Overview:

1996 - 2001: worked as a lecturer in Peking University, China, teaching Organic Chemistry courses;

2004 - 2005: worked as a JST researcher and a post-doctor in Hokkaido university, Japan, engaging in the research of novel materials for Organic Light Emitting Devices (OLED);

2006-  now:   NTD Patent & Trademark Agency Ltd.  

Ms. ZHOU focuses mainly on the patent prosecution in China for oversea clients. Handled hundreds of patent filings, and the technical areas covered various fields of Chemistry, such as Organic, Inorganic, Metallic materials and functional polymer materials, batteries and drugs etc. Represented clients in many patent reexamination and invalidation cases. In addition, drafted many patent or utility model patent specifications for domestic clients and authorized PCT applications outside of China, such as in USA.

Ms. ZHOU posseses a strong interest in new techniques and can communicate with the inventors well, and provide good suggestions in the response of Office Action.

Education and Training:

• 2001-2004: Ph.D. degree，Pharmaceutical Department, Hokkaido University, Japan
• 1993-1996: M.S. degree, School of chemical engineering and materials, Beijing Institute of Technology, China
• 1989-1993: B.S. degree, Chemical Department, Anhui Normal University, China

Qualification:

Patent Attorney since 2008

Technical Areas:

Organic, Inorganic, Metallic materials and functional polymer materials, Batteries; Drugs foods; Coatings; Colors and dyes; Petroleum products and processes; etc.

Practice Areas:

Patent (patent drafting, patent prosecution and reexamination, patent invalidation, patent administrative litigation, patent infringement litigation, patent infringement searching and analyzing, due diligence investigation, consulting, patent licensing and technology transferring etc.)

Professional Affiliations:

All-China Patent Agents Association 

Working Language:

English, Japanese, Mandarin