Liu, Shen & Associates

Patent

Patner

Dr. Zou assists clients in matters involving all types of intellectual property: patents, trade secrets, and unfair competition. He focuses mainly on intellectual property strategic consulting, patent portfolio management, patent infringement, validity, and freedom-to-operate opinions, due diligence, and dispute resolution; representing many multinational pharmaceutical companies, small and medium-sized innovative companies in handling intellectual property, drug regulatory matters and market admission related legal affairs.

The wide variety of technical areas in which Dr. Zou has obtained and enforced patent protection for clients include pharmacy, chemistry, and biotechnologies, as well as mechanical systems and medical devices.

Dr. Zou started his IP career with Liu Shen in 2003. Prior to his legal profession, Dr. Zou was engaged in research and development in pharmaceutical research and diagnostic method development, he is very familiar with the technical areas of pharmaceuticals, nucleic acid, pesticide, macromolecule modification, and molecular diagnostics.

Chinese，English

All-China Patent Agents Association (ACPAA)

All China Lawyers Association (ACLA)

Association Internationale pour la Protection de la Propriété Intellectuelle (AIPPI)

Dr. Zou obtained his Ph.D. in pharmaceutical chemistry at the Chinese Academy of Military Medical Science (China, 2000), and his Master of Laws in Intellectual Property Law from John Marshall Law School (the U.S., 2010).