Frank Chen Partner

Bar Admission:

Chinese Patent Attorney (1998)

Chinese National Bar (2009)

Profile

Frank Chen is a registered patent attorney and a partner with GoldenGate Law Firm, where he also serves as head of the firm’s Patent Department.

Mr. Chen represents numerous high-tech clients, with a focus on electronics and automotive technology companies. He has extensive experience on the protection and enforcement of designs and a wide range of electrical and mechanical technologies, including electronic circuits, electrical and electronic engineering, control/monitoring systems, information and communication technology, automotive engineering, manufacturing, machinery & machine tools, analytical/measurement systems, medical ‎devices, data recording mediums, semiconductor fabrication, and LED lighting.

Mr. Chen was recognized by Chambers & Partners as one of the leading IP attorneys in China in 2013 and has been engaged as a patent counsel for the State Key Laboratory of Solid State Lighting under the Ministry of Science and Technology of China and Beijing Solid State Lighting S&T Promotion Center since 2012.

Mr. Chen is currently a member of the All-China Patent Attorneys Association and Beijing Lawyers Association. He is admitted to practice in all regions of China and before both the State Intellectual Property Office and at all levels of the Chinese court.

Recent Practice Highlights

Represented a world leading US company of headset in patent infringement cases before Suzhou intermediate court and Shenzhen intermediate court;

Represented a world leading EP company in a patent administrative case before Beijing IP court;

Represented a world leading EP company of hearing instruments in the filing, prosecution, and/or reexamination of all of its patent applications in China;

Represented a Chinese plaintiff in patent infringement cases before a number of intermediate courts at different provinces;

Represented a Chinese major LED R&D organization in the filing and prosecution of all of its Chinese and overseas patent applications;

Represented a major Chinese company engaged in electrical automation in the filing and prosecution of all of its Chinese and overseas applications;

Represented a major US company engaged in electrical and electronic design before the Patent Reexamination Board (PRB) as petitioner in the invalidation of a patent relating to image processing;

Represented a Hong Kong company before PRB as petitioner in the invalidation of a patent relating to a printing technology and before Beijing No. 1 Intermediate Court as a third party in subsequent administrative actions;

Represented a famous university in Beijing in the filing and prosecution of its Chinese and overseas patent applications;

Represented a US multinational cable company in the filing and prosecution of its patent applications in China;

Represented a major US computer company in the filing and prosecution of its patent applications in China;

Represented a German IP holding company in the prosecution and reexamination of its patent applications in China;

Represented a German company in preparing infringement opinions of a medical device against a Chinese patent;

Represented a Chinese company before PRB as petitioner in the invalidation of a patent relating to ventilators;

Represented a major Canadian company engaged in video processing in the filing and prosecution of its patent applications in China; and

Represented a Spanish company in preparing infringement opinions relating to the design of sporting equipment.