Lusheng named 2024 Outstanding IP Lawyer Team Author, Frontline IP Column Award

On January 8, the well-known domestic all-media intellectual property platform IP ForeFront announced the grand award of “IP ForeFront Columnist of the Year 2024”, aiming to pay tribute to experts and scholars in the field of intellectual property who have been diligently engaged in writing. Lusheng Law Firm was honored with the “Outstanding Law Firm Author Team” award.

IP ForeFront 2024 Lusheng Column Articles

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The following articles are listed in chronological order of publication

● Analysis and Implications of the Reasons for the Invalidation of the Air Conditioner Compressor Patent in Which AUX Has Obtained a Total of RMB 220 Million in Damages

Author: Terry Lu

● In the “Alogliptin” Case, the Supreme People’s Court Clarified that the Standard of “Directly and Unambiguously Derivable” Shall Apply to the Determination of the Same Subject Matter in the Examination of Patent Priority

Author: Terry Lu

● Protection of Product Appearance under the “Appearance Economy” — Trademark and Anti-Unfair Competition Perspective

Authors: Carol Wang,Alice You

● Preliminary Analysis of the Cross-Application of the “Deceptiveness” and “Distinctiveness” Provisions for Trademarks Containing Ingredient Descriptions

Authors: Wang Hui, Chunxiao Dong

● How to Handle Product Appraisal and the Defense of Legitimate Source in Mixed Sales of Genuine and Counterfeit Goods — A Case Comment on the Trademark Infringement Dispute of Company A v. Company B Trading Co., Ltd.

Authors: Alice Hou, Liping Xu

● Reflections on Judicial Practice in Data Scraping Cases: A General Model

Authors: Li Miaozhu, Liu Guangyu

● The First-Instance Landmark Case on Trade Secrets Concerning Electric Vehicle Chassis Concludes on Final Appeal, Setting a New Record for Damages in Chinese Intellectual Property Cases

Author: Terry Lu

● Accelerating Innovation: The Rapid Rise of Patent Grants in China

Author:  Mi Li

● Reforms in China’s Negative List Policy for Foreign Investment: Emerging Opportunities in the Machinery Industry

Author: Mi Li

● Summary of the Guidelines for Patent Applications Involving Artificial Intelligence (Draft for Comments)

Author: Mi Li

IP ForeFront

Outstanding Law Firm Author Team of 2024

IP ForeFront is an all-media intellectual property information platform under Shanghai Yipeng Business Consulting Co., Ltd. (YIP Events). The platform focuses on the field of intellectual property and pursues in-depth, high-quality and original interpretations of intellectual property policies, case analyses, and cutting-edge developments in the field of intellectual property both domestically and internationally. It not only provides a channel for intellectual property practitioners to obtain professional information, but also builds a platform for communication and cooperation among professionals in the industry.

IP ForeFront has attracted 116 experts from the judiciary, academia and industry as columnists. Based on multiple quantitative indicators such as the number of submissions by authors, page views of articles, volume of comments and interactions, as well as professional feedback from experts in the industry, the IP ForeFront editorial team selected the “Outstanding Law Firm Author Team of 2024” award, with a total of two teams being selected.