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Case Highlight | Represented Cross-Border E-Commerce Seller in U.S. Schedule A Patent Suit: Dismissed Without Liability
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 · 5 min read
TL;DR
Recently, Attorney Deng’s team represented a client in a Schedule A invention patent infringement lawsuit before the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, successfully securing a ruling of dismissal with no lia
Recently, Attorney Deng’s team represented a client in a Schedule A invention patent infringement lawsuit before the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, successfully securing a ruling of dismissal with no liability for the Chinese cross-border e-commerce seller, who was thus exempt from any legal responsibility.
The court also denied the plaintiff’s motion for a Preliminary Injunction. The client’s frozen account funds have been unfrozen, and its business operations have returned to normal.
The case was jointly filed by the plaintiff against more than 80 Chinese sellers, alleging invention patent infringement and seeking asset freezing, product link takedowns, a preliminary injunction and damages. Attorney Deng represented one of the sellers in the defense.
In the case, Attorney Deng’s team argued that there was no legal nexus between the client and other defendants, failing to satisfy the requirements for joinder of actions. Pursuant to Section 299 of the America Invents Act , the team asserted a defense against misjoinder before the court. Meanwhile, the team also challenged the court’s jurisdiction and opposed the plaintiff’s motion for a preliminary injunction.
After trial, the court adopted the defense arguments put forward by Attorney Deng, ruling to dismiss the client from the case with no liability whatsoever. The court also denied the plaintiff’s request for a preliminary injunction, and the client’s account was subsequently unfrozen.
Against the backdrop of the frequent occurrence of Schedule A lawsuits nowadays, Attorney Deng has analyzed the characteristics of such cases, summarized the potential procedural defects and substantive legal issues involved in similar cases, and provided an operable and replicable successful defense paradigm for U.S. Schedule A lawsuits.
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。
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