Alexander Zhang
Senior Patent Engineer

With years of deep expertise in design patents, he spent nearly six years as a design patent examiner at the CNIPA. Holding both bachelor's and master's degrees in Industrial Design, he uniquely combines a legal perspective with design language, enabling highly efficient communication with domestic and international designers and an accurate grasp of design essentials.

Since joining Chang Tsi, he has served as an attorney in the Design Team, managing the full lifecycle of design patents. His practice covers patent application filing, responses to office actions, patent search reports and patent evaluation reports, portfolio strategy, as well as invalidation proceedings and administrative litigation.

His dual perspective as both a former senior examiner and a practicing attorney allows him to anticipate examination risks in advance, tailoring comprehensive and robust prosecution and enforcement strategies for clients.

 

+86 10 88369999
Patent & Technology / Design
Beijing

Practice Areas

  • Patent & Technology
  • Design
  • Patent Dispute & Invalidity
  • IP Strategy & Risk Management

Technical Fields

  • Mechanical Design
  • Design Patent

Years with IP Matters

2019 until now

Professional Experience

Chang Tsi & Partners   Design Patent Attorney
China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA)   Patent Examiner

 

Representative Cases

  • Served as a design patent examiner at the CNIPA, examining and processing over 20,000 design patent applications, primarily in the fields of ornaments, toys, packaging, and jewelry.
  • Acted as the lead evaluator for design patent evaluation reports, conducting prior art searches and drafting hundreds of official reports, with a focus on machinery, packaging, and tableware.
  • Successfully prosecuted hundreds of design patent applications as a patent agent, providing services to multiple Fortune 500 companies, including leading automotive manufacturers, sportswear brands, and cleaning equipment corporations.
  • Represented renowned clients in the handicraft and tool industries in design patent invalidation proceedings, successfully retrieving critical prior art, and participated in comparative patent analysis for multiple design patent infringement litigations and administrative lawsuits.

Education

Beijing Forestry University   M.A. in Industrial Design

Languages

Chinese
English