Yongjia Zhou

Associate, China Patent Attorney
M.Sc. Optics

Yongjia is a qualified China Patent Attorney specialising in electronics, semiconductors, telecommunications, computer science and information communication technology.

He has extensive experience across these technical areas with patent prosecution, office actions, re-examination, invalidation and strategic advice for patent filings and portfolio management.

Contact information

Visiting address:

Suite 7-1, Floor 7, Block D, Guanghualu SOHO 2
9 Guanghua Road, Chaoyang District
100020, PRC Beijing, China
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Extended profile

Yongjia has been working in private practice for over 15 years and before that as a Software Engineer for a Japanese multinational. He graduated with a B.Sc. in Applied Physics and an M.Sc. in Optics.

Yongjia’s contentious experience includes several high-profile China patent litigation cases. This stems from his time at a specialised patent litigation law firm. He also regularly assists clients with freedom to operate and infringement analysis as part of his contentious work.

He has worked with clients spanning across multinational corporations to state-owned and private companies. These include leading electronics corporations, multinational digital communications corporations, leading airplane and automotive manufacturers, as well as home appliance and consumer manufacturers.

Practices

  • Analyses & searches
  • IP due diligence
  • IP Strategy
  • Litigation
  • Patents
  • Prosecution
  • Utility models

Industries

  • Automotive
  • Electronics
  • Energy
  • Manufacturing & process technology
  • Mechanics
  • Software & IT
  • Telecom

Languages

  • Chinese (Mandarin
  • English

Education

  • M.Sc. Optics, Harbin Institute of Technology, China, 2007
  • B.Sc. Applied Physics, Northeast Forestry University, China, 2005

Memberships

  • All China Patent Attorneys Association (ACPAA)