Head of the Copyright & Anti-Unfair Competition Department of Rayto; Lawyer.

Lawyer Wei Zeng has many years of legal practice experience, and is particularly skilled in handling cases involving intellectual property (trademarks, copyrights, patents, etc.) and antitrust and anti-unfair competition (passing off and confusion, false advertising, commercial defamation, infringement of trade secrets, internet unfair competition, platform unfair competition, etc.). He also has in-depth research and understanding of frontier fields such as big data and artificial intelligence.

Successful Cases

1. In the "Fu et al. case of infringing trade secrets and copyright," through the joint efforts of Lawyer Wei Zeng and other defenders, the penalty imposed on the defendant was reduced from a possible three to seven years' imprisonment to a single fine.

2. In cases such as "A Nanjing E-Commerce Company v. A Shenzhen Network Technology Co., Ltd. over trademark infringement" and "A Jurong Bathhouse Club v. A Management Co., Ltd. over copyright infringement dispute," Lawyer Wei Zeng represented the plaintiffs and persuaded the court to fully support all of the plaintiffs' claims.

3. In the "A Nanjing Electronic Technology Co., Ltd. v. A Nanjing Software Technology Co., Ltd. over a technology development contract dispute" represented by Lawyer Wei Zeng, the case went from the Nanjing Intermediate People's Court all the way to the Supreme People's Court, and he represented the defendant in substantively rejecting the plaintiff's claims.

4. The series of cases "A Wuxi Biotechnology Co., Ltd. v. A Nanjing Pharmaceutical Development Co., Ltd. over a technology development contract dispute" were among Nanjing's first technology contract disputes involving generic drug quality and efficacy consistency evaluation, establishing the adjudication standard for such cases and having a strong demonstrative effect.

5. In the "Shen v. A Nanjing Cultural Products Co., Ltd. over a patent infringement administrative dispute," Lawyer Wei Zeng represented the respondent and, through meticulous evidence presentation, successfully prompted the applicant to withdraw the application unconditionally.

6. The "Tencent v. A Network Company over unfair competition dispute" and "Nokia v. A Technology Company over unfair competition dispute" represented by Lawyer Wei Zeng were difficult and complex cases, and both achieved relatively good results, earning praise from the clients.

7. In the "A Short Video Platform v. A Search Engine over infringement of the right to disseminate short dramas through information networks" represented by Lawyer Wei Zeng, through deep insight into the short drama industry and an accurate grasp of the theory and practical experience of copyright law, the defense succeeded and the short video platform voluntarily withdrew the lawsuit.

Professional Articles

"Amendment Opinions on the ," "Article-by-Article Study and Commentary on the ," "From 'Wang Po Matchmaking' to 'Godmother Teahouse' — Also Discussing the Legal Game Between Artists and Capital," "'Black Myth: Wukong' Dominates the Screen, UP Creators Should Be Cautious with Secondary Creation," "Discussing Commercial Defamation from the 'Yuan Qicong Reviews Xiangjie S9 Incident'," "Commenting on the Alleged Plagiarism of the 'Painted Wild Goose and Fish Bronze Lamp' Cultural Creative Product — Also Discussing Copyright Law Protection of Cultural Creative Products," "On the Boundaries of Film and Television Adaptation of Real Cases," "On Legal Risk Prevention in Technology Contracts for Generic Drug Quality and Efficacy Consistency Evaluation," "Whether Trademark Use Implemented in Accordance with an Agreement Constitutes Infringement After an Already Performed Trademark Licensing Agreement Is Confirmed Invalid — An Analysis of the Progress and Future Direction of the 'Wanglaoji' Trademark Infringement Case," "Re-Examining Data Rights from the Perspective of the Civil Code," "Promoting Healthy Industrial Development and Equal Protection of Civil Rights: The Adjustment of Judicial Policy Is Timely — Also Discussing the 'Visual China Black Hole Case' and the 'Xi'an Lizhixing 660,000 Mercedes-Benz Case'," "Informal Discussion on Intellectual Property Protection of Clothing Design," "A Brief Discussion on Risks and Prevention That Lawyers May Encounter in Providing Legal Services for Related-Party Transactions," "Research on the Reverse Piercing of the Corporate Veil System," etc.

Lectures

"Artificial Intelligence in the Context of China's Rule of Law," "Chinese Judicial Practice on Open Source Software Issues," "Intellectual Property Issues of Artistic Fonts," "Liability of Shopping Malls in Copyright Infringement of Sold Goods," "From Xuyi Crayfish to Zhoushan Hairtail to West Lake Longjing — Discussing the Protection and Reasonable Use of Certification Marks," "Chatting About an Obscure Little Intellectual Property Case — Also Discussing the 'Safe Harbor Principle' and the Essence of Unfair Competition," "A Brief Analysis of the Amendment to the Anti-Unfair Competition Law," "Intellectual Property Protection of Television Program Formats," "Detailed Explanation of the Crimes of Infringing Intellectual Property," "A Quick Overview of the E-Commerce Law," "Key Points in Drafting and Reviewing Technology Development Contracts," "Analysis of the Case of Five 'Job-Hopping' Employees Infringing Trade Secrets and Copyright," etc.

Industry Service and Honors

Member of the Intellectual Property Professional Committee of the Jiangsu Provincial Lawyers Association (9th Session)

Member of the Antitrust and Anti-Unfair Competition Committee of the Jiangsu Provincial Lawyers Association (10th Session)

Deputy Director of the Intellectual Property Legal Professional Committee of the Nanjing Lawyers Association (9th Session)

Member of the Intellectual Property Legal Professional Committee of the Nanjing Lawyers Association (7th and 8th Sessions)

Deputy Director of the Antitrust and Anti-Unfair Competition Legal Professional Committee of the Nanjing Lawyers Association (9th Session)

Member of the Performance Supervision Committee of the Supervisory Board of the Nanjing Lawyers Association (3rd and 4th Sessions)

Appointed as "Yangzhou Intellectual Property Rights Protection Assistance Expert" and "Yangzhou Overseas Intellectual Property Response Guidance Expert"

Selected into the Intellectual Property Leading Talent Pool of the Jiangsu Provincial Lawyers Association

Selected into the Top 100 IP Leading Talent Training Program of the Nanjing Lawyers Association

Selected into the Top 100 Criminal Defense Leading Talent Project of the Nanjing Lawyers Association

Outstanding Intellectual Property Lawyer of the Nanjing Lawyers Association

Outstanding Supervisory Committee Member of the Nanjing Lawyers Association