Director CHENG Yongshun was a Senior Judge and the Deputy Presiding Judge of the IP Division of Beijing High People’s Court.

He was a pioneering judge who handled many influential intellectual property trials. He was nominated one of the 50 most important IP figures of the world (and one of the three most important IP figures in China) by the publication Managing Intellectual Property in July/August, 2003.

He has authored and co-authored many books throughout his judicial career. Among his publications Patent Litigation (1993) was the first book concerning the judicial protection of patent rights in China. It has had great influence on judges and attorneys, as well as in academic circles. Patent Infringement Establishment（co-author, 1998）, comparing Chinese patent law and practice with that of the United States, was awarded second prize for “outstanding contributions in the field of philosophy and social science in Beijing”. The book has also been published in Japan. His newest work, China Patent Litigation (2005), is an indispensable reference book for both judges and attorneys.

He has presided and participated in many national research projects and has published many articles and case comments. He has received many awards for both his academic and practical contributions to the IP world.

He serves as the 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; Member of the Panel of Neutrals of the Domain Name Dispute Resolution Center; Visiting 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 PRC; Part-time Tutor to the Law School of Peking University’s postgraduate program.