Case Highlight | Representing a Well-known E-cigarette Brand in Patent Rights Protection: Full-process Escorting, Winning All the Way!

Recently, our team successfully represented a well-known e-cigarette brand in a fully concluded patent rights protection case. Every step—from evidence collection in the preliminary stage to the initiation and conclusion of the adjudication proceedings—was fraught with challenges.

However, relying on our professional rights protection strategies and efficient execution, we ultimately obtained an efficient and impartial ruling from the Bao'an Regulatory Bureau of the Shenzhen Municipal Administration for Market Regulation, and successfully secured an administrative ruling confirming that the involved e-cigarette products constituted patent infringement.

I. Full-Process Rights Protection: Overcoming Every Obstacle

From the very initiation of the case, our team was fully involved, providing the client with comprehensive support spanning from evidence collection to the issuance of the ruling. Every single step along the way was fraught with challenges.

• Precision-Oriented Investigation and Securing of Key Evidence

Faced with sophisticated infringement activities, our team conducted an in-depth investigation, gathered conclusive evidence, and laid a solid foundation for the case.

• Facilitating Regulatory Investigation with Close Follow-up

On the basis of sufficient evidence, we promptly submitted detailed infringement claim materials and relevant legal grounds to the market supervision authority, provided full-process assistance and follow-up, and facilitated the efficient progress of the investigation and adjudication work.

• Initiating Adjudication Proceedings to Safeguard Client’s Rights and Interests

After multiple rounds of material refinement and legal argumentation, we formally promoted the initiation and conclusion of the adjudication proceedings, striving to secure the legitimate rights and interests of the client.

II. Winning All the Way: Actualizing the Substantive Value of Patent Enforcement in the E-cigarette Industry

As fellow lawyers are aware, it is no easy feat to promote the administrative adjudication proceedings for patent infringement disputes involving e-cigarettes and ultimately win the patent rights protection, given that the infringing sales of e-cigarettes generally occur overseas and infringement clues are difficult to obtain.

However, in this case, our team, with its proactive and meticulous professional spirit and outstanding professional competence, secured the final adjudicative victory:

The Market Supervision and Administration Bureau formally ruled that the infringement was established and ordered the infringer to immediately cease the infringing act.

This not only protects the legitimate rights and interests of the client, but also enhances the practical value and commercial feasibility of our series of rights protection actions in the e-cigarette sector.

III. Gratitude for the Impartiality and Efficiency of the Regulatory Authority

The smooth progress of this case is inseparable from the efficient investigation and impartial ruling made by the Bao'an Regulatory Bureau of the Shenzhen Municipal Administration for Market Regulation. It is precisely with such regulatory support that intellectual property protection can be effectively implemented in a fair and transparent market environment.

The path of patent rights protection is fraught with challenges, yet every victory demonstrates the power of professionalism.

The leading and responsible lawyers for this project are Attorney Deng Hongchang (admitted to practice in China and the United States, and a Chinese patent agent), Attorney Wu Minzhi, and Lawyer Trainee Xiao Xinyan.

Going forward, we will continue to be client-centric, providing enterprises with more comprehensive intellectual property protection solutions, empowering innovation and safeguarding development.

This case summary is provided for informational purposes only. Past results do not guarantee similar outcomes in future matters.