Intellectual Property

Partner

Shelley Zhang, a partner in Orrick’s Beijing office, is a member of the Intellectual Property Group. Her practice focuses on IP prosecution and enforcement. Shelley has extensive experience in patents, trademarks, domain names, copyrights and trade secrets.

Shelley’s related IP experience includes the following:

Patent invalidation proceedings, anti-counterfeiting, anti-piracy efforts and patent and trademark enforcement litigation in China. Prosecution of patent and trademark, including application preparation, office actions/oppositions procedures and reexamination procedures. Enforcement and technology transfer/licensing arrangements for substantial patent and trademark portfolios for companies doing business in China. Advising on IP protection strategies, R&D related IP issues and matters in relation to export and import control of technology. Assisting Chinese companies in Section 337 U.S. International Trade Commission investigations, patent infringement litigations and product liability litigations in the U.S. IP due diligence and portfolio counseling.

Prior to joining Orrick in 2007, Shelley worked for two international law firms, where she was involved in numerous IP prosecution and enforcement cases.

Prior to those international law firms, she worked with local law firms as a Chinese lawyer practicing in civil and criminal litigation for two years and in trademark and patent prosecution for four years. Shelley also worked as an engineer in a state-owned enterprise for three years after her graduation from Beijing Institute of Technology in 1996.

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Qualified in the PRC

Graduates Program, Graduate for Linguistics & Applied Linguistics (Business English), University of International Business and Economics, 2005B.A., Mechanical & Electrical Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, 1996