Senior Manager, Senior Trademark Attorney

• Jan 2023 - Present

Senior Associate, Senior Trademark Attorney, Patent Attorney

• Mar 2017 - Dec 2022

Associate, Patent Attorney, Trademark Attorney

• Dec 2010 - Mar 2017

1) Trademark - Attended to trademark registrations and prosecutions (e.g. response to office actions, appeals, oppositions, cancellations, invalidations) before the China Trademark Office (CTMO) and the Trademark Review and Adjudication Board (TRAB); - Attended to trademark administrative / civil litigations before courts; - Attended to trademark anti-counterfeiting actions before local Administrations for Industry & Commerce (AICs); - Conducted trademark availability / clearance searches; - Managed trademark portfolio (incl. monthly watch for opposition and renewal); - Drafted analysis report on trademark infringement; - Attended to Customs recordals before the General Administration of Customs (GAC) and Customs IPR protection before local Customs at various ports. 2) Design Patent - Attended to design patent prosecutions before the Patent Office of the State Intellectual Property Office (SIPO); - Attended to design patent invalidations before the Patent Reexamination Board (PRB) of SIPO; - Drafted analysis report on design patent infringement / validity; - Attended to design patent administrative / civil litigations before courts. 3) Copyright - Attended to copyright registrations before the Copyright Protection Centre of China (CPCC). Show less

Intellectual Property Specialist

• Dec 2009 - Dec 2010

1) Provided a full range of counseling services for trademark, patent and copyright; 2) Worked closely with local attorneys on trademark and patent prosecutions; 3) Translated various legal documents from or into the English language. 1) Provided a full range of counseling services for trademark, patent and copyright; 2) Worked closely with local attorneys on trademark and patent prosecutions; 3) Translated various legal documents from or into the English language.

In-house IP Manager Assistant

• Feb 2009 - Dec 2009

1) Assisted in trademark anti-counterfeiting actions; 2) Drafted and reviewed contracts and other legal documents; 3) Maintained in-house IP management system; 4) Created in-house IP training materials; 5) Worked with outside legal professionals in dealing with all sorts of corporate IP matters. 1) Assisted in trademark anti-counterfeiting actions; 2) Drafted and reviewed contracts and other legal documents; 3) Maintained in-house IP management system; 4) Created in-house IP training materials; 5) Worked with outside legal professionals in dealing with all sorts of corporate IP matters.

Supplier Quality Analyst (internship)

• Jul 2005 - Sep 2005

1) Honorably been selected and sponsored by “BMW Global Internship Program 2005"; 2) Worked closely with colleagues at Munich and Oxford facilities on MINI project by drafting GWK Agreement Forms for suppliers, creating data files for GWK follow-up, and supporting decision-making process of selecting the Top 10 suppliers for MINI project based on quantitative analysis of GWK data files. 1) Honorably been selected and sponsored by “BMW Global Internship Program 2005"; 2) Worked closely with colleagues at Munich and Oxford facilities on MINI project by drafting GWK Agreement Forms for suppliers, creating data files for GWK follow-up, and supporting decision-making process of selecting the Top 10 suppliers for MINI project based on quantitative analysis of GWK data files.