Lusheng Law Firm

Firm overview:

A specialist in IP, Lusheng Law Firm was founded in 2006 and is headquartered in Beijing, with offices in Shanghai and Guangzhou. Lusheng has a strategic partnership with international firm Rouse, allowing it to meet clients’ needs in various jurisdictions and at multiple development stages.

Lusheng provides services for all stages of the patent lifecycle, and is authorised by the National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) as a patent agency. The firm’s client base of household-name and leading multinationals is a testament to its expertise in the area. Lusheng leverages its international reach to tailor its patent drafting style to meet the various demands of patent offices around the world.

Alongside its non-contentious patent offering, the firm has a solid reputation for handling complex administrative patent disputes and litigation. A client says Lusheng provided “the best kind of legal support—proactive, dedicated, passionate, professional and above all else commercial in their approach”.

Team overview:

Eddie Wang is China head of patents, based in Beijing, and is an expert on non-contentious patent matters at the firm. Wang’s technical expertise covers areas including artificial intelligence (AI), chip architecture, smart driving, and wireless communication. His strategies for AI patent applications have been incorporated into the Patent Examination Guidelines.

Principal Li Mi is singled out by a Europe-based client as a lawyer “who does outstanding work”. “She always knows what is needed and clearly lays out the options with a helpful recommendation that leads to success.” Mi has overseen patent operations in China for several well-known multinationals, as well as managed global patent portfolios and advised on IP transactions.

An in-house counsel at a multinational client says Mi and her team work “diligently” and are “professional and responsive”. The team has “supported us to capture and manage patent innovations and associated IP legal matters, such as inventorship, service invention, technology export and patent assignment”.

Beijing-based managing partner Landy Jiang is global co-deputy head of dispute resolution. Jiang has acted in several landmark IP cases in China, with a wide-ranging practice covering multiple IP rights.

Carol Wang is managing partner of the Shanghai Office, and global co-deputy head of dispute resolution. She has over 20 years’ experience dealing with trademark, copyright, patent, trade secret and unfair competition matters, and has represented numerous well-known companies in high profile IP disputes.