Dr. Ping Li

Dr. Ping Li is a European and German patent attorney. Ping has extensive experience in representing international clients before the European Patent Office (EPO), the Unified Patent Court (UPC), the German Federal Patent Court, and German district courts in patent grant, opposition, revocation, and infringement proceedings. Her work covers all aspects of patent prosecution, including drafting, examination, opposition, and appeal proceedings at the EPO. She has worked on numerous invalidity and infringement matters and is experienced in conducting IP due diligence and freedom-to-operate analyses, as well as providing patent validity opinions and advice on supplementary protection certificates (SPCs). Ping represents international clients across the United States, Europe, and Asia in all fields of technology, including biotechnology; life science; lithium-ion battery technology; organic, inorganic, and polymer chemistry; materials chemistry; renewable energy; biofuel production; nanotechnology, adhesive, and paper technology; as well as computer-implemented inventions.

Ping is a synthetic and biophysical chemist by training, with technical experience spanning various areas of chemistry, including organic and inorganic synthesis, NMR (nuclear magnetic resonance) spectroscopy, mass spectrometry, electron microscopy, and radioactive labelling. Her doctoral research at the Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry in Göttingen led to several peer-reviewed publications, including a first-author publication in the journal Science in 2007. Drawing on her extensive scientific background, Ping brings a deep understanding of inventions across a wide range of technological fields.

Ping is a member of the Institute of Professional Representatives before the European Patent Office (epi), the German Patent Bar Association, the International Federation of Intellectual Property Attorneys, and the German Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (GRUR).