Newsletter December

1.    Bridgeon Law Firm won the trail of Second Instance Trial and Superme Court on behalf of HISKY

The Intellectual Property Division ofSupreme Court made the public sentence on the second instance of patent infringement  between Echosens （ France） and Wuxi HISKY Medical Co., Ltd. on December 12, 2019.

Bridgeon replaced other law firm to represent HISKY during the late phase of the first instance, and then appeal to the Supreme Court.With the support of the client, and also the analysis and well preparation of Ms. Ma’s professional team, The Beijing Supreme Court accepted our arguments, rejected all the claims issued by Echosens, annulled the first instances judgment  from the Beijing IP Court, cancelled the RMB30 million compensation and injunction . According to the Chinese legal system, the judgment before the Supreme Court is final judgment. With this success, overall victory has been achieved by HISKY as the defendant after Echosens initated this litigation about three years ago.

Up to now, the Beijing Higher Court only made less 10 cases public judgments.

It is one of bridgeon’s many classic patent infringement cases. The winning reflects that basic principle of fair and good faith under Chinese law frame. We are delighted to know that this success help the client to successfully defend their own interests and escape the bankruptcy. And trail logic of this case will be listed as a Supreme Court guidance cases in patent infringement cases in China. 

2.     Ms. MA Attend the 3rd China DRM Innovation Forum

On November 21-22, 2019, “the 3rd China DRM Innovation Forum” was held at Beijing Taifu Hotel. Ms. Youping Ma, partner of Bridgeon Law firm, was invited to attend as the host and first speaker of the sub-forum “Film Content and Copyright Protection”.

The summit is aimed to establish a platform and mutual-benefit ecosystem in copyright management, protection, assessment and authorization in China.

Ms. MA shared her views on of “Legal Liability Identification in Digital Copyright Management”, which focused on the technical revolution of digital copyright and apportionment of liability and risk among all participates in this ecosystem. The speech, which is based on the domestic and oversea latest theories and cases, provided efficient and practical suggestions on developing digital copyright industry.

3.     Kim, Hong & Associates Law Firm from Korea Visited our Office

December 11, 2019, General Manager Young-Jin Ju and Senior Patent Attorney Mr. Yang-Sup Chung from Kim, Hong & Associates Korea visited our office. Our partners Ms. Ma Youping and Mr. Zhang Weiwei, warmly welcomed the guests . This meeting was built a mutual beneficial relationship about IP , trademark and copyright matters between the two firms.

Kim, Hong & Associates grew fast  since established on October 12, 2002, and building a well reputation in the intellectual property service including prosecution and litigation for the different scale clients both in Korea and abroad.

Bridgeon Law Firm is a general law firm focusing on IP and corporate law with lots of successful litigation cases and emphasizing the business purpose of the client. We pay attention to the international cooperation and be delighted to learn the advanced experience from our foreign partners. Bridgeon are always willing to provide the high quality service to our client in China and oversea.