Mingzhao Yang is the President of AFD China Intellectual Property Law Office, leading the firm’s strategic management and operation teams. He represents clients in various industries including electronic engineering, automation engineering, electrical engineering, computer technology, IT, mechanical engineering, instruments, medical devices, food and beverage industry, household products, semiconductors, materials, footwear, garment, tools, agricultural machinery and vehicle, etc.

Mingzhao focuses his practice on intellectual property matters including prosecution, post-grant proceedings, dispute solutions, litigation, and counseling. He is a patent attorney registered before the CNIPA and patent litigation attorney registered before the Supreme Court of China. Before becoming a patent attorney at AFD China, he had work experiences in firms as an IP legal assistant, patent engineer, department head, executive assistant, etc. Before practicing in IP industry, he had received systematic research and development training in an instrument research and development company.

Mingzhao obtained a Bachelor of Engineering degree in automation from Beijing University of Technology. He received trainings in IPR-related laws and patent and trademark practice at the China Intellectual Property Training Center and the All-China Patent Attorneys Association, legal training at several Legal Training Centers and copyright training at the China Copyright Protection Center.

Membership
China Intellectual Property Society
All-China Patent