Areas of practice
Mr. Chen Wenping specialises in patent protection.
His patent practice covers pharmaceutical chemistry, bio-technology, medical materials and devices, and organic chemistry, including synthetic and natural pharmaceuticals, antibiotics, biochemistry, microorganisms, enzyme and protein engineering, genetic engineering, fine chemicals, coatings, cosmetics, detergents and agrochemicals, among others.
Mr. Chen regularly represents well-known multinational corporations in patent invalidations and requests for cancellation, and advises on patent application/inquiry/search, patent re-examinations and invalidations, patent infringement analyses, patent administrative and legal proceedings, administrative investigations of patent infringement, licensing and assignment of patent and know-how, and other matters related to patents.
Mr. Chen has been ranked as a “Leading Individual” by Chambers Asia Pacific Guide for years in the area of intellectual property.
Work experience
Mr. Chen Wenping joined King & Wood Mallesons in 2001. Prior to this, he was a patent attorney for 8 years at the Patent & Trademark Law Office of the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade.
He received his B.Sc in Biochemistry from Shanghai Medical Science University and his M.Sc in Bio-pharmaceutics from the Peking Union Medical College. Mr. Chen was admitted as a patent attorney in 1996 and as an attorney-at-law in 2000.
He is proficient in Chinese, English, and French.
