Dr. Zhaobo Li

Paid Internship supervised by Dr. Jens Hammer and Dr. Klara Goldbach. Drafted opinions and responses in examination and opposition proceedings of EPO and assisted in infringement cases.

Paid internship in the IP department supervised by Dr. Oliver Pfaffenzeller. Assisted in researching patent laws and IP policies and drafted new applications.

Full-time work as a Chinese patent attorney, qualified since 2014. Represented international clients including GSK, Siemens, Total, Arcelormittal, Solvay, Nike, GE, 3M, Mitsubishi, SK Group and LG Chem. Focused on responding to Office Actions, drafting and translating new applications, invalidation, FTO analysis and assisting in infringement cases, in the fields of Chemistry, Pharmaceuticals, Biology, Materials, Engineering, Physics and Mechanics.

Full-time work as a patent examiner, performed substantive examination and reexamination of more than 300 patent applications mainly in the fields of Chemistry, Pharmaceuticals, Engineering and Materials. Focused on searching for prior art in all kinds of online databases/services, evaluating the discovered prior art, drafting and issuing Office Actions, assessing responses of applicants and eventually making granting or rejecting decisions.

European and US patent, trademark, copyright, competition laws and related IP laws. One-year program taught in English