEM company acting as the defendant conducted a detailed infringement comparison analysis on the products involved and the patents involved. Under the condition that the risk of patent infringement is determined to be relatively high, it chose to actively invalidate the patents involved. After a comprehensive in-depth search, the patent invalidation request combined several patent invalidation methods. After the patent invalidation trial, the plaintiff chose to settle and the plaintiff withdrew the infringement lawsuit, we withdrew the request for invalidation to help enterprises effectively resolve patent infringement disputes.

➢ A company in Huadu District, Guangzhou: Representation in a patent infringement defense case

Typical significance: This case is a typical example of a prior design defense. In this case, the key evidence for the prior-art defense is the product listed on Amazon. The patentee believes that the ASIN code in the product page sold on Amazon website can be modified and the picture can be replaced and modified after the product is put on the shelf. For the goods on the shelf, each commodity is given a corresponding ASIN code, which is the Amazon standard identification number, which is distributed and generated by the Amazon platform along with the goods on the shelf. It is unique on the Amazon platform in the same country, that is, the same commodity corresponds to an ASIN code, correspondingly, it also corresponds to a shelf time, which cannot be modified by itself. In the end, the court supported the defendant's existing design defense and helped the enterprise win the patent infringement dispute.

➢ A listed lithium-battery equipment company: Agency-related technical contract dispute case

The product involves lithium battery equipment production line, which is difficult to obtain evidence and complicated technical scheme. In order to reduce the risk of technical contract disputes, a comprehensive in-depth search was carried out on the related patents, and an invalid request was put forward. The claims of the related patents were all invalid. Finally, the invalid decision was successfully maintained through the first and second instance of administrative litigation. Help enterprises win technical contract disputes.

➢ A medical device company: Issued legal opinions related to intellectual property during the IPO phase.

In order to prevent competitors from filing patent infringement lawsuits and reporting to the CSRC during the company's issuance and examination stage, FTO analysis was carried out on dozens of core products of the enterprise. Based on the fact investigation of dozens of core products, a comprehensive search and investigation was conducted on the patents of competitors and affiliated companies, and legal opinions were issued. Help enterprises successfully resolve intellectual property risks in the IPO stage.

➢ A leather goods company: Agency case involving trade secret infringement

The employee was hired by a leather goods company as Sales Manager, and both parties signed an employment contract and a confidentiality agreement. After leaving a leather goods company, the employee joined another company as a sales manager, where he was primarily responsible for the company’s sales operations, thereby causing economic losses to the original leather goods company. On behalf of a leather goods company for infringement of its trade secrets, to the court.

➢ Regarding the FTO Search and Analysis Project for Oilfield Production Equipment

This case involves equipment specifically used in oilfields. Preliminary technical research has helped to clarify the scope of the technology, the nature and objectives of the innovation, and the relevant market. Identify search strategies for relevant solutions or intellectual property rights that may be infringed upon by the innovation, and determine appropriate keywords and/or patent classifications to help uncover any related rights that may be held by third parties. Integrate and analyze the information, review the research findings, and assess the information to identify obstacles and other potential future issues. Carry out a free implementation assessment of the legal aspects based on the business risks and business solutions associated with free implementation. Summarize potential intellectual property issues and their solutions to help companies successfully launch their products.