Director of the Beijing Intellectual Property Institute

Mr. Cheng Yongshun was a Senior Judge and the Deputy Presiding Judge of the Intellectual Property Division (No. 3 Civil Division) of the Beijing High People’s Court.

He is one of the pioneering judges who initially heard intellectual property cases in China and has handled many influential intellectual property trials. He was nominated as one of the 50 most important IP figures in the world (and one of the top three important IP figures in China) by the publication Managing Intellectual Property (July 8, 2003).

Mr. Cheng has published many books as author or co-author in his judicial career. His publications include Patent Litigation (1993), the first book concerning judicial protection of patent rights in China. The book has had a great influence on other judges and attorneys, as well as the academic community. Another book, Patent Infringement Establishment （ co-author, 1998 ） compares Chinese patent law and practice with that of the United States and was awarded Second Prize by the Beijing Municipality as an “outstanding contribution in the field of philosophy and social science.” The book has also been published in Japan. His new publication, China Patent Litigation (2005), an indispensable reference book for judges and attorneys, is a summary of his twenty years of experience in the field of patent judicial protection in China.

Mr. Cheng has presided over and participated in many national research projects and published a large number of articles and case comments. M any times on different occasions he has been awarded for either his academic or practical contributions to the IP world.

He also serves as Executive Director of the China Intellectual Property Institute; Executive Director of the China Trademark Association; Deputy Secretary-general and Executive Director of the China Science and Technology Law Institute; Executive Director of the Intellectual Property Institute of the China Law Institute; P anel Member of the Neutrals of the Domain Name Dispute Resolution Center ; V isiting Professor of the National Judges College; Visiting Associate Professor of the Law School of Renmin University; Part-time Senior Lecturer of the Training Center of the General Administration Office for Industry and Commerce of the PRC; and Part-time Tutor to the postgraduate program of the Law School of Peking University.