Beijing Docvit Law Firm

China

Analysis

Overview

Beijing Docvit Law Firm specialises in dispute resolution, with a particular focus on handling systemic disputes of centrally administered enterprises and financial institutions. Equity partner Guanghu Shi heads the firm’s dispute resolution department, and his practice covers commercial litigation and arbitration legal services. The firm welcomed more than 20 partners to boost its dispute resolution practice in the last 12 months. Wei Lin is a key partner for intellectual property in the firm.

Intellectual property

Work highlights

Represented Babytree (Beijing) Information Technology in a copyright infringement dispute against Mama.cn. This landmark decision has established crucial precedents for copyright disputes in the digital age, particularly regarding commissioned content marketing.

Advised Qilu Pharmaceutical on a series of patent Invalidations, administrative litigations, and non-infringement declaratory actions.

Key clients

J&V Semiconductor, Semk Products

Dispute resolution

Work highlights

Represented Hubei Highway Passenger Transport Group in a dispute over compensation for housing expropriation with Qingshan District Urban Renewal Bureau, Wuhan Gongjian Jinao Real Estate Development, and Qingshan District Land Reserve Center. This is the first case in China to hold a non-administrative third party liable in administrative litigation using civil law principles.