Senior Attorney
YAO YAO
Senior Attorney
Yao’s practice integrates multiple disciplines of IP law,
including the analysis, enforcement,
and prosecution of patents and trademarks.
She develops and manages global IP portfolios
including the analysis, enforcement,
and prosecution of patents and trademarks.
She develops and manages global IP portfolios
YAO YAO
Yao’s practice integrates multiple disciplines of IP law, including the analysis, enforcement, and prosecution of patents and trademarks.
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CREDENTIALS
Bar Admissions
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
State of Michigan
Practicing law in China
Patent bar in China
State of Michigan
Practicing law in China
Patent bar in China
Education
Fordham Law School
Shanghai University
Shanghai University
Memberships and Associations
Michigan Intellectual Property Law Association
Oakland County Bar Association
Shanghai Bar Association
Oakland County Bar Association
Shanghai Bar Association
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Newsletter February/March 2025
The February/March edition of our newsletter is now available. Here is a brief glance at what you will find in this edition: “Don’t copy that”, “When private sales don’t count as public di...
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ARTICLES
Blake Schmidt recently published an interesting article in IPLS Proceedings
Blake Schmidt recently published an interesting article in IPLS Proceedings published by the State Bar of Michigan. Blake explained an important rule change proposed by the USPTO that, if implemente...
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SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS
Shannon Smith was a featured speaker on Intellectual Property Law
Shannon Smith was a featured speaker on Intellectual Property Law at the Davidson Fellowship for Entrepreneurs in Digital Health, a program sponsored by Henry Ford Health Systems....
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Yao Yao
Senior Attorney
Yao’s practice integrates multiple disciplines of IP law, including the analysis, enforcement, and prosecution of patents and trademarks. She develops and manages global IP portfolios for corporate clients and universities. She has also overseen and instructed foreign counsel as they prosecute patent applications and enforce IP in China.
A licensed patent attorney and patent agent in China, and she has been practicing IP law in China for nearly 10 years. Yao has extensive experience in IP litigation, enforcement, and prosecution in China. She regularly works with chemical and mechanical technologies. Yao regularly handles patent applications related to chemical and mechanical technologies.
She received a Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering from Shanghai University. Yao obtained her law degrees from Fordham Law School and Shanghai University. She is a Chinese national and fluent in both Mandarin and Shanghainese. Yao is admitted to practice law in the United States as well as in China. Her background, language ability, global legal skills, and IP knowledge enable her to provide invaluable assistance to clients as they develop global IP strategies to protect the companies’ innovations and maximize IP portfolio value.
A licensed patent attorney and patent agent in China, and she has been practicing IP law in China for nearly 10 years. Yao has extensive experience in IP litigation, enforcement, and prosecution in China. She regularly works with chemical and mechanical technologies. Yao regularly handles patent applications related to chemical and mechanical technologies.
She received a Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering from Shanghai University. Yao obtained her law degrees from Fordham Law School and Shanghai University. She is a Chinese national and fluent in both Mandarin and Shanghainese. Yao is admitted to practice law in the United States as well as in China. Her background, language ability, global legal skills, and IP knowledge enable her to provide invaluable assistance to clients as they develop global IP strategies to protect the companies’ innovations and maximize IP portfolio value.
