Lifang lawyers Mr. Xie Guanbin and Mr. Sun Xi successfully defended Qinghu Water Purifier Co., Ltd. of the Midea Group in two cases for patent infringement brought by Mr. Zhang Jinsong. The cases were heard before Shanghai No. 1 Intermediate People’s Court on May 2, 2012. The plaintiff subsequently withdrew both lawsuits and the court has recently made out rulings to allow the withdrawal.