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MURAN SUN
Partner·Shanghai
PROFILE REPRESENTATIVE MATTERS AND CASES OTHER INFORMATION Further Reading
IP LITIGATION AND LICENSING, COMPETITION LAW LITIGATION
Education
University of Oxford, Christ Church, Magister Juris (2015-2016)
Peking University, School of Transnational Law, J.D. (U.S. law) and J.M. (Chinese law) (2008-2012)
Beijing University of Technology, B.Eng. (E.E.) (2002-2006)
Professional Qualification
Admitted to practice in the PRC
Admitted to practice before the CNIPA
Work Language
Mandarin Chinese
English
PROFILE
Ms. Sun’s practice focuses on intellectual property litigation and licensing, especially those involving complex technical questions and cutting-edge legal issues. With a broad experience in different technical standards and licensing models based on her practice in more than a decade, Ms. Sun’s expertise also lies in SEP-related disputes and licensing negotiation. Ms. Sun’s practice also covers competition law disputes. She also has successfully represented clients in licensing negotiations and other non-contentious IP matters.
REPRESENTATIVE MATTERS AND CASES
- Represented a IoT device manufacturer in their telecom technology licensing dispute against Nokia
- Represented a leading e-commerce platform in their antitrust dispute related to discriminatory treatment
- Represented a global leading gas chromatography instrumentation company in trade secret misappropriation disputes
- Represented OPPO in its FRAND royalty determination proceeding in China concerning 5G telecom SEP licensing disputes against Nokia
- Represented Intel in a patent invalidity proceeding in which the disputed technology involved SoC power supply management
- Represented Lenovo in its China proceedings concerning SEP licensing disputes against Nokia
- Represented Apple in its series of cases in China concerning SEP licensing disputes against Qualcomm, including the antitrust case and the FRAND licensing terms determination case before the Beijing IP Court, the patent infringement cases before various courts in China, the declaratory judgment of non-patent infringement cases before the Beijing IP Court, the patent invalidation proceedings before the CNIPA, etc.
- Represented Samsung in patent invalidation proceedings in China concerning its SEP licensing disputes against Ericsson
- Represented Apple in its series of cases concerning SEP licensing disputes against IWNCOMM before Chinese courts, including the antitrust case and the FRAND licensing terms determination case before the Beijing IP Court, the patent infringement case before the Shaanxi High People’s Court, the patent invalidation proceeding before the CNIPA, etc.
- Represented Meizu in its SEP licensing disputes against Qualcomm
- Represented InterDigital in the landmark antitrust and FRAND royalty cases related to licensing of cellular SEPs before Chinese courts, including the first instance proceedings before the Shenzhen Intermediate People’s Court, the second instance proceedings before the Guangdong High People’s Court, and the retrial proceeding before the Supreme People’s Court
- Represented a leading U.S. Internet service provider in a series of antitrust civil actions before Chinese courts in which the U.S. company is accused of abusing its market dominance in the operation of its app store
- Represented a leading U.S. smart phone manufacturer in an antitrust dispute initiated by a manufacturer of accessories of the smart phones
- Represented Microsoft in a series of patent infringement and invalidation disputes concerning the video encoding/decoding technology initiated by a U.S. NPE before a Chinese court
- Represented a U.S. RFID tag manufacturer in a series of patent infringement and invalidation disputes concerning RFID technology and semiconductor fabrics technology against its competitor
- Represented a world leading smart phone manufacturer in numerous patent infringement and invalidation cases concerning face recognition technology, WLAN technology, etc.
- Represented a leading Chinese CDN service provider in a series of patent infringement and invalidation disputes against its competitor
- Represented Apple in a series of copyright infringement cases
- Represented a leading English chemical company as the plaintiff to initiate a series of trade secret misappropriation cases and the claimed damages exceeded 1 billion RMB
- Advised a leading domestic medical device company on licensing its technology to a leading U.S. medical technology company and represented the client in the negotiation
- Advised a medical technology company on joint R&D and license arrangements related to a medical app with a software developer
- Advised a medical company on joint R&D and license arrangements related to the targeted drug with a research institution
- Advised an investment institution on a medical device company's intellectual property status, including its IP portfolio and risks of infringement
- Advised a leading European industrial company on joint R&D and license arrangements and represented the client in the negotiation
- Advised a leading European waste processing company on IP licensing arrangements for certain key software following the spin-off of its business and represented the client in the negotiation
- Advised a leading domestic Internet company on patent license strategy related to internet technology and represented the client in the negotiation
- Advised a chip developer on IP Core license arrangements
- Advised a European food company on license arrangements of its food formulation patents following the spin-off of its business
- Advised a technology company on joint R&D and license arrangements with a university
OTHER INFORMATION
- Participated in seminar discussions at the Federal Circuit Bar Association Global Series Conference on global SEP practice as a panelist.
- Global Series on December 8, 2020: Patent Enforcement: Global Strategies
- Global Series on March 30, 2021: SEP/FRAND Challenges: The Gate to Tomorrow or Innovation’s Unmaking?
- Determination of Contributory Infringement in Patent Infringement Disputes, May 9, 2022
- Essential Facility and Commercially Necessary Patents, published on Competition Law and Policy Review, 2021
