Han Kun welcomes Dr. Li Ying in joining the firm
May, 2021 - Beijing, Mainland China
Han Kun Law Offices is pleased to announce that Dr. Li Ying has recently joined the firm, further strengthening Han Kun's IP practice. She will mainly be based in the firm's Beijing office.
Dr. Li's expertise covers patent prosecution, invalidation and litigation, patent searches, patent transactions, and other IP-related counseling. She has extensive experience in providing a range of legal services to both domestic and multinational clients and has assisted many industry-leading clients in obtaining patents in China. Prior to joining Han Kun, Dr. Li practiced for 16 years with CCPIT Patent and Trademark Law Office, where she was a group leader for 9 years.
Dr. Li's practice covers a variety of legal services, such as patent mining, drafting, and responding to office actions, prior art searches, freedom-to-operate (FTO) searches and analysis, and consulting. Additionally, Dr. Li has extensive experience using the STN database in FTO searches related to small molecule drugs and biological macro-molecules such as proteins and nucleic acids.Dr. Li has successfully represented many clients before the China National IP Administration and the courts in various patent invalidation and administrative litigation cases. She has taken charge of many large and complex cases and is widely recognized and trusted by her clients for obtaining excellent results and for her excellent communication skills.
Dr. Li received a Ph.D. in Microbiology and Biochemical Pharmacy in 2005 from the Institute of Medical Biotechnology, Peking Union Medical College. Prior to that, she received both her bachelor's degree and MSc in Microbiology and Biochemical Pharmacy from Jilin University and Shenyang Pharmaceutical University as part of a joint program in 1999 and 2002, respectively.
Dr. Li is a member of the PRC Patent Bar and has obtained PRC bar qualification. Her working languages are Chinese, English, and Japanese.
We believe that the addition of Dr. Li Ying will further boost the firm's IP practice capabilities and competitiveness.
