Mingdi (Matti) Song_Patent team

Mingdi (Matti) Song

/Patent Agent

Professional fields

Patent re-examination and invalidation, Patent Analysis, Patent Early Warning, Patent Layout Planning

Technical fields

Mechanical Engineering, Automotive Engineering

Profile

Mr. Song Mingdi is a patent agent who graduated from the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Beijing Institute of Technology with a Bachelor of Engineering degree. He has worked and studied in various departments including Beijing Jeep Corporation, the State Intellectual Property Office, the Patent Reexamination Board, and the Jiangsu Higher People's Court. He not only has a strong technical background but also extensive experience in patent early warning, infringement analysis, substantive examination, re-examination and invalidation, quality management, and business management. During his tenure at the Patent Reexamination Board, he presided over many cases with significant interests and social impact. Notably, the "World's Number One Knife" patent invalidation request case and the Baosteel Corporation vs. Newcore Company patent invalidation declaration request case were selected as "Top Ten Typical Cases" by the Patent Reexamination Committee in 2009 and 2010, respectively. In 2008, he was sent to the Jiangsu Higher People's Court for exchange and learning, where he gained precise understanding of the litigation procedures and key points of substantive trial in intellectual property infringement cases. By the end of 2013, he was elected as the deputy director of the Hubei Province Patent Infringement Determination Committee, and has multiple times provided expert opinions on infringement determination for the Intellectual Property Office of Hubei Province. Over the past decade, Mr. Song Mingdi has not only undertaken internal training within his organization but has also led teams to conduct research and training in various enterprises and institutions. He was appointed by the Wuhan Education Base of the Chinese Academy of Sciences to teach a graduate course titled "Basic Patent Law and Patent Application Practice." He has twice been invited by the Wuhan Intellectual Property Research Association to instruct a pre-examination training course for patent agents on "Substantive Conditions for Granting Patent Rights and the Substantive Examination Procedure of Invention Patents," and in 2016, he was hired as a faculty member for the Capital Patent Agent Industry Talent Pool. In addition, Mr. Song has made significant academic contributions. He has published numerous business papers in publications such as the "Intellectual Property Newspaper," "Case Interpretations by the Patent Reexamination Board - Creativity," and "Case Interpretations by the Patent Reexamination Board - Other Substantive Conditions for Patent Granting." He also served as the chief editor for the book "Detailed Analysis of Patent Administrative Litigation Cases in the Mechanical Field," where he oversaw the overall academic direction of the book. In 2015, Mr. Song joined Beijing Kangxin, where he primarily handles patent searching, patent analysis, and patent strategic layout planning. He has undertaken key patent early warning and layout planning projects for leading enterprises, providing constructive suggestions for risk avoidance and patent strategy layout.

Education and experience

1992 Graduated from the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Beijing Institute of Technology, obtaining a Bachelor of Engineering degree.
1992 Joined Beijing Jeep Corporation.
2000 Joined the Mechanical Invention Examination Department of the Patent Office at the State Intellectual Property Office.
2004 Joined the Mechanical Appeal Division of the Patent Reexamination Board at the State Intellectual Property Office.
2008 Participated in an exchange and learning program at the Intellectual Property Tribunal of the Jiangsu Higher People's Court.
2009 Promoted to Deputy Director of the Mechanical Appeal Division of the Patent Reexamination Board at the State Intellectual Property Office.
2012 Joined the Quality Control Division of the Examination Business Management Department at the State Intellectual Property Office, serving as Deputy Director.
2013 Joined the Patent Examination Cooperation Hubei Center of the Patent Office at the State Intellectual Property Office, serving as a member of the Discipline Inspection Committee, Director of the Examination Business Department, and Director of the Material Engineering Department.
2015 Joined Kangxin Partners P.C.

Memberships

Honors and awards

2019 Served as a review expert for the High-Value Patent Cultivation and Layout Competition in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area.
2013 Recognized as an Advanced Worker of the Patent Examination Cooperation Hubei Center.
2010 Designated as an Outstanding Student during the study at the Central Party School National Intellectual Property Administration Branch.
2010 The invalidation decision written by him/her was rated as the Annual Outstanding Decision by the Review Committee.
2007 Awarded as an Outstanding Civil Servant of the National Intellectual Property Administration.
2003 Awarded as an Outstanding Civil Servant of the National Intellectual Property Administration.
2019 Served as a review expert for the High-Value Patent Cultivation and Layout Competition in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area.
2013 Recognized as an Advanced Worker of the Patent Examination Cooperation Hubei Center.
2010 Designated as an Outstanding Student during the study at the Central Party School National Intellectual Property Administration Branch.
2010 The invalidation decision written by him/her was rated as the Annual Outstanding Decision by the Review Committee.
2007 Awarded as an Outstanding Civil Servant of the National Intellectual Property Administration.
2003 Awarded as an Outstanding Civil Servant of the National Intellectual Property Administration.
2019 Served as a review expert for the High-Value Patent Cultivation and Layout Competition in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area.
2013 Recognized as an Advanced Worker of the Patent Examination Cooperation Hubei Center.
2010 Designated as an Outstanding Student during the study at the Central Party School National Intellectual Property Administration Branch.
2010 The invalidation decision written by him/her was rated as the Annual Outstanding Decision by the Review Committee.
2007 Awarded as an Outstanding Civil Servant of the National Intellectual Property Administration.
2003 Awarded as an Outstanding Civil Servant of the National Intellectual Property Administration.

Published articles

SEP Litigation Spreads to the Automotive Industry: A Preliminary Exploration of Strategies for Automotive Companies, Intellectual Property Finance, August 2022.
Consideration Factors in the Determination of Online Evidence, China Intellectual Property Newspaper, December 2021.
Comparative Analysis of the Use Environment Characteristics, Purpose Limitations, and Functional Features in Patents, China Intellectual Property Magazine, December 2021.
A Brief Analysis of the Current Situation of Intellectual Property ABS in China, Intellectual Property Finance Magazine, October 2021.
Analysis of Patent Layout for Pre-installed OBU, China Intellectual Property Magazine, October 2021.
Viewing Multi-Lane Free Flow from a Patent Perspective, Patent Agent Magazine, February 2020.
Intellectual Property Management in Overseas Factory Construction, China Invention and Patent Magazine, May 2019.
Application of Patent and Non-Patent Information at Different Stages of Enterprise R&D, China Invention and Patent Magazine, December 2018.
How to Enhance the Value of Consulting Reports, China Intellectual Property Magazine, August 2018.
How to Produce 'High-Value Patents, China Intellectual Property Newspaper, August 2018.
Quality Management of Patent Consulting Projects, China Intellectual Property Newspaper, July 2018.
Intellectual Property Work Supporting R&D Focused on Technical Personnel, China Invention and Patent Magazine, May 2017.
Strictly Defining the Scope of Claims and Cautiously Introducing Description Interpretation, China Intellectual Property Newspaper, September 2013.
Detailed Analysis of Patent Administrative Litigation Cases in the Mechanical Field, Intellectual Property Publishing House, June 2013.
Techniques for Joint Trial of Invalidity Declaration Requests, China Intellectual Property Newspaper, October 2011.