Mr. Sun is a senior partner and head of the Patent Litigation Department of WeiBo Law Firm.
Since starting his practice, Mr. Sun has consistently focused on intellectual property litigation in fields such as patents, trade secrets, and competition law. He possesses nearly two decades of professional litigation experience in patent litigation and is one of the earliest lawyers in the industry dedicated to patent litigation. Before joining WeiBo, Mr. Sun practiced law at Lifang Law Firm and Zhong Lun Law Firm.
Mr. Sun excels in handling complex and challenging technical cases. He has the ability to accurately grasp key technical issues in cases and formulate effective legal solutions, ultimately securing the most favorable litigation outcomes for clients. Mr. Sun has handled a series of high-impact cases, including the series disputes between Samsung and Huawei over smartphone patents (including communication standard essential patents), the patent infringement case between Jixiang Tengda and Dunjun related to the “router” method patent, the patent infringement case between Wushi Pharmaceutical and Aonuo Pharmaceutical related to “calcium gluconate oral solution” patent, the patent invalidation case between Seiko Epson and Zheng Yali related to “ink cartridges” patent, the design patent invalidation case between Zhongwei Bus & Coach Group and Neoplan related to “coaches” patent, the design patent invalidation case between Midea and Gree related to “fan blades” patent, the unfair competition case between Qihoo 360 and Tencent related to “QQ Bodyguard,” and the copyright and trade secret infringement case between American Superconductor and Sinovel Wind Power Software.
Mr. Sun has been recognized by leading international rating agencies such as Chambers, ALB, MIP, and LEGALBAND as a leading lawyer in the field of intellectual property/patent litigation.
LL.M., Renmin University of China
Bachelor of Engineering, Donghua University
Leading Lawyer in IP litigation, Since 2010, Chambers.
Leading Lawyer in IP litigation, Since 2015, LEGALBAND.
Patent Star, 2020, ALB.
Rising Lawyers in China, 2017, ALB.
IP Star, 2016, Managing Intellectual Property.
Representing Samsung Display Co., Ltd. and its affiliated companies in a series of patent infringement and invalidation cases against a domestic company in China.
Representing Oppo in a series of patent infringement disputes with Nokia.
Representing Samsung in a series of patent infringement and invalidation disputes with Huawei. The case was written into the Work Report 2020 of the Supreme People’s Court.
Representing Samsung in a patent infringement and invalidation disputes with Neodron.
Representing Samsung in a patent infringement and invalidation disputes with Solas.
Representing Samsung in a patent infringement and invalidation disputes with Tessera.
Representing Shenzhen Jixiang Tengda Technology Co., Ltd. in a patent infringement dispute with Shenzhen Dunjun Technology Co., Ltd. This case was included among the model cases of Intellectual Property Court of the Supreme People’s Court in 2019.
Representing ZTE in patent invalidation disputes with Huawei.
Representing Liaoning Banruo Network Technology Co., Ltd. in a patent invalidation and reexamination case against HP (China) Co., Ltd..
Representing Sogou in a series of patent infringement disputes with Baidu. The case was included among the model cases of the fifth anniversary of establishment of Beijing Intellectual Property Court.
Representing Shenzhen Sunmoon Microelectronics to revoke a decision of the Patent Reexamination Board, which cancelled Sunmoon’s exclusive right to an IC design. This case is among the Top 10 Invalidation Petitions of 2011 as selected by the Patent Re-Examination Board and is the first of such cases to enter the Administrative Procedure in China.
Representing Rhodia Chimie in patent infringement and invalidation disputes with Hysci (Tianjin) Speciality Materials.
Representing Wushi Pharmaceuticals in the retrial procedure of a patent infringement dispute before the Supreme People’s Court. This case was included among the 50 model cases of judicial IP protection in 2010.
Representing Chengdu Youta Pharmaceutical in the retrial procedure of a patent invalidation case. This was included among the 50 model cases of judicial IP protection in 2010.
Represented Intersurgical Ltd. in a patent infringement case against Henan Jianqi Medical Equipment Co., Ltd..
Representing Seiko-Epson in a patent invalidation Administrative Procedure Case against Zheng Yali and SIPO. This case is included among the 50 model cases of judicial IP protection in 2011.
Representing Song Zhanggen in a utility model patent invalidation reexamination case against Hong Liang (This case is included in “The Supreme People’s Court Annual Report on Intellectual Property Cases (2012)”).
Representing Dyson in series of patent invalidation and infringement disputes.
Representing Luo Shikai in a design patent invalidation case against Staples, USA.
Representing Zhongwei Bus & Coach Group in a bus design patent invalidation action against Neoplan. The Patent Reexamination Board selected this as a Top 10 Invalidation Petition in 2012.
Representing Midea in the retrial procedure of a patent invalidation dispute against Gree and the Patent Re-Examination Board. This case is among the Top 10 Invalidation Petitions of 2011, as selected by the Patent Re-Examination Board and 50 model cases of judicial IP protection in 2011.
Representing Hefei Midea Rongshida Refrigerator Co., Ltd. in a design patent invalidation case against Haier Group and Qingdao Haier Co., Ltd.
Representing Xinjiang Meihua Group in trade secret disputes with Shandong Fufeng.
Representing Qihoo 360 in unfair competition disputes with Tencent, which were heard by a five-member bench of the Supreme People’s Court.
Representing American Superconductor in copyright and trade secret disputes with Sinovel, which was the highest value IP case in China.
Representing Beijing Luoka Environmental Technology Co., Ltd., Liu Minghui, and others in a trade secret infringement case and patent ownership dispute against Fuel Tech, Inc. and Beijing Futaik Environmental Technology Co., Ltd.
Providing patent analysis legal services for ASML, a Dutch company.
Admitted to practice in the PRC
Admitted to practice before the CNIPA