Yuexin Duan

Senior Patent Attorney
IP Consultation

Primary office

Beijing

Practice focus

Intellectual Property Consultation

Experience

Ms. Duan earned her Master’s Degree in 2015 and subsequently joined a leading Beijin IP firm where she specialized in patent services. In 2017, she transitioned to Beijing East IP Ltd., continuing her work on patent filing and prosecution, and began focusing on strategics patent consulting in 2021.

Throughout her decade-long career in the field of intellectual property, Ms. Duan has gained extensive experience in patent applications, patent searches, patent infringement analysis, patent invalidity analysis, FTO (Freedom to Operate) patent search and analysis, and EoU (Evidence of Use) patent due diligence.

Education

  • Bachelor’s Degree, Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University of Technology
  • Master’s Degree, Chemical Engineering, Beijing Institute of Petrochemical Technology

Admissions

  • Patent Attorney
  • PRC Attorney-at-Law

Languages

  • Mandarin Chinese (native)
  • English (fluent)

Recent Insights

A recent judgment issued by the Shanghai IP Court (“SIPC”) clarifies how the PRC Anti-Unfair Competition Law (“AUCL”) can be applied to parties that...
The revised law will enter into effect on October 15, 2025. While the new law introduces a number of changes impacting a wide range...
This Law is formulated to promote the healthy development of the socialist market economy, encourage and protect fair competition, prevent and stop unfair competition,...