Le Liu

Senior Patent Attorney
Patent

Primary office

Beijing

Practice focus

Patent

Experience

Mr. Liu is a patent attorney in the firm’s Japanese & Korean division, who primarily handles patent practices for clients from China, Japan, and Korea.

Prior to joining East IP, Mr. Liu accumulated extensive practical experience in an intellectual property agency for over 6 years. Mr. Liu is well-versed in Chinese, Japanese and Korea patent laws and patent practices, and is currently involved in patent specification preparation, dealing with office actions (OA), reexaminations, invalidation, and counseling on strategy.

Mr. Liu has handled 700 patent applications in China, Japan and Korea covering a wide range of fields including batteries, rubber, resins, chemical industry, medicine, cosmetics, biopolymers, inorganic materials and machinery, which has earned him considerable praise from domestic and international clients.

Education

  • Bachelor Degree Pharmaceutical Engineering, Huanggang Normal University
  • Master Degree in Pharmacy, Peking University

Admissions

  • Patent Attorney

Languages

  • Mandarin Chinese (native)
  • English (fluent)
  • Japanese (fluent)
  • German (fluent)
  • Korean (fluent)

Recent Insights

The China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) recently issued a 2025 Work Plan for Administrative IP Protection which contains provisions on strengthening protection....
CNIPA recently issued a document setting out recommendations to patent attorneys with respect to the drafting of patent applications....
Premier Li Qiang signed a State Council decree unveiling a set of regulations on resolving foreign-related IP disputes....