GAN Weimin - All Staff - Beijing Guantao Law Firm

Educational Background

• Bachelor of Optical Engineering and Bachelor of Law, LL.M. Zhejiang University

• Faculty of Law in WASEDA University

Professional Experience

• Deputy Director of Civil and Business Law Committee in Zhejiang Lawyers Association;

• Deputy Director of Intellectual Property Law Committee in Zhejiang Lawyers Association;

• Deputy Director of Company and Security Law Committee in Zhejiang Lawyers Association;

• Vice President of Hangzhou Association for Small & Medium Commercial Enterprises;

• Vice President of Hangzhou Overseas Chinese Chamber of Commerce;

• Standing Director of Hangzhou Overseas Returnees’ Club;

• Arbitrator of Hangzhou Arbitration Commission;

• Independent Director of Zhejiang Holley Technology Co., Ltd.;

• Independent Director of Shanghai Kaichuang Marine International Co., Ltd.;

• Independent Director of Chongqing Holley Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.

Practice Areas

• Financial Securities

• Intellectual Property

Representative Experience

Intellectual Property Representative Experience:

• Served as Intellectual Property counsel for Zhejiang Mobile, INSIGMA, Dali-Tech, TOOCLE, the outstanding achievements are: the well-known trademarks identification of “AUPU”, "XIZI", “WANGZHIHE”, the trademark right infringement of Zhonghua Net, DINGXIN vs Colgate, Cixi seal patent infringement in Xiaoshan, Zhangxiaoquan patent infringement in Xiaoshan and 3M patent infringement in Taizhou etc.;

• Acted as attorney in a series of outstanding cases, such as the Nikkalite exclusive distribution case (the value of the subject matter is 62 million HKD), the INSIGMA arbitration in Singapore (the value of the subject matter is 340 million USD), the Senhe arbitration in Hong Hong (the value of the subject matter is 800 million USD) etc.;

• Served as IP counsel for INSIGMA in its arbitration with ALSTOM regarding technology licensing dispute in Singapore International Arbitration Center;

• Helping Zhejiang Mobile establish its IP protection system as its Intellectual Property counsel;

• Helping Sunny Optical to implement the patent strategy as its Intellectual Property counsel;

• Acted as IP attorney for INSIGMA in its application for void two patents for invention of ALSTOM (France);

• Served as attorney for BOSCH SIMENS (German) in its dispute with several companies in Ningbo regarding patent right infringement;

• Acted as attorney for Philips (Holland) in its dispute with several companies in Wenzhou regarding patent right infringement;

• Served as attorney for 3M (US) in its dispute with a number of companies in Hangzhou and Taizhou regarding patent right infringement;

• Served as attorney for a company in Xiaoshan in its dispute with Zhangxiaoquan Scissors regarding patent right infringement;

• Served as attorney for a company in Fujian in its dispute with BBK regarding patent right infringement;

• Acted as attorney for DE & E in charging Shuangfa with patent right infringement;

• Acted as attorney for Kanglaite Li Dapeng in charging a Guangzhou company with patent right infringement;

• Helping Dali-Tech to prevent a US company’s patent application as its IP counsel;

• Served as attorney for Zhonghua Network in its dispute with chemchina regarding trademark right infringement (this case was one of Annual Intellectual Property Disputes selected by Beijing Higher People’s Court);

• Served as attorney for Masterkong Dingxin in its dispute with Colgate (US) regarding trademark right infringement (this case was one of Annual Intellectual Property Disputes selected by Hangzhou intermediate People’s Court);

• Served as attorney for KOSE in its dispute with a Guangzhou company regarding trademark right infringement;

• Served as the attorney for YOUCAN in charging Henan Tianbing、Wuhan Tianbing、Changsha Tianbing with trademark right “GUOZHENDUO” infringement;

• Served as the attorney for Huang Xin to charge Carrefour with trademark right infringement;

• Served as the attorney for Xu Jinqi in responding to the prosecution by Hongkong Classic Car regarding trademark right infringement;

• Helping AUPU to make the “AUPU” identified as China Famous Trade Mark as its legal counsel;

• Helping XIZI UHC to make the “XIZI” trademark identified as China Famous Trade Mark as its legal counsel;

• Helping Zhizhonghe Co. to make the “ZHIZHONGHE” trademark identified as China Famous Trade Mark as its legal counsel;

• Served as attorney for Xinzhonghua in its dispute regarding music copyright with DMVE (this case was one of Annual Intellectual Property Disputes selected by Zhejiang Higher People’s Court);

• Served as legal counsel for Yangshengtang in its dispute regarding advertisement slogan “Nong Fu Shan Quan You Dian Tian” with a nature person in Yangzhou.

Financial Securities Representative Experience

• Providing legal assistance in respect of the listing and financing projects in Hong Hong, Singapore, GEM to clients such as Sunny Opitical (HK2382), AUPU (HK0477), SINOSTRIDE (HK8177), Youcan (Youcan) etc.;

• Providing legal assistance to NHU (002001), Zhejiang Longsheng (600352), HANGMIN (600987), WANXIANGQIANCHAO(000559) in respect of the listing and financing projects in China, and providing legal assistance to ZHONGYAN (600763), Century Brilliance (000703), Genuine New Material (000156) in respect of the M&A projects.