Lawyer Li Weixiang (31 years of practice: 1995-2026)

Founding partner of Zhiheng Law Firm; Director; Deputy Director of the Management Committee; Director of the National Intellectual Property Professional Committee; Director of the 8th Intellectual Property and High-tech Legal Business Committee of Shenzhen Lawyers Association; Lecturer of the Intellectual Property Lecturer Group of Guangdong Lawyers Association; Member of the Information Network and High-tech Legal Professional Committee of the All China Lawyers Association; arbitrator of Shenzhen International Arbitration Court and Zhanjiang International Arbitration Court; served as independent director of listed companies Jieshun Technology, Batian. Familiar with listed company risk prevention and control, corporate governance, operation management, intellectual property layout and strategic planning, good at corporate risk prevention and control and internal control management, difficult and complex dispute resolution, high-tech, intellectual property, information network and artificial intelligence, trade secret protection and other legal business areas.

Full-time lawyer practice 27 years (1995-2022),1995 to obtain the lawyer qualification

1995-1997 Lawyer of Heilongjiang Xincheng Law Firm

1997-1999 Lawyer of Heilongjiang Tianying Law Firm

1999-2001 Lawyer, Jiutong Law Firm, Heilongjiang Province

2001-2012 Lawyer, Partner and Head of Intellectual Property Department of Guangdong Guanghe Law Firm

2012-present lawyer, founding partner and director of Guangdong Zhiheng Law Firm

Another part-time job in the following social professional positions

2010-2012 Deputy Director of the 7th Intellectual Property and High-tech Legal Business Committee of Shenzhen Lawyers Association

2012-2014 Director of the Eighth Intellectual Property and High-tech Legal Business Committee of Shenzhen Lawyers Association

Since 2012, member of the Information Network and High-tech Professional Committee of the National Lawyers Association

2014-present Lecturer of Intellectual Property Lecturer Group of Guangdong Lawyers Association

2014-2020 Independent Director of Jieshun Technology, a listed company.

2021 to date Independent Director of Batian, a listed company.

Arbitrator experience

2015-present Arbitrator of Zhanjiang International Arbitration Court (Zhanjiang Arbitration Commission)

2022 Arbitrator of Shenzhen Court of International Arbitration

National Lawyers Association Information Network and High-tech Law Committee "Outstanding Contribution Award"

The National Lawyers Association Information Network and High-tech Law Committee 2013 "Excellent Papers" and 2014 "Excellent Cases" Award

Guangdong Top Ten Typical Intellectual Property Cases in 2011 and 2012

The "If You Are the One" trademark infringement case was selected as a typical case of national intellectual property rights by the Supreme Court and other institutions, and was selected as the "Top Ten Intellectual Property Judgment Cases with the Most Research Value in China in 2015", ranking first)

The "KM" trademark infringement case was selected as the 2018 typical cases of intellectual property protection by the Supreme People's Procuratorate and the top ten typical cases of intellectual property protection by Guangdong procuratorial organs (first)

The agent "Guangdong Guangzhou Carmen Industrial Co., Ltd. Suspected of Selling Goods with Counterfeit Registered Trademarks" was selected as the 26th batch of guiding cases (Inspection Case No. 99).

Several cases were selected into the national, provincial and municipal top ten cases, typical cases or excellent cases

Outstanding Contribution Award of the All China Lawyers Association’s Information, Network and High-Tech Law Committee

The All China Lawyers Association’s Special Committee on Information, Networks, and High-Tech Law: 2013 “Outstanding Paper” Award and 2014 “Outstanding Case” Award.

Guangdong Top Ten Typical Intellectual Property Cases in 2011 and 2012

The “If You Are the One” trademark infringement case was selected by the Supreme People’s Court and other institutions as a national model case in the field of intellectual property, and was ranked first among the “Top Ten Intellectual Property Adjudication Cases with the Greatest Research Value in China for 2015.”

The “KM” trademark infringement case was selected as a typical case of intellectual property protection by the Supreme People’s Procuratorate in 2018 and ranked first among the Top Ten Typical Cases of Intellectual Property Protection by the procuratorial organs of Guangdong Province.

