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Ms. Feng ZOU is a senior Chinese patent agent with extensive practice experience in foreign-related patent matters.

Ms. Feng ZOU is a senior Chinese Patent Attorney with full professional proficiency in both Chinese and English. She has extensive experience in handling patent matters across a broad range of technical fields, including pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, medical devices, biotechnology, and chemical engineering. Her practice focuses on patent drafting and prosecution, particularly the preparation of high-quality patent application documents and responses to Office Actions, with substantial experience in complex matters such as patent reexamination, patent invalidation, and freedom-to-operate (FTO) analyses. Ms. Feng ZOU has extensive experience in foreign-related patent matters, having represented a broad range of clients, including multinational corporations such as Merck, DuPont, LOréal, 3M, and AstraZeneca, as well as leading domestic enterprises such as Sinopec, advising on patent prosecution in China and international patent filings.

Over the course of her career, Ms. Feng ZOU has handled thousands of patent matters, including patent filings, reexamination proceedings, invalidation proceedings, prior art searches, and legal advisory matters. She provides comprehensive intellectual property services, including technical analysis, interpretation of relevant laws and regulations, and coordination of multi-party communications. Her practice is client-focused, with a strong emphasis on risk management and the protection of clients legitimate interests.

Ms. Feng ZOU holds a dual technical background in pharmacy and chemistry, combining strong technical insight with rigorous legal analytical skills. Identifying key issues in complex technologies, particularly in the pharmaceutical field, Ms. Feng ZOU delivers practical and tailored intellectual property solutions to both multinational and domestic clients.

Representative Matters

Representing multinational clients, including Merck, DuPont, L'Oréal, 3M, and AstraZeneca, in patent prosecution matters for international applications entering the Chinese national phase, including developing prosecution strategies, responding to office actions, and liaising with examiners to advance applications to allowance.
Representing a domestic client in patent drafting and prosecution for technologies concerning small-molecule receptor agonists for diabetes.
Representing a domestic client in patent drafting and prosecution for technologies concerning small-molecule kinase inhibitors for neurodegenerative diseases.
Representing a domestic client in patent drafting and prosecution for technologies concerning antiviral small-molecule protein inhibitors.
Representing a domestic client in patent drafting and prosecution for technologies concerning small-molecule kinase inhibitors for immune and inflammatory diseases.
Representing a domestic client in patent drafting and prosecution for technologies concerning ligand-conjugated targeted drug delivery.
Representing a domestic client in patent drafting and prosecution for technologies concerning neuromuscular blocking injectable formulations.
Representing a domestic client in patent drafting and prosecution for technologies concerning feminine hygiene products.
Representing a domestic client in patent drafting and prosecution for technologies concerning collagen peptides for cosmetic and skin care.
Representing a domestic client in patent drafting and prosecution for fusion protein-related technologies.
Assisting a domestic client with third-party observations on Chinese patent applications for technologies concerning small-molecule kinase inhibitors.
Assisting a domestic client with third-party observations on Chinese patent applications for technologies concerning injectable aqueous formulations.
Assisting a domestic client with third-party observations on Chinese patent applications for technologies concerning manufacturing processes of radionuclide complex solutions.
Assisting a domestic client with pre-project FTO searches for technologies concerning antiviral nasal sprays.
Assisting a domestic client with FTO analyses for technologies concerning targeted drug delivery systems.
Assisting a domestic client with patentability analyses and drafting an English analysis report for injectable formulation-related technologies.
Assisting a domestic client with patent coverage and stability analysis on licensed patents for technologies concerning small-molecule drugs for uterine fibroids.
Representing a domestic client in invalidation proceedings on patents for technologies concerning small-molecule drugs for hyperuricemia.

Education

Peking University, Bachelor of Science in Pharmaceutical Chemistry, 1997
Peking University, Master of Science in Organic Chemistry, 2000

Qualifications

Chinese Patent Agent Qualification, 2002

Practices

Patent Prosecution, Patent Litigation, Due Diligence

Industries

Small-Molecule Drugs, Pharmaceutical Formulations, Polymorphs, Synthesis Processes, Biopharmaceuticals, Diagnostics, Cosmetics and Personal Care, Agrochemicals, Food Technology, Polymer Materials, Chemical Engineering, Medical Devices, Biotechnology

Languages

Chinese (native), English and French