Dr. Xiaobin Zong

Deputy Manager

Patent

Primary office

Beijing

Telephone

Practice focus

Patent

Experience

Dr. Xiaobin ZONG joined Beijing East IP in 2005.

With over 20 years of experience, Dr. ZONG has successfully handled more than 2,000 patent applications on behalf of many renowned Fortune 500 U.S., European, and Japanese corporations. Dr. ZONG also actively assists our Chinese clients in global filings outside of China.

In addition to patent prosecution, Dr. ZONG represents our clients in contentious patent infringement matters, including asserting claims against Chinese and foreign infringers, as well as defending infringement claims asserted by adverse parties.

Education

Tsinghua University, Optical Engineering, Doctoral Degree
Tsinghua University, Precision Instruments and Mechanics, Bachelor Degree

Admissions

Patent Attorney
PRC Attorney-At-Law

Languages

Mandarin Chinese (native)
English (fluent)

Recent Insights

Introduction to the “Guidelines for Patent Applications Involving Standards”

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2025 China Patent Survey Report

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Research on the Criteria for Subject Matter Eligibility of AI-related Inventions

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