Prof. Tao Xinliang

——Prof.Tao, male, born in Shanghai China 1950, who graduated from School of Management of Fudan University (Master), being engaged in legal research, teaching, and legal affairs for more than 20 years. Now he is working as a professor, supervisor of PhD. Candidate in law, senior lawyer, arbitrator, and patent agent, still as the dean of Intellectual Property School of Shanghai University.
——Prof.Tao, as a lawyer, specializes in dealing with the legal affairs concerned of patent, trademark, copyright, know-how, software, technology transfer and trade, along with internet affairs, etc..

Professional Affiliations:
- consulting expert of national IP strategy;
- member of the lecturer group of legal education for national junior & senior officials;
- vice director of Shanghai Advisory Committee of IP Experts;
- vice-chairman of IP Law Research Commission of Chinese Law Society;
- standing-director of Copyright Society of China;
- director of China Intellectual Property Society;
- director of China Trademark Society;
- associate chairperson of IP Commission of China National Lawyers’ Association;
- standing director & vice secretary-general of China Science & Technology Law Society;
- vice director-general of IP Research Commission of Chinese Universities;
- vice director-general of IP Research Commission of Shanghai;
- vice chairman of Shanghai Trademark Society; and
- arbitrator and expert for domain disputes arbitration under China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission and Shanghai Arbitration Commission, etc..

Legislation Activities:
—— Prof.Tao has been engaged in the many activities of legislation, law amendment and research, such as Technology Contract law of PRC, Contract Law of PRC, Law of Science & Technology Improvement of PRC, Law of Science & Technology Achievements Transformation of PRC etc., along with providing plentiful legal opinions to national and local governmental departments concerned, and taken part in the research of the establishment of National Intellectual Property Stratey.

Cases:
—— As a lawyer on the side, Prof.Tao has been the attorney for nearly 400 cases related to intellectual property right, with the coverage of patent, trademark, copyright, trade secret(know-how), software, special mark, network IP disputes, technology transfer and trade, unfair competition and other IP affairs, for example:
- Philip Morris Companies Inc.( Marlboro) vs. Shanghai Lighter Main Workship
- Microsoft Corporation vs. Shanghai Misubishi Elevator Inc.
- Microchip Technology Incorporated vs. Shanghai Haier Integrated Circuit Co.,Ltd.
- Schneider Electric Industries SAS vs. Shanghai Meilan Rilan Electrical Group Co.,Ltd.
- Shanghai Dbetal Indusry Inc. vs. Motorola (China) TTE, etc..

Works:
—— Prof. Tao has wrote over ten works as well, such as Application of Science and Technology Law, Pandect of IPR Law, etc., and published tens of IPR articles.

Honor:
—— Prof. Tao has been honored as “National Advanced Person of Patent ”, “National Advanced Person of IPR”, “Shanghai Excellent Civil Legal Attorney” etc..