

Yingli Wang, Ph.D.
- Los Angeles
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Yingli’s practice encompasses the full cycle of intellectual property protection, and she provides holistic solutions and strategic planning to achieve clients’ business objectives.
Dr. Yingli Wang has represented clients at various stages in matters covering a wide range of technologies. Yingli’s practice includes procurement and management of global patent portfolios; strategic counseling on due diligence, patentability, and freedom to operate; inter partes review proceedings; and support in patent litigation. Yingli’s clients include startups, public and private research institutions, and large public companies. Representative technologies include biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, polymer and materials, and medical devices. She has extensive experience with small molecule, nucleic acid, and antibody therapeutics; genetic diagnostics; nucleic acid sequencing and detection; chemical processes; polymers; and nanotechnology. Yingli was trained as a bio-organic/polymer chemist. Her doctoral research focused on the synthesis of modified DNA and the investigation of the modification in DNA’s biological functions.
Areas of focus
Education & Credentials
Education
- University of Washington School of Law, J.D., 2008
- Northwestern University, Ph.D., Chemistry, 2004
- University of Maryland, Baltimore County, M.S., Chemistry, 1999
- University of Science & Technology of China, B.S., Chemistry, 1997
Bar and Court Admissions
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California
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U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Related Employment
- Perkins Coie LLP, Los Angeles, CA, Summer Associate, 2006 & 2007
Additional Languages
- Chinese - Cantonese
- Chinese - Mandarin
Professional Recognition
Recommended in Intellectual Asset Management Patent 1000: The World’s Leading Patent Professionals - China (Foreign Firms), 2021-2024
Recognized as notable practitioner (California) by Managing IP - IP Star, 2021-2022
Named as "Rising Star" by Managing IP - IP Star, 2019
Recognized by Chambers Asia-Pacific as notable practitioner - Life Sciences (International Firms), 2014-2015