汉坤知识产权律师：走在中国IP行业前端——专访汉坤律师事务所合伙人王焱
2020 ALB China十五佳知识产权律师
汉坤知识产权律师：走在中国IP行业前端
Han Kun’s IP team: leading and setting trends in China’s IP legal space
专访汉坤律师事务所合伙人王焱
An interview with Yan Wang, partner at Han Kun Law Offices
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ALB：请您介绍一下汉坤的IP团队？他们为客户提供着怎样的IP服务？有哪些强势领域？
王律师：汉坤律师事务所在中国蓬勃发展的知识产权法律领域处于领先地位。汉坤在北京、上海、深圳和香港设有办事处，拥有超过100位经验丰富的知识产权专业人员，为客户就诉讼和非诉事务提供全方位的知识产权服务。汉坤代表全球领先的科技企业，帮助他们在中国处理最为复杂的知识产权问题，包括代表他们在最高人民法院、所有主要地方法院和中国国家知识产权局处理相关的诉讼事务。
我们的知识产权团队是一支多元化、多维度、协作、互补的团队。团队成员包括工程及其他学科、数学领域的博士，美国JD学位持有者，前知识产权法官和前专利审查员。许多团队成员具有海外法律和技术工作的从业经验，所有团队成员都精通英语，技术背景涵盖多个学科，包括电气工程、电信、计算机科学、机械、化学、制药和生物技术。
我们为客户提供全方位的知识产权服务，在知识产权诉讼和申请方面独具优势。在诉讼方面，汉坤专注于处理最复杂、最具挑战性的争议，包括法院作出的不利判决，跨境和国际诉讼以及反垄断相关的初步禁令。此外，汉坤针对重复侵权及相关证据收集提供积极的解决方案，此类案件被公认为是中国目前知识产权诉讼领域最为棘手的问题。在申请方面，汉坤与客户紧密合作，了解客户的业务目标，针对每个问题为客户提供量身定制的申请策略。
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ALB：近年来，汉坤IP团队参与过哪些重大案件的办理？可否分享一则？汉坤IP团队能够取得卓越成绩的关键因素有哪些？
王律师：汉坤代表客户处理了一系列业界最为引人注目的案件，包括代表全球领先的智能手机制造商处理与SEP持有人之间的全球SEP纠纷，以及代表一家领先的太阳能技术公司处理与其主要竞争对手之间的跨司法管辖区专利争议。
了解客户和培养年轻人才是汉坤成功的两个关键因素。对于跨国企业客户来说，最主要的问题是缺乏对中国体系的了解，而在寻找可信赖的合作伙伴方面资源有限，尤其是在当前的背景下：全球紧张局势加剧，中国知识产权法律框架发展迅速。我们凭借在美国和中国丰富的执业经验，确保与客户保持有效的沟通，这对于帮助客户取得良好的结果至关重要。我们成功的关键还在于人才的培养。我们设计了一套完善的导师培训系统，帮助年轻律师和实习生提高专业技能，同时在团队成员之间建立起深厚的个人关系。我还带头开展了一项青年领导计划，该计划旨在帮助较为资深的成员在职业生涯中取得建树，并为其他成员树立榜样。
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ALB：未来，汉坤IP团队在工作上有着怎样的计划？
王律师：新颁布的《专利法》2020年修订版以及其他立法的变化，无疑将给业界带来许多新的挑战和机遇。同时，立法机构和法官也在进行改革，尝试建立一套吸收欧美体系中积极因素的知识产权诉讼制度。我们一直以来都在积极准备，应对各种可能的变化，在改善服务的同时增强我们在各个方面的实力。
这些不仅包括帮助客户解决问题，还包括帮助年轻律师实现他们的职业目标。跨国企业面临越来越多全球知识产权纠纷引发的危机，其中包括越来越普遍的反诉讼禁令和初步禁令。汉坤有能力为客户提供完整的解决方案来帮助解决这些问题，不仅限于法律解决途径，还包括法律研讨会等等。我们计划中另一个重要的部分是帮助年轻人才不断成长。年轻合伙人和律师是汉坤的宝贵财富，是团队未来成功的关键。
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ALB：Tell us a bit about the IP lawyers of Han Kun? What kind of service do you provide? What are your strong areas?
Wang: Han Kun is a leader and trendsetter in China’s burgeoning IP legal space. With over 100 seasoned IP professionals across offices in Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen and Hong Kong, Han Kun provides full-service IP offerings for both contentious and non-contentious matters across China. Han Kun represents the world’s leading names in the tech industry, helping them navigate through their most complex IP issues in China across various venues, including the Supreme People’s Court, all key local courts and the China National Intellectual Property Administration.
Our team is diverse, multi-dimensional, collaborative and complementary. Team members include holders of PhDs in engineering and other science, technology, engineering, and mathematics fields, holders of JDs from the United States, a former IP judge and former patent examiners. Many team members have worked outside of China in legal and technical capacities, and all team members are fluent in English. Technical backgrounds cover a diverse array of disciplines, including electrical engineering, telecommunications, computer science, machinery, chemicals, pharmaceuticals and biotechnology.
While our service covers the full spectrum of IP matters, we have particular strength in IP litigation and prosecution. On the litigation side, Han Kun focuses on handling the most complex and challenging disputes, including adverse court decisions, cross-border and international litigateion and antitrust-related preliminary injunctions. Han Kun also provides proactive solutions regarding repeat infringement and evidence collection, which are considered the most difficult issues in the current IP litigation space in China. With respect to prosecution, Han Kun works closely with clients to understand their business objectives and provide tailored prosecution strategies on the whole span of each matter.
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ALB：Can you share an influential case done by Han Kun’s IP lawyers in recent years? What are the keys to your success？
Wang:Han Kun represents clients in some of the most high profile cases in the market, including representing the world’s leading smartphone manufacturer in its global SEP disputes with SEP holders, and a leading solar technology company in its multi-jurisdiction patent dispute with a key competitor.
Two key factors for Han Kun’s success are understanding our clients and cultivating young talents. The foremost issue on a multinational client’s mind is lack of knowledge about the unfamiliar Chinese system and limited resources when it comes to locating a trustworthy partner – particularly with global tensions rising and China’s IP legal framework evolving rapidly. Our experience in both the United States and China helps to bridge the gap and ensure effective communication with clients, which is pivotal to achieving favorable results for clients. Our success also lies on the cultivation of talents. We have designed a sophisticated mentor-trainee system to improve the professional skills of young associates and interns, and to create stronger personal bonds among team members. I have also spearheaded a youth leadership programme, which aims to help more senior members to establish their own careers and set an example for others.
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ALB：What are your future plans for work？
Wang:The newly issued 4th amendment to the Patent Law, alongside other legislation changes, will with no doubt bring to the industry many new challenges and opportunities. Also, both legislators and judges are introducing reforms to try to establish an IP litigation system that adopts the positive aspects of the US and European systems. We have long been preparing for the changes, aiming to both improve our service and build up our strength on every front.
That includes both solving clients’ problems and helping young talent to achieve their career goals. Multinationals are increasingly facing crises arising from global IP disputes, where injunctions including anti-suit injunctions and preliminary injunctions are becoming more prevalent. Han Kun is well equipped to help resolve these issues by providing a complete package, which includes seminars generating amicus briefs and other approaches, rather than merely legal solutions. Another critical piece of our blueprint is continuously helping young talent to grow. Young partners and counsel at Han Kun are invaluable treasures to the team’s future and continuous success.
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