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Hewen Zhao Senior Associate

Personal description



Hewen ZHAO is a Senior Counsel in the firm’s Beijing office. He has been practicing patent law since 2010. His experience includes patent prosecution, patent litigation, patent invalidation, and opinion work relating to patent infringement, patentability, FTO and validity analysis and other technology-related matters.


Hewen’s technical expertise covers electronic engineering, software, telecommunication, mechanical engineering, and business method. His active industry sectors include manufacturing, telecommunication operator, internet, machinery, medical and household devices, and semiconductor.

Hewen has rich experience in representing client before various district courts and administrative offices, higher courts and the Supreme Court, and handling invalidation case before SIPO. Prior to joining WANHUIDA, Hewen worked with a patent law firm, where he prosecuted hundreds of invention applications.


A select list of Janet’s work includes:


Representing a foreign SEP patent owner in infringement litigation in fields of wireless communication, semiconductor;
Representing a domestic company  to litigate patent in communication field before Shenzhen Intermediate Court, and defense patent validity before SIPO;
Representing a live broadcast platform operator to defense in series patent litigation before Beijing IP Office and Beijing IP Court;



A select list of publications Hewen authors or co-authors includes:


“Beijing IP Court enlists jurors with technical expertise in patent administrative proceedings”, author,China Business Law Journal, 2019




Qualification & Membership

China Bar

All-China Patent Attorneys Association (ACPAA)s




Education & Professional Training

M.E. in Information science & technology, Peking University

B.E. in Electronic engineering, Beijing Normal University

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