Ms. Cindy Xianzhi Quan

【Education】

Bachelor of Computer Science, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, China

Master of Computer Science, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China

Doctor of Laws, China University of Political Science and Law, Beijing, China

LL.M in Intellectual Property Law, Chicago-Kent College of Law, IL., U.S.

【Speaker/Moderator in International Events】

• Liaison & Moderator: AIPLA Women in IP Global Networking Event in Asia, 2015 to 2024
• Keynote: “Trends in Recent SEP Judgements in China”, LESI Annual Meeting Session22, 2021
• Lecturer: “Overview of China’s Intellectual Property Law” and “Patent System for Inventions, Utility Models, and Designs and its Application in China”, Japan Intellectual Property Association (JIPA), 2013 to 2023
• Presentation: “Trademark Ownership Issues in the Metaverse”, Beijing Intellectual Property Law Research Association, 2022
• Presentation: “Enterprise Network Security, Data Security, and Personal Information Protection Compliance”, 2022

【Works】

• Author of Patent Practice Guide in Chinese
• Translator of Points of The Third Revision of China Patent Law in Japanese
• Co-author of China Designs and Related Laws in Japanese
• Putting The Pieces Together: A Proposal for a Contributory Infringement Provision in Patent Law, 2016, Chicago-Kent Journal of Intellectual Property
• A serial column of "Explanation of China's Trademark System" in the IP magazine- "Invention" of the Japanese Invention Association
• Translator of Japan Design Examination Guide in Chinese
• Co-author of Interpretation on the Civil Code of Long An Lawyers
• AE of Research on Civil Act Preservation System

【Practice】

Cindy Xianzhi Quan is an experienced attorney in the areas of intellectual property, corporate law and foreign-related law.

Cindy Xianzhi Quan is the main founder of IP team in Long An Law firm. This IP team has represented more than 20,000 IP applications and about 10,000 IP litigation cases, some of which have been selected as Top 10 IP cases in China by the Supreme Court for successive four years. She has rich experience in both IP applications and IP litigations and is good at providing comprehensive advice on IP Strategy, management, application and enforcement for company. She is also the Legal Counsel of many transnational corporations, private corporations and state-owned enterprises, providing various legal services on company law, contract law, labor law and so on.  

【Awards】

• Top 1000 Foreign-Related Attorneys in China
• ALB China Top 15 Female Lawyers, 2022
• Top 10 IP Barristers by China Intellectual Property Forum, 2021 and 2023
• Top 50 Excellent IP Lawyers in China by IPHOUSE and IPRdaily, 2020
• Top 10 Trademark Attorneys by China Intellectual Property Forum, 2020
• Top 10 Patent Attorneys by China Intellectual Property Forum, 2018 & 2019
• Top 10 Internet Legal Services Attorneys by China Intellectual Property Forum, 2017
• Excellent Attorney of Chaoyang District, Beijing, 2015 to 2018