Enoch Liang is head of the firm's Intellectual Property (IP) litigation practice.  He has the unique distinction of practicing commercial and intellectual property (IP) litigation with leading law firms in both the United States and China. This provides him with rare experience and perspective regarding the legal systems of the world's 2 largest economies, as well as an extensive network of contacts in both countries.
 
In the US, Enoch is an experienced commercial litigator, and has counseled clients in numerous business disputes—ranging from breach of contracts to consumer class actions, as well as trademark, copyright, and patent litigations in numerous industries (automotive, entertainment, technology, cosmetics, retail, etc.).
 
In China, Enoch focused his practice in the domestic and international IP fields. This includes not only the acquisition of IP rights, but also enforcement of the same. He has also personally attended numerous trials in China.
 
With this background, Enoch is well-positioned to counsel clients engaged in cross-border business—either from the US going to China, or vice versa—as well as the attendant litigation that often arises.

Representative Matters

• U.S. Litigation

  • Lead trial counsel for defendant in 2-week jury trial over construction dispute; jury returned verdict of less than 13% of plaintiffs request for damages; verdict was much less than what client offered to settle the case.
  • Lead counsel for two defendants in federal court copyright and trade dress infringement action; obtained summary judgment less than one week from trial.
  • Lead trial counsel for leading Taiwanese entertainers in state court breach of contract case where entertainers did not perform at a concert; substituted in only 21 days before trial.
  • Argued complex 9th Circuit trademark appeal; substituted in as counsel for oral argument after briefs were already completed.
  • Acted for bank in 3-week arbitration over failed sub-prime credit card business; plaintiff sought over $100 million in damages; resulted in complete defense verdict and award of costs to client.
  • Defended one of world's largest sporting shoes and apparel companies in design patent case where plaintiff sought over $60 million in damages; resulted in summary judgment for client; affirmed on appeal by the Federal Circuit.
  • Coordinated defense of nationwide class actions over failed hard disk drives; resulted in very favorable settlement for client hard disk drive manufacturer.
  • Handled over 20 copyright, trademark, and trade secret matters for numerous clients, including leading toy company in California, famous entertainment institutions, and companies spanning all industries, ranging from insurance to video games to cosmetics to arts & crafts to tiles, etc.

• CHINA LITIGATION

  • Ran anti-counterfeiting program in China and Hong Kong for world-famous manufacturer of consumer electronics; numerous favorable civil litigation verdicts for client.
  • Represented multi-national automobile accessories manufacturer in cross-border IP infringement litigations in China, Germany, France, and the US.
  • Coordinated Asia Pacific defensive strategy in worldwide patent litigation between two wireless technology companies.
  • Represented large oil company in unfair competition and trademark infringement actions against Chinese infringer, with parallel trade mark oppositions and cancellations; resulted in complete victory for client.
  • Acted for Italian car manufacturer in design patent litigation against Chinese manufacturer that copied an entire car.
  • Acted for world famous mobile phone company in appeal of and set-aside of adverse arbitration award arising out of contract dispute.

• CHINA NON-LITIGATION

  • Conducted IP audit for one of the world's largest automobile accessories and parts manufacturers by visiting all plants in China, and then providing comprehensive advice on structuring and strategic management of IP portfolio.
  • Team leader in due diligence and then negotiations for successful sale of 2 Chinese companies--one for over $35 million and another for over $300 million.
  • Negotiated and advised on numerous IP licenses, including for trade marks and patents.

Activities

• Board member (2010-2011) – Southern California Chinese Lawyers Association
• Advisory Board Member (2010-2011) – Asia Society of Southern California

Publications

• "The Newest IP Threat in China — IP Hijacking (Part 1 of 2)", published in New Matter, the official publication of the Intellectual Property Section of the State Bar of California.
• "The Newest IP Threat in China — IP Hijacking (Part 2 of 2)", published in New Matter.
• "Civil Litigation in the Wild Wild East", published in the September 2008 Business Litigation Report of Quinn Emanuel Urquhart Oliver & Hedges.