Xitao Shi is the founding partner and director of Guangdong Chongyi Law Firm in Jiangmen, Guangdong Province. With 12 years of specialized experience in intellectual property law since beginning practice in 2013, Mr. Shi has built a reputation as one of the Pearl River Delta leading IP attorneys. He has accumulated over one thousand intellectual property cases throughout his career giving him deep practical experience in patent, trademark, and copyright litigation.

Mr. Shi legal qualifications encompass both IP specialization and comprehensive corporate legal advisory services. His practice covers patent infringement litigation, patent invalidation proceedings, trademark registration and enforcement, copyright protection, anti-unfair competition litigation, trade secret protection, and IP portfolio management.

In patent litigation, Mr. Shi has extensive experience with design patent infringement cases under Article 23 of the Patent Law regarding existing design defense strategies that help defendants avoid high infringement damages. He handles complex patent cases involving technical claim construction, infringement analysis, and damages calculation in Chinese courts.

Mr. Shi trademark practice includes trademark registration strategy, opposition proceedings, trademark infringement enforcement, and application of the legal source defense under Article 64 of the Trademark Law to protect legitimate distributors. He also handles domain name disputes and unfair competition cases involving well-known trademark protection.

Mr. Shi also advises businesses on intellectual property protection strategies including IP portfolio development, employee IP assignment agreements, technology licensing, and IP due diligence for corporate transactions. His contract review practice covers standard form contracts where he ensures proper compliance with Civil Code requirements for liability exclusion clauses.

For foreign clients and international companies in the Pearl River Delta, Mr. Shi offers specialized IP legal services including patent and trademark enforcement, IP protection strategy development, and defense against infringement claims. His extensive IP litigation experience makes him a valuable legal partner for companies seeking to protect their intellectual property rights in southern China.

Mr. Shi handles design patent infringement cases with particular expertise, representing both patent holders enforcing their design rights and accused infringers defending against claims. Article 23 of the Patent Law requires that design patents be substantially different from existing designs, and Mr. Shi has helped numerous clients successfully apply the existing design defense to avoid infringement liability. He also handles invention patent cases involving technical claim construction, means-plus-function interpretation, and doctrine of equivalents analysis under Chinese patent law.

In trademark practice, Mr. Shi assists clients with trademark registration strategy including class selection, opposition to conflicting applications, and enforcement against infringing uses. He has particular experience with the legal source defense under Article 64 of the Trademark Law, which protects legitimate distributors who unknowingly sell infringing products if they can prove they obtained the products from legitimate sources. He also handles copyright registration and enforcement, trade secret protection litigation, anti-unfair competition cases, and domain name dispute resolution. For foreign companies seeking to protect their intellectual property in the Pearl River Delta, Mr. Shi offers comprehensive IP legal services covering all major forms of intellectual property rights, with practical enforcement strategies tailored to the Chinese legal environment.

Mr. Shi also advises on standard form contract terms under Article 496 of the Civil Code, ensuring that businesses using standard contracts properly bring key terms to the attention of counterparties. He helps companies develop contract templates that comply with Chinese law while protecting their commercial interests. His corporate advisory practice covers entity formation, contract review, employment matters, and regulatory compliance for businesses in the Pearl River Delta. For foreign companies and international businesses in Guangdong Province, Mr. Shi offers specialized IP legal services covering the full spectrum of intellectual property protection, from patent and trademark registration through enforcement litigation. His extensive experience and founding-partner level commitment ensure that foreign clients receive sophisticated IP legal services tailored to their specific industry and business objectives.