Professional Experience

Before joining Merits & Tree, Mr. Tang worked in China Patent Agency and King & Wood Mallesons as patent attorney and attorney at law. He also had worked in SIPO as a patent examiner and qualified as associate professor in patent examination. Mr. Tang has more than 10 years of practical experience in technical and legal services.

Mr. Tang helped many industry-leading clients in the fields of medical health, chemistry, chemical engineering, materials, and life sciences, to deal with patent and technology secrets affairs in China, and provide various legal services, including drafting, responding to Office Actions, prior art search, Freedom to Operate search and analysis, infringement analysis, litigation and dispute resolution. Mr. Tang also represented many clients before Patent Reexamination Board and the courts in various patent invalidation, administrative litigation, and civil infringement cases.

Education

LL.M., China University of Political Science and Law

Ph.D.in Biochemistry and molecular biology, Tsinghua University

Visiting Scholar, Notre Dame University

Qualifications

Mr. Tang has been admitted to practice in the People's Republic of China and has received the qualification of a patent agent in China.