From 2007 to 2011, Mr. Mao worked in the Patent Reexamination Board of the State Intellectual Property Office, mainly engaged in patent invalidation procreedings and administrative litigations.
Mr. Mao joined King & Wood in 2011. He has been engaged in intellectual property litigations since then, including patent litigations, trade secrets litigations, intellectual property due diligence, etc.
Mr. Mao obtained his B.Sc. degree in Electronic Information Engineering in 2004 and LL.M. degree in Intellectual Property Law in 2007 from Wuhan University, and Executive Master of Business Administration (EMBA) in 2023 from Tsinghua University.
He was admitted to the P.R. China bar in 2007 and became a Chinese patent attorney in 2010.
Mr. Mao specializes in patent invalidation proceedings, patent and trade secrets infringement litigations. He provides legal services in patent validity analysis, I.P. litigations, and I.P. due diligence as well.
Mr. Mao represents renowned multinational companies to win high-profile cases before the Supreme People’s Court, some of which were among the Supreme People’s Court’s Top 10 Intellectual Property cases. He has represented famous multinational corporations, especially telecommunications companies, in disputes involving royalty rates for standard-essential patents, trade secrets, and software patents in Beijing, Shanghai, and Jiangsu courts.