Intellectual Property 2024
Section 337 investigation before the ITC
Defended a Section 337 investigation before the ITC alleging patent infringement in imported consumer electronics.
No violation found; no exclusion order issued.
People / Mei-Lin Zhang
Bio
Mei-Lin Zhang is the partner chairing the firm's Asia IP practice. She prosecutes patents before the USPTO, EPO, and CNIPA, and has tried patent cases in the U.S. District Courts and the Federal Circuit. Her recent matters include the defense of a Section 337 investigation before the ITC and a patent portfolio acquisition worth $1.2 billion.
Mei-Lin joined the firm in 2006. She holds a PhD in electrical engineering.
Matters (3)
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- Intellectual Property 2023
Patent portfolio acquisition worth $1.2B
Acted for the acquirer on the purchase of a global patent portfolio spanning 4,200 assets across 14 jurisdictions.
Closed in 4 months; full chain of title confirmed post-close.
- Intellectual Property 2024
Patent litigation before the Federal Circuit
Defended a pharmaceutical company in patent litigation before the Federal Circuit, on appeal from a District Court claim construction.
Federal Circuit reversed; claims construed in client's favor.