About
Xiaoling Duan is a partner at Wanhuida Intellectual Property and a patent attorney with more than 30 years’ experience, focusing on chemicals, chemical engineering, pharmaceuticals, materials science and the food industry. She previously served 12 years at the predecessor of the China National Intellectual Property Administration as a senior patent examiner and deputy director of an examination division and is listed by CNIPA as one of the National Intellectual Property Leading Individuals.
Practice areas
Intellectual PropertyLitigation
Office
Expertise
ChemicalsChemical EngineeringPharmaceuticalsMaterials ScienceFood IndustryPatent ProsecutionRe-examination & InvalidationPatent LitigationPatent Strategy
Education
- B.S. in Applied Chemistry, Beijing Technology and Business University, 1985
- M.S. in Fine Chemical Engineering, Beijing Technology and Business University, 1988
- LL.M. study (joint program), Renmin University of China and City University of Hong Kong, 2003–2006
- Training at John Marshall Law School
Admissions
- Patent Attorney (qualified for prosecution and litigation, China)
- Judicial Appraiser (China)
- Designated Training Instructor by CNIPA and ACPAA
Languages
EnglishChinese