The case of “Guangdong Guangzhou Carmen Industrial Co., Ltd. suspected of selling goods bearing a counterfeit registered trademark—supervision and revocation of the filing of a criminal case” was selected as one of the Supreme People’s Procuratorate’s twenty-sixth batch of guiding cases (Guiding Case No. 99).

Several cases have been selected as among the top ten, typical, or outstanding cases at the national, provincial, and municipal levels.

The firm has represented numerous high-profile and complex cases nationwide, including the “If You Are the One” trademark infringement case, litigation involving Carmen and the NOME series, as well as several trade‑secret cases concerning Jieshun, Shadow, French Microwave Vision, and Zhuoyi, among others, along with hundreds of additional lawsuits involving patent, trademark, copyright, and trade‑secret infringements.

The “KM” trademark infringement case series involves nearly 100 administrative enforcement cases, one criminal case, one trademark invalidation case, and nearly 30 civil cases. This incident has shaken the entire nation and marks the first-ever case in the fast-fashion industry. Among them, the case of “Guangdong Guangzhou Carmen Industrial Co., Ltd. suspected of selling goods bearing counterfeit registered trademarks—withdrawal of the decision to initiate a criminal investigation” was selected by the Supreme People’s Procuratorate as a typical case of intellectual property protection in 2019 and by the Guangdong Provincial People’s Procuratorate as the first typical case of intellectual property protection for 2019. It was also included in the Supreme People’s Procuratorate’s twenty-sixth batch of guiding cases (Guiding Case No. 99).

1. Trademark infringement dispute case between Shenzhen Zhenai.com Information Technology Co., Ltd., Jin Ahuan, and Jiangsu Provincial Radio and Television Station—first and second instance (a nationally prominent case: the “If You Are the One” trademark infringement case, selected by the Supreme People’s Court and other institutions as a typical national intellectual property case, and ranked first in the “2015 Top Ten Chinese Intellectual Property Judgment Cases of Greatest Research Value”).

Dispute over Infringement of a Utility Model Patent between Haojia Electronics (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. and Guangzhou Daling Industrial Co., Ltd. (recognized as one of Guangdong’s Top Ten Typical Intellectual Property Cases of the Year)

Case No.:(2012) Sui Zhong Fa Min San Chu Zi No. 273, (2015) Sui Zhong Fa Zhi Zi No. 1462

Yuan Jianmin v. Shenzhen Fotaike Instrument Technology Co., Ltd. and Hangzhou Huada Instrument and Meter Co., Ltd. for infringement of design patent rights, selected and compiled into the People's Court Publishing House "Patent Dispute Resolution"

Case No.:(2006) Shen Zhong Fa Min San Chu Zi No. 420

Cai Mougui and other five people infringe on the trade secrets of the listed company Shenzhen Jieshun Technology Industrial Co., Ltd.

Case No.:(2012) Shen Zhong Fa Zhi Xing Zhong Zi No. 00025

Yuan Mou Jing and others steal trade secrets of Ying'er Fashion Group

Case No.:(2016) Yue 0304 Xing Chu No. 1041

Tian Moufan and the listed company Shenzhen Mindray Biomedical Electronics Co., Ltd. trade secret case.

Case No.:(2016) Yue 0305 Xing Chu No. 703

Channel Technology and DreamNet Technology Trade Secret Case

Case No.:(2009) Shen Zhong Fa Min San Chu Zi No. 1 and No. 3

Shenzhen Zhuoyi Technology Co., Ltd. and Dongguan Mingguan Electronics Co., Ltd. Infringement of Trade Secrets

Case No.:(2014) Shen Nan Fa Zhi Min Chu Zi No. 103

Shenzhen Hengshi Amber Jewelry Co., Ltd. v. Guo Moumou (Dispute over Infringement of Trade Secrets)

Case No.:(2020) Yue 0303 Min Chu Zi No. 21439, which was selected as a typical case of anti-unfair competition in Shenzhen Intellectual Property Court.