The two cases where Lifang lawyers, Mr. Xie Guanbin and Ms. Zhang Bin, represented Microsoft in suing Beijing Newsmy Ideal Digital Technology Co. Ltd. for computer software copyright infringement are among the newly published 2011 Top Ten IP Cases. Beijing No.1 Intermediate People’s Court made out the first instance judgments on the cases on January 18, 2012, the first time court judgments were issued on cases filed by Microsoft in Beijing against end users of pirated software. The Court found the defendant to have infringed and ordered it to pay Microsoft damages as well as reasonable costs, in the spirit of protecting the lawful rights and interests of the claimant.