Mr. ZHOU Zhongqi
| Qualification: | Patent
Attorney since 1986 Attorney-at-Law 1992 |
| Education and Training: | Bachelor Degree in Chemical Engineering
from Tianjin University in 1984 Diplolma in English language from Beijing Teacher’s College in 1985 Master Degree in Law from University of International Business and Economics in 1993 Trained in law firm in Washington D.C., USA in 1989 Trained in law firm in Washington D.C., USA in 1999 |
| Professional Experience: | Joined CCPIT Patent and Trademark Law Office in 1984 Director of Chemical Division of the firm from 1992 to 1998 Director of New York Office of the firm form 1998 to 2001 Assistant President since 2002 |
| Technical Field: | Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Pharmaceuticals, and Agrochemicals. |
| Practice Area: | Mr. Zhou's practice focuses mainly on prosecution, litigation, enforcement, and licensing of patent, trademark and other intellectual property related matters. He has successfully represented many major corporations, especially foreign and domestic chemical companies and pharmaceutical companies, in patent prosecution and litigation. When he worked in New York Office of the firm, he provided extensive and intensive consultation on the Chinese intellectual property laws to US companies and law firms. He acquired knowledge of US intellectual property laws and practice. In addition to be a practitioner, Mr. Zhou dedicated a lot of his time and energy to the operation of the firm. As Assistant President, his responsibility, among others, is to coordinate trademark related business of the firm. |
| Affiliation: | Vice President of China Trademark Association A Council Member of China Consumers' Association A Council Member of China Intellectual Property Society Member of Chinese Group of AIPPI, LES China, All China Patent Agents Association, All China Lawyers Association, Chinese Association of Copyright |
| Publication and Presentation: | Co-Author: "Chinese Patent Course" Patent Documentation Publishing House, 1994; Author: "Basic Features of Temporary Protection of Patent Rights and Its Enforcement" China Patent Agency, Vol. 2, I995; Author: "Infringement Found With Invalid Consent" China Trade Review, March. 27, 1995 Author: “Study on Statutory Time Limit for Patent Infringement Litigation” China Patent Agency, Vol. 1, 1996 Author: “Application of the Procedure of Advance Execution in Patent Infringement Litigation” Intellectual Property, Vol. 1, 1996 Author: “General Principles for Assuming Civil Liability of Patent Infringement” China Patent Agency, Vol. 4, 1996 Author: “Principle of First to Invent of the United States and the World Trade Organization” China Patent Agency, Vol. 3, 2000 Author: “Conflicts of Domain Name Registration and Trademark Rights” China Intellectual Property News, April 5, 2000 Author: "A Latest Decisions an Patent Dispute Made by the Supreme Court of the United States" Intellectual Property, Vol. 1, 2003. |
| Language: | Chinese and English |