Surui Qu’s practice focuses on all aspects of intellectual property litigation, including patent litigation and trade secret disputes.
Surui has worked with global clients in cases spanning a broad range of technologies, including optical sensing, chemical processes, automotive, software and wireless communications. Surui has experience in all phases of intellectual property litigation, including drafting complaints and infringement claims, performing trial research and preparing settlement agreements to resolve complex patent cases.
Prior to joining Pillsbury, Surui worked in the Shanghai and Silicon Valley offices of a major international law firm headquartered in Asia. In addition to her experience litigating in U.S. courts, Surui also has experience litigating intellectual property cases in Chinese courts, at many stages of the litigation process from drafting pleadings, fact and expert discovery, trial and appeal.
Representative Experience
- Represented a Nasdaq-listed company in a patent infringement action involving optical technology used for 3D motion sensing, resulting in successful settlement.
- Obtained favorable appellate decision resulting in reversal of judgment and new trial on all issues, representing an international Fortune 500 chemical company in a trade secret misappropriation action relating to chemical manufacturing process; amount in dispute exceeded $42 million.
- Assisted in representation of an automotive company in a patent infringement action related to automobile engine, resulting in successful settlement.
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- Patent Litigation
- Represented a Nasdaq-listed company in a patent infringement action involving optical technology used for 3D motion sensing, resulting in successful settlement.
- Represented a crowdfunding website in a patent infringement action; obtained a favorable judgment.
- Assisted in representation of an automotive company in a patent infringement action related to automobile engine, resulting in successful settlement.
- Trade Secret Litigation
- Obtained favorable appellate decision resulting in reversal of judgment and new trial on all issues, representing an international Fortune 500 chemical company in a trade secret misappropriation action relating to chemical manufacturing process; amount in dispute exceeded $42 million.
- Trademark Litigation
- Represented a major broadcast television network in a trademark infringement action involving use of television program name; obtained a favorable judgment.
- Transactions
- Represented a health care company in venture capital investment. Performed IP due diligence. Size of transaction exceeded $100 million.
- Represented a Nasdaq-listed company in acquisition, handling details of purchase agreement involving pending and threatened IP-related litigation, claims and proceedings.
- IP Counseling
- Performed privacy assessment and advised on privacy aspect for the Chinese subsidiary of a U.S. multinational technology company of activation process for operating systems, software suites and server operating systems.
- Conducted comprehensive compliance and legal risk assessment for Alipay of its mini-program project, industry shaping concept enabling customers to access “use it and go” sub-applications without leaving the app.
- Performed compliance and legal risk assessment of online business account opening project for a U.S.-based top-ranking bank with about 2,500 branches worldwide.
- Performed risk assessment and advised for AI chip manufacturer on open-source license and implications of the Export Administration Regulations on open-source software project.
Education
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J.D., Cornell Law School, 2018
Intellectual Property & Technology Student AssociationB.Eng., Beijing University (Peking University), 2014
President, PKU Debate Association
Admissions
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California
New York
Languages
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Chinese (Mandarin)