Wei Fan

Non-Equity Principal

  • Email

    fanwei@zlwd.com

  • Tel

    +86 21 63018877

  • Office

    Shanghai

Wei Fan is a Partner of Zhong Lun W&D Law Firm and a qualified PRC Lawyer and Patent Attorney. Her practice focuses on intellectual property disputes, technology and innovation, and cross-border intellectual property matters.

Ms. Fan advises multinational corporations, technology companies and high-growth businesses on a broad range of intellectual property issues, including patent litigation, patent invalidation proceedings, administrative patent disputes, copyright, trade secrets, unfair competition and intellectual property strategy.

Her work spans a wide range of technology-driven sectors, including artificial intelligence (AI), internet and digital platforms, telecommunications, semiconductors, software, gaming and medical devices. She has represented clients in complex intellectual property disputes involving Chinese, U.S., European, Japanese and Korean companies.

Ms. Fan's clients include Qualcomm, Microsoft, Dürr, Lectra, Huawei, Tencent, Shanda Games, Jiangnan Shipyard and other leading domestic and international enterprises. Matters she has handled have been recognized among Shanghai's Top Copyright Cases and China's Top Media Law Cases.

Working Experience


  • March 2024 – Present Partner & Patent Attorney, Zhong Lun W&D Law Firm Shanghai Office
  • 2015 – 2024 Attorney-at-Law & Patent Attorney, Co-Effort Law Firm
  • 2009 – 2015 Patent Attorney, Shanghai Patent & Trademark Law Office Co., Ltd.


Achievements:



  • LNG Vessel Core Technology Patent Dispute
  • Copyright Litigation Concerning The Three-Body Problem
  • Cross-Border Patent Dispute in the Advanced Materials Sector
  • Cross-Border Electronics Patent Litigation
  • Arbitration Involving Patents, Trade Secrets and Commercial Agreements
  • Patent Portfolio Invalidation Campaign in the Printing Consumables Industry



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Honors


  • Shanghai Top Ten Copyright Cases
  • China Top Ten Media Law Cases
  • China Business Law Awards – Deals of the Year
  • Influential Cases Recognized in the White Paper of Shanghai Intellectual Property Court

Professional Training


  • Intellectual Property Training Program, BSKB Law Firm (United States)



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Education

Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Master of Laws in Intellectual Property

Professional Qualifications

PRC Lawyer’s Practicing Qualification

Languages

Chinese and English