Practice Area

Patent prosecution, reexamination, invalidation; Patent litigation

Professional Experience

Mr. Junfeng Tian has worked as a patent examiner at the State Intellectual Property Office (now the China National Intellectual Property Administration) from 1996 for eight years. During this period, he examined a large number of patent applications in the mechanical field and was sent to the European Patent Office to study patent examination and patent searching. Prior to joining the State Intellectual Property Office, he worked as an engineer in the engineering and technical department of Capital Iron and Steel Company(now Shougang Group).

Since 2004, Tian Junfeng has been working at well-known intellectual property agencies. As a patent attorney, he is highly familiar with Chinese patent law and examination practice, and has accumulated extensive experience in patent prosecution, reexamination, invalidation and litigation in the fields such as mechanical manufacturing, aerospace, automotive, precision instruments, and semiconductors. He has successfully handled a number of legally and technically complex cases, including patent reexamination, patent search, patent invalidation, and patent infringement disputes, such as litigation on patent infringement of the Motorola mobile phone. He also provides legal advice on intellectual property matters to both domestic and international clients.

Mr. Junfeng Tian has also published articles in Managing Intellectual Property and in the overseas edition of China Daily.

Education Background

Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering in 1992 from Beijing Institute of Technology

L.L.M. in intellectual property law in 2002 from John Marshall Law School

Working Language

Chinese, English

Professional Affiliation

Member of All China Patent Agent Association