Frontiers in Pharmaceutical Sciences Lecture Series - No. 176

Topic：The Application of Patent Right and Patent Information Analysis in Pharmaceutical Practice

Speaker：Senior Partner, Patent Attorney, Mr. Huang Ze-Xiong, Boss & Young Patent & Trademark Attorneys.

Chair：Prof. Yong Zou, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Sun Yat-Sen University.

Time：Wednesday, April 16th, 2014, 10:00 a.m.

Venue：125 Meeting Room, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, East Campus, SYSU.

Introduction to the speaker:

Mr. Huang Ze-xiong graduated from NanjingUniversity in 1981, and subsequently worked in the petro-chemical scientific academy of the head office of SINOPEC, whilst completing his dissertation and graduate studies towards obtaining a master's degree in chemical engineering. He joined the Patent & Trademark Law Office of the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT) in 1988, and remained in this office until July 2001.

He is one of the most experienced patent attorneys in the Boss & Young Beijing Office. He has obtained diverse patent law and attorney experience from a number of English and German patent offices, and is fluent in the English and German languages. He has studied and worked in QueenMaryCollege in London, the European Patent Office, and Grunecker Kinkeldey Stockmair & Schwanhauser Rechtssozietat in Munich. In 2003, he joined Boss & Young Patent & Trademark Attorneys as a partner.

To date, he has acted as attorney for more than 300 clients in over 2,000 cases involving domestic and international patent applications, and numerous matters concerning international patent cancellations and nullifications, patent-related analyses, as well as patent infringements and litigation. His clients include foreign and Chinese enterprises such as the ChineseAcademy of Sciences, SINOPEC, the Beijing Institute of Clothing Technology, Exxon-Mobil Corporation, Dow Chemical Corporation, P&G Inc, Union Carbide Corporation, BASF AG, Hoechst AG, Cannon Inc, Kao Corporation, Novartis AG, and others. He has accumulated diverse practical work experience, and is extremely knowledgeable in the area of patent law. He has built a longstanding and reputable relationship based on trust with his clients. Further, he has also built an excellent working relationship with the examinations department of the Patent Bureau.

His working languages are Chinese, English and German.

All are welcome to the lecture!