IP Expert

Overview

Dr. Deshan Li joined a large patent and trademark law firm in 1996. As a patent attorney, attorney at law and director of the electrical department of that firm, Li has been very active in patent procurement and patent enforcement and accumulated extensive practical experience. He has successfully dealt with quite a number of difficult patent prosecution and litigation cases. Li’s practice focuses on the technical fields of image processing, telecommunication, computer science and automation, etc. He also counsels clients on patent validity, patentability and infringement issues. In 2007, he joined Unitalen and is responsible for the management of foreign patent business.

Li has been actively engaged in patent theory and practice research and published many articles in influential IP magazines, such as Intellectual Property. He is the co-author of “Chinese Patent Course”. In addition, he publishes the translation work, Business Patent Strategy. He also speaks frequently about Chinese patent law and practice at international conferences and seminars.

Li has been invited as a patent law expert by the China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA, formerly SIPO) to join in drafting the amendment of China’s patent law and its implementing regulations. A research group instructed by Li has conducted extensive study on patent law treaties and got high praise from CNIPA.