Yanying LI（Partner）- AnJie Broad

Ms. Yanying Li is a partner of AnJie Broad Law Firm based in Beijing. Ms. Li has long been dedicated to intellectual property legal services, with a focus on complex IP litigation and high‑impact IP non‑litigation matters. She has achieved outstanding and favorable outcomes across a wide range of IP disputes, including patents, software copyrights, trademarks, unfair competition and trade secrets, effectively safeguarding clients’ core legal rights and interests.

At critical stages of corporate development such as financing and listing, Ms. Li provides specialized intellectual property legal services. She also excels at addressing major trade secret compliance risks arising from talent turnover and recruitment, helping enterprises build a robust IP compliance system.

With a combined educational background in computer science and law, Attorney Li integrates technical logic and legal principles to accurately identify core disputes and potential risks. She has in‑depth research and extensive practical experience in cutting‑edge areas including judicial rules for AI models, open‑source software compliance, and intellectual property licensing.

Her professional services cover industries including IT & internet, intelligent manufacturing, automotive, chips and semiconductors, FMCG and more. She delivers efficient, practical and industry‑tailored intellectual property solutions for clients across sectors.

Representative Cases

Represented a large state-owned enterprise in a patent infringement dispute against a competitor (subject matter value over RMB 50 million; complete victory).
Represented a local state-owned enterprise in administrative patent invalidation proceedings against a competitor and achieved favorable results beyond expectations.
Represented an electric vehicle manufacturer in a series of administrative patent invalidation disputes against competitors, securing excellent outcomes in multiple cases.
Represented a leading travel and ticketing platform in a GUI design patent infringement dispute, successfully breaking through unfavorable local judicial precedents and achieving a surprisingly favorable judgment.
Represented a major internet company in a technical secret infringement dispute (subject matter RMB 200 million; prevailed in both first and second instances, with no liability for damages).
Represented a major internet company in a computer software copyright infringement dispute and prevailed in both first and second instances.
Represented a major internet company in a computer software copyright infringement dispute involving AI models; the case is currently pending.
Represented a major internet company in trade secret disputes arising from employee turnover.
Represented a listed semiconductor company in an action for a declaration of non-infringement of trade secrets against a competitor; prevailed and was selected as a typical local semiconductor case.
Represented a chemical enterprise in a technical secret infringement dispute with criminal elements; the public security authorities did not file a criminal case after investigation.
Represented a major internet company in an unfair competition dispute involving data crawling; prevailed in both first and second instances with an exceptionally high damages award.
Represented a major internet company in an unfair competition dispute involving AI models; the case is currently pending.
Represented a pharmaceutical enterprise in an unfair competition dispute filed by a competitor and prevailed.

Working Experience

AnJie Broad Law Firm, Partner

Education Background

Xiamen University, Computer Science Department
Tsinghua University, L.L.M

Qualifications

Chinese Bar Qualification

Recent Developments

AnJie Broad Sincerely Welcomes Partners Yanying Li and Jianshan Weng, and Congratulates Xinbei Cao on Promotion to Partner