Maria Li
Patent Attorney

Maria Li holds professional background in biology, chemistry and medicine. She has worked in intellectual property law firms for over 10 years and has extensive experience in providing the entire process of patent services in the fields of biology and medicine, as well as handling complex patent cases, including providing services of patent mining, patent strategy, patent search, patent drafting and application, response to examination opinions, reexamination, invalidation, FTO, and due diligence for domestic Biotech and foreign Pharma. Besides, she has worked in intellectual property management at pharmaceutical companies, possessing extensive experience in patent strategy, as well as trademark litigation. She possesses profound expertise in handling various cases in the biology and medical fields, including immunology, CAR-T, ADC, siRNA, gene editing, synthetic biology, and genomics.

+86 10 88369999
Patent & Technology
Beijing

Practice Focus

Technical field

  • Pharmaceutical Research and Development
  • Medical Devices
  • Genetic Technology
  • Biotechnology
  • Bioagriculture
  • Food Science

Years with IP Matters

  • 2013 until now 

Professional Experience

  • Chang Tsi & Partners   Patent Attorney
  • Mabwell (Shanghai) Bioscience Co., Ltd.   Patent Engineer
  • Beijing Konruns Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.   Senior IP Manager
  • LIU SHEN & ASSOCIATES   Patent Attorney
  • Wu, Feng & Zhang   Patent Attorney 
  • Peksung Intellectual Property Ltd.   Patent Attorney

 

Representative Cases

  • Managed hundreds of patent applications for renowned domestic and international pharmaceutical, food, agrochemical, and agricultural companies, including assisting clients with overseas patent filings across Europe, the US, Japan, South Korea, Canada, Australia, and other jurisdictions.
  • Representing a European biotechnology firm in patent invalidation proceedings.
  • Providing FTO (Freedom to Operate) services for a domestic biotechnology company.

Education

  • Nankai University  Microbiology  Master's Degree
  • Nankai University  Biological Sciences  Bachelor's Degree

Bar Admission

Chinese Patent Bar 

Languages

Chinese
English