Working Team
Top Management, Patent Team (Chemistry, Biotechnology & Pharmaceutics), Trademark Team, Legal Service Team


Qualification
Patent Attorney (1994)
Attorney-at-Law (1995)


Education and Training
Bachelor of Science in Medicinal Chemistry, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Peking University, 1989
LL.M., School of Law, Peking University, 1999

Trained on US and European patent law and litigation practices in US and UK law firms


Work Experience
Worked as a researcher at Peking University Health Science Center from 1989 to 1993
Joined CPA as a patent attorney in 1993


Service Area
Patent Agency, Trademark Agency, Legal Services


Technical Background
Manufacturing & Industrials, Healthcare Tech, Clean Energy & Advanced Materials, Chemical Engineering, Inorganic materials and Polymer materials, Pharmaceuticals and Pesticides, Biotechnology and Life sciences, Cosmetics and Food


Practice Area
Patent Application Consultation, Drafting Patent Application Documents, Preparing and Filing Patent Application (Including Domestic Patent Applications, PCT Applications and Foreign Patent Applications), Reporting and Responding to Office Action , Patent Administrative Reconsideration, Patent Reexamination, Patent Invalidation, Patent Administrative Litigation, Patent Infringement Litigation, Patent Civil Litigation, Third Party Opinions/Public Opinions, Patent Validity Analysis, Patent Infringement Analysis, Free to Operation Analysis (FTO), Administrative Investigation and Handling of Patent Infringement, Patent Licensing/Assignment, Trademark Administrative Litigation, Trademark Civil Litigation


Personal Achievements
On the lists of outstanding IP professionals of the major global rating organizations in consecutive years, such as one of the "IP Stars" of Managing Intellectual Property (MIP), "IAM Patent 1000 recommended professionals" by Intellectual Asset Management (IAM), "Litigation Stars" by Benchmark Litigation, "WIPR Leaders" by WIPR, "IP Experts" by Asia IP, etc.

Awarded as “leading IP talent” and “National High Calibres in Patent Agency Industry in China” hosted by ACPAA in the category of patent-related legal affairs.


Published about 30 academic articles in famed IP journals in China and abroad
Participated in a number of important researches, including those undertaken by the China National Intellectual Property Administration on the Chinese Patent Law, the Implementing Regulations of the Patent Law and the Examination Guidelines, and those by Beijing Higher People's Court on determination of patent infringement. Co-author of Patent Infringement and Litigation published by ACPAA, which is part of the materials used for ACPAA's patent attorney training series


Representative Cases
Several of his represented cases relating respectively to enforcement of patent rights and judicial reviews of patent validity are selected and recommended by the Supreme People's Court or some other institutes as high-profile, landmark, or exemplary IP cases in China



Memberships
Panelist for the China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission
Panelist for the Asian Domain Name Dispute Resolution Center
Vice Chairman of the Chinese Group of AIPPI
Vice chairman of the China Intellectual Property Society
Vice president of All China Patent Agents Association


Location
Hong Kong


Languages
Chinese, English