Lingling Tan

Senior Patent Attorney

Patent

Primary office

Beijing

Telephone

Practice focus

Patent

Experience

Ms. Tan’s technical areas of expertise include polymer materials, chemical engineering, energy and innovative materials, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics and food. Throughout more than a decade of work at Beijing East IP, she has accumulated rich practical experience in preparation and prosecution of patent applications (including domestic patent applications, PCT applications and overseas applications), patent drafting, patent patent reexamination and invalidation, as well as patent searches.

Representative client assisted by Ms. Tan over the years include DSM, SWIMC LLC, CALT, Guangdong Hurun, and other well-known domestic and international companies.

Education

Bachelor’s Degree, Polymer Materials and Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology
Master’s Degree, Materials Science, Beijing Institute of Technology

Admissions

Patent Attorney

Languages

Mandarin Chinese (native)
English (fluent)

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