Partner, Head of Shanghai Pacific Legal
Unit 1708, Azia Center 1233 , Lujiazui Ring Road Pudong New Area
Shanghai China, 200120, SHANGHAI , China
+862160860199
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Mandarin
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Copyright & related rights
Patent
Trade mark
Biotechnology
Consumer goods and services
E-commerce
Electronics
Semiconductors
With around 20 years’ experience, Frank Liu is a senior IP lawyer who heads the IP practice of Shanghai Pacific Legal. Frank specializes in offering a full range of services to clients including IPR registration, protection, management, and dealing with infringement issues as well as working with clients on creating an end-to-end IP strategy.
The IP team he leads has considerable experience serving both multinationals and Chinese enterprises—many of which are longstanding clients—such as Essilor, Cognex, Herbalife Nutrition, Steinway, and Xiaopeng.
During his career, Mr Liu has won numerous high-profile cases. Although obtaining substantial compensation for IP infringement is challenging in China, Frank has helped secure millions of US dollars in compensation in both trademark and patent infringement cases. For instance, the Supreme Court upheld his Fortune 500 client’s claims in a trademark infringement and unfair competition case, which was recognised by China Business Law Journal as “IP deal of the year” in 2013. A utility model infringement case was successfully settled when the defendants agreed to pay $1.5 million in compensation and successfully secure a judgment by a Chinese court to confirm and enforce a $1.7 million of the American Arbitration Association arbitral award.
He has handled more than 100 civil lawsuits and is frequently praised for his excellent trial skills. Before entering private practice, he spent five years working as a court judge. He has been recognized by Chambers, Legal 500, A-list, ALB, Asia IP, World Trademark Review, Who’s Who Legal, Asialaw, and Managing IP etc. for his high level and pragmatic IP solutions.
Year joined firm: 2020