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AWA Asia’s patent team expands with new hire Hai Liu

We are pleased to announce that Hai Liu will join AWA Asia as a Senior Patent Attorney.

Hai is a China qualified patent attorney and brings over a decade of experience working with China patents to the team in Beijing.

Educated in both China and the US, his technical experience and focus lies primarily within the life sciences sector.

Before joining AWA Asia, Hai worked at leading Chinese intellectual property firms, advising domestic and multinational corporations, universities and research institutes.

He is familiar with patent practices in the US and EU and has worked closely with Chinese pharmaceutical companies on invention extractions, filing strategies, validity searches and infringement analysis.

CEO and Principal Counsel of AWA Asia Ai-Leen Lim comments: “Hai brings a wealth of China and international experience to our patent team in Beijing and his industry experience within both the chemistry and life sciences sectors compliments the full-service offering we provide to our clients. I am delighted to see the patent team expanding so quickly after it launched almost two years ago.”

Please click here to view Hai Liu’s full biography.