Zhang Yichao

Zhang Yichao

Second-level partner

Educational background: Bachelor of Law and master of engineering, Nanjing University of Science and Technology

E-mail: zhuanli@rtlawyer.com.cn
 

Position: Partner, patent agent, head of Taicang Branch, legal counsel of Taicang Municipal Government
 

Fields of expertise:

Various civil and commercial affairs, intellectual property rights, labor and personnel affairs. Zhang Yichao had provided legal services to CCTV International, Huawei, Youku, Iqiyi, and Tencent, etc., and is proficient in settlement of disputes in the fields of technology research and development, cultural creativity, the Internet, games and animation, etc.
 

Classic cases:

1. A typical case of copyright infringement in the broadcast of sports events issued by the Beijing Intellectual Property Court in 2022-CCTV International Network Co., Ltd. v. Guangzhou Weicaihui Network Technology Co., Ltd. over copyright infringement dispute regarding the “World Cup”-(2021) J 73 MC No. 2663;

2.One of the top ten classic cases issued by Tianjin Intellectual Property Court at the second anniversary of its establishment in 2020 -New TV Co., Ltd. v. Shanghai Qianshan Network Technology Development Co., Ltd. and Xinmengxiang (Shanghai) Information Technology Co., Ltd. over the dispute of infringement of the right to online dissemination of works and unfair competition-(2020) J 03 MC No. 2120;

3. One of the Top Ten Cases of Intellectual Property Rights in the Internet and Software Industry in 2019 selected by China Intellectual Property-New TV Co., Ltd. v. Xinmengxiang (Shanghai) Information Technology Co., Ltd. and Shenzhen Fengmeng Information Technology Co., Ltd. over the dispute of infringement of the right to online dissemination of works and unfair competition-(2019) J 03 MC No. 75;

4. One of the Top Ten Influential Cases in Chinese Culture and Media in 2019-Shanghai Xinchuanghua Cultural Development Co., Ltd. v. Fuzhou Dili Technology Co., Ltd. over the dispute regarding the right of communication of Detective Conan through information network -(2019) H 73 MC No. 286;

5. Senba Sensing Technology Co., Ltd. v. the Patent Reexamination Board of the National Intellectual Property Administration over the administrative dispute regarding the patent of German Elmos Semiconductor Co., Ltd. (the company’s listing was hindered by patents, and the invalidation decision made by the Patent Reexamination Board was successfully revoked in the litigation stage)-(2018) J 73 XC No. 6082;

6. Hebei Yangyuan Zhihui Beverage Co., Ltd. v. Hebei Zhizun Zhisheng Beverage Co., Ltd. and Hebei Hanrong Packaging Container Co., Ltd. on the infringement of the trademark of ”Six Walnuts"-(2016) JMZ No. 824;

7. Shanghai Bingye Investment Management Co., Ltd. v. Chen Rui over the house lease contract dispute (acting for the lessor to win the lawsuit in counterclaim)-(2017) H 0114 MC No. 13217;

8. Acting for BYB Vision and SinaRetail & Image and other wholly foreign-owned enterprises in civil litigations and commercial arbitrations in mainland of China