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Case Highlight｜Attorney Deng intervened one day before the default motion in a U.S. TRO case, settling a $130,000 frozen patent dispute for $2,000 within 24 hours.
Counsel of Record
Hongchang Deng · 邓宏昌
美国（加州）执业律师（Bar #354529）· USPTO · 中国专利代理师
Published
2026-02-03 · 6 min read
TL;DR
Case Summary • Case Number: Confidential • Jurisdiction: State of Florida, USA • Case Type: Patent InfringementRecently, Attorney Deng and his team represented a U.S. patent infringement dispute case. The plaintiff in this case filed a laws
Case Summary
Case Number: Confidential
Jurisdiction: State of Florida, USA
Case Type: Patent Infringement
Recently, Attorney Deng and his team represented a U.S. patent infringement dispute case. The plaintiff in this case filed a lawsuit in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida against a large number of e-commerce platform stores in the U.S. for patent infringement and successfully obtained the Temporary Restraining Order (TRO) and Preliminary Injunction (PI) issued by the court .
An Amazon seller had their store listing removed and account funds of up to USD 130,000 frozen due to the TRO and PI issued in this case. After thorough communication with us, the seller engaged our firm to handle the case, including litigation response and settlement negotiations.
At the time this seller-client retained our representation, the plaintiff's motion for entry of default had already been granted by the court, leaving only one day before the plaintiff was scheduled to file the motion for default judgment. Without legal intervention to resolve the matter, and with the Black Friday sales period approaching, the client faced the risk of facing an uncertain but potentially substantial default judgment award** and other consequential losses.
Following thorough communication with the client, Attorney Deng, after analyzing issues such as service of process and the actual scale of sales involved, adopted a litigation-response strategy to engage in negotiations with the plaintiff’s counsel. After multiple rounds of discussions conducted throughout the day, a settlement was successfully reached with the plaintiff within 24 hours. The settlement amount was only USD 2,000, equivalent to merely 1.5% of the client’s frozen funds.
This result was far below the client's anticipated settlement or potential liability, significantly reducing the client's dispute resolution costs. In terms of response time, speed of resolution, and final result, this achievement delivered a highly satisfactory outcome that exceeded the client's expectations.
This case summary is provided for informational purposes only. Past results do not guarantee similar outcomes in future matters.
承办律师 / Counsel of Record
LawMay P.C.（美国路迈律师事务所）作为本案承办律所，由邓宏昌律师（Hongchang “Richard” Deng，CA Bar No. 354529）主持代理本案全程诉讼程序。
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邓律师主要从事中国及美国商品及服务争议解决，以及专利、商标、版权、商业秘密等涉外知识产权诉讼与无效确权业务，并办理中美商标申请及中国专利申请。常年服务跨境工贸企业、跨境电商、电子烟行业、科技制造业等领域，为财富 500 强、国际连锁品牌、出海科技品牌等多家中外知名企业提供常年及专项法律服务。
在跨境电商争议领域，邓律师专注 Schedule A 批量诉讼的被告应对，包括临时限制令（TRO）项下的店铺账户与资金解冻、通过确认不侵权之诉（Declaratory Judgment，DJ）与「反向 TRO」动议争取恢复被下架的商品链接与店铺经营，以及亚马逊账户冻结申诉、品牌备案（Brand Registry）争议等平台纠纷的代理。在华盛顿州西区联邦法院，邓律师代理多起确认不侵权之诉（DJ），取得了恢复商品上架、并禁止对方继续投诉的「反向 TRO」与「反向初步禁令（反向 PI）」。他熟悉 Schedule A 案件高发的伊利诺伊州北区、佛州南区等联邦法院的程序节奏，能在中美时差下迅速响应、把握应诉与和解的时间窗口。
在涉外电子烟与 FDA 监管领域，邓律师为电子烟及新型烟草企业提供覆盖确权、合规到维权的全流程代理，涵盖行业知识产权维权与 337 调查、PMTA 上市前申请与 STN 状态争议、FDA 执法防御（警告信、营销拒绝令 MDO、进口扣留 Import Alert），以及美国海关（CBP）清关合规与扣押货物申诉。
他代理的知识产权相关案件多次荣获「广东省知识产权行政保护典型案例」「广东省商业秘密保护大事件」、「深圳律师承办知识产权十大典型案例」、「深圳市侵害商业秘密典型案例」、「深圳律师国际贸易、投资领域典型案例」、「广东知识产权保护协会年度知识产权推荐学习案例」等专业荣誉。
他代理的商品及服务贸易纠纷、知识产权等争议解决案件涉案标的额总计达数十亿元人民币。
美国联邦知识产权诉讼 · 跨境工贸与电商争议 · 电子烟与 FDA 监管 · 商业秘密与不正当竞争
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