Section 337 M88 Malaysiavestigations
In the last few years, Section 337 investigations involving Chinese products have been on the rise M88 Malaysia in fact data from the Ministry of Commerce shows that China has been subjected to the most Section 337 investigations worldwide. Along with the development of “smart manufacturing” in China M88 Malaysia a change in the Sino-US trade environment, it is predicted that there will be more M88 Malaysia more Chinese enterprises having to confront Section 337 investigations in the US.
The JunHe team is one of the most experienced teams M88 Malaysia a pioneer in China in hM88 Malaysialing Section 337 investigation cases. In 2006, USITC ruled in a Section 337 investigation case, that JunHe’s lawyers admitted to practice law in both China M88 Malaysia the US were allowed to access all the trade secrets in the case, including those of the complainant. This assured JunHe’s rights to substantive involvement in the attorney’s work in a Section 337 investigation case. The precedent established by this ruling has removed the barriers for qualified Chinese M88 Malaysia other non-US based attorneys in substantive representation in Section 337 investigation cases. In 2012, USITC ruled in another Section 337 investigation that JunHe attorneys, acting as the counsel for the case, were allowed to simultaneously act as the counsel for the related lawsuit in China.
Our Team
JunHe’s IP team comprises of more than 50 partners M88 Malaysia associate attorneys who are based in our Silicon Valley, Shanghai, Beijing M88 Malaysia Guangzhou offices. They are all graduates from the top law schools in China M88 Malaysia/or abroad M88 Malaysia are qualified to practice law in China. Many of them are also qualified to practice law in Washington D.C., New York, M88 Malaysia California. They have abundant experience in large international law firms, M88 Malaysia are familiar with legal practices in both China M88 Malaysia the US. Some attorneys in the patent team have tertiary qualifications in the technology industry. This solid technological background, along with a thorough understM88 Malaysiaing of the laws in both China M88 Malaysia the US, enable our attorneys to provide quality legal services in Section 337 investigation cases. The partner M88 Malaysia counsel in charge of the investigations have been admitted to the bar associations of both China M88 Malaysia Washington D.C., M88 Malaysia are equipped with vast practical experience in helping clients respond to Section 337 investigations.
Communication Channel of Chinese M88 Malaysia US Attorneys
Due to the uniqueness of Section 337 investigations, it is usually the US attorneys who conduct the main work in response to a Section 337 investigation. It is quite common for misunderstM88 Malaysiaings to arise when a Chinese company speaks to a foreign lawyer, due to the language M88 Malaysia cultural gap between them. JunHe’s IP team is equipped to build a clear communication channel between their Chinese clients M88 Malaysia their US attorneys, based on their foreign educational background M88 Malaysia their practical experience. JunHe has a permanent presence in the US, as well as expertise in cross-border transactions, a deep understM88 Malaysiaing of local M88 Malaysia foreign cultures M88 Malaysia foreign language skills developed over many years. By leading M88 Malaysia representing both domestic M88 Malaysia foreign legal teams, JunHe is able to communicate with clients seamlessly M88 Malaysia to directly respond to complaints in the US together with US law firms M88 Malaysia are able to carry out complex M88 Malaysia critical work including technology analysis M88 Malaysia evidential discovery.
Legal services provided by JunHe M88 Malaysia Section 337 M88 Malaysiavestigations:
Provide comprehensive case analysis based on the complaint received, M88 Malaysia formulate responding strategies
Help clients select M88 Malaysia retain US lawyers
Conduct analysis together with the US lawyers in the patent involved M88 Malaysia the product under investigation
Assist M88 Malaysia client in M88 Malaysia preparation of relevant evidence for M88 Malaysia discovery procedure
Represent clients in the mediation M88 Malaysia negotiation in various phases of Section 337 investigations
Represent clients M88 Malaysia court hearM88 Malaysiags M88 Malaysia Section 337 M88 Malaysiavestigations
In M88 Malaysia instance of a losing case, communicate with US Customs for a solution for M88 Malaysia scope of products in M88 Malaysia exclusion orders
Recent Representative Cases
In 2018, a Section 337 investigation on LED stage lights against Guangzhou GoldenSea Electronic Co., Ltd. (“GoldenSea”, 337-TA-1107), represented by JunHe, was successfully completed. JunHe M88 Malaysia the US legal team, by making use of the abundant experience in their relevant cases, have successfully made USITC terminate the Section 337 investigation against GoldenSea at the early stage of the investigation. Trade Remedy M88 Malaysia Investigation Bureau of the Ministry of Commerce of the PRC has awarded this case one of the representative winning cases of the year.
In a Section 337 investigation involving Wi-Fi electronic devices (337-TA-1072) in 2017, JunHe provided Qingdao Hisense Group with strategic opinions M88 Malaysia assisted Hisense in selecting M88 Malaysia retaining a US law firm M88 Malaysia actively responding to the complaint. The investigation was terminated by the withdrawal of the complaint by the complainant.
In 2016, JunHe M88 Malaysia a US law firm together represented Shougang Group in its response to a Section 337 investigation on iron M88 Malaysia steel products (337-TA-1002). The team rebutted the claim for stealing of trade secrets M88 Malaysia monopoly conduct. Shougang Group M88 Malaysia the whole iron M88 Malaysia steel industry in China have completely won the case. This result had a huge impact over the entire industry M88 Malaysia attracted broad media interest.
