Patent Attorney
Lina Zhao started her career as a patent agent in 2011. Her practice includes patent drafting, patent prosecution, patent mining, patent portfolio management, patent searches, patent analysis, patent reexamination, patent invalidation, and third-party observations. Her technical fields cover biomedicine and health, agricultural and food technologies, as well as environmental and energy technologies. Before joining Chang Tsi & Partners, she worked as an IP specialist at a biotechnology company specializing in gene editing and delivery vectors, where sheaccumulated extensive and solid experience in patents and technical skills. Lina Zhao holds both a patent agent license and a lawyer qualification, enabling her to provide practical and effective services tailored to clients' needs. Throughout her career, she has handled over 700 patent application cases.
Technical Fields
- Semiconductor Technology
- Manufacturing Processes
- Pharmaceutical Research and Development
- Medical Devices
- Genetic Technology
- Biotechnology
- Organic Chemistry
- Inorganic Chemistry
- Polymer Chemistry
- Environmental Chemistry
- Artificial Intelligence
- Environmental Protection
- Water Treatment Technology
- Bioagriculture
- Food Science
- Aquaculture.
Years with IP Matters
2011 until now
Number of Patent Applications Drafted or Prosecuted
More than 700 patent applications
Professional Experiences
Patent Agent, Chang Tsi & Partners, Beijing, China
IP Expert, Genebio, China （2022-2023）
Patent Attorney & Partner, Beijing Chongzhi Intellectual Property Agency Co., Ltd（2019-2022）
Patent Attorney, Chofn IP（2013-2019）
Research Assistant, Tsinghua University（2012-2013）
Representative Clients
- Top 10 global pharmaceutical enterprises
- Globally renowned biochemical enterprises
- Globally known aircraft manufacturer
- Well-known Chinese dairy company
Representative Cases
- We conducted in-depth research on the patent protection situation in the field of gene editing in Europe, the United States, Japan, and medium-sized countries, and provided in-depth FTO analysis and recommendations for enterprises to avoid patent infringement risks early on for their research and development.
- In terms of carrier delivery, the authorization of liposome patents by internationally renowned companies was successfully prevented by submitting public opinions (or third-party opinions), and the applicant did not request a re-examination.
- Conducted in-depth research on the patent war between Daiichi and SGI regarding ADC drugs.
- Successfully obtained authorization for the re-examination of a pharmaceutical use patent for a domestic university, safeguarding the rights and interests of the client.
- Successfully invalidating a design patent for a well-known Wine company in China, and cleared the patent barrier for the company's new product launching.
- On the eve of the listing abroad of a smart-home company, we assisted the company in analyzing multiple patents of its competitor and filed invalidation requests. Cooperating with lawyers to force the competitors to sign settlement agreements and the company successfully listing abroad according to the plan.
Education
Master of Cell Biology, Nankai University (2012)
Bachelor of Biology, Northeast Agricultural University (2009)
Bar Admission
China Patent Agent
Languages
Chinese
English
