Han Kun partner Kevin Duan ranked among Legalband's 2021 "Top 15 IP Versatile Practitioners"
April, 2021 - Beijing, Mainland China
On April 29, 2021, Legalband, a well-known legal directory, announced its "2021 Client Choice: Top 15 IP Versatile Practitioners". Han Kun partner Kevin Duan was ranked among the top 15.
Reasons for the award: Kevin Duan is an expert in handling technology-intensive intellectual property issues and provides enterprises with comprehensive legal services related to intellectual property and data protection, including IP planning and consulting, litigation, compliance, transactions, and due diligence. Mr. Duan has represented many industry-leading enterprises in the fields of Internet, telecommunications, semiconductors, artificial intelligence, biopharmaceuticals, and medical devices. He previously represented HP in litigation related to patent infringement involving inkjet printer boxes and helped the client to win a favorable ruling. In that case, he assisted with designing the litigation strategy and collecting infringement evidence, overcoming difficulties in raising infringement claims that involved complex technical issues. In winning a favorable ruling, Mr. Duan and his team successfully stopped the defendant's infringing acts in a timely manner, cleaned up the market, and received broad market recognition. In addition, Mr. Duan is also skilled at handling cross-border legal issues, and has been highly praised by clients for his extensive project experience and outstanding document drafting skills. "Mr. Duan is a lawyer who I always enjoy working with. I am so impressed by his ability to respond quickly, professionalism, and being able to approach legal issues from the client's perspective. He is able to offer extremely valuable advice even when the relevant legal provisions are sometimes ambiguous."
Profile: Mr. Duan graduated from Peking University and the University of Southern California, and has both a legal and engineering educational background. Mr. Duan focuses his practice on intellectual property and data protection, with particular expertise in handling tech-related legal matters. He has extensive experience in representing industry-leading tech companies in their complex IP disputes, IP transactions, and data-related legal matters involving the Internet, AI, pharmaceutical, and medical device industries. The U.S. Federal Circuit Bar Association selected Mr. Duan as one of its 26 Global Fellows in 2019, an honor conferred upon rising global leaders in the IP field, recognizing his distinctive ability to handle cross-border IP matters. Mr. Duan was the only representative from China in the 2019-20 Fellows program. Before practicing law, Mr. Duan engaged in academic research for nearly ten years, having published more than ten peer-reviewed academic publications.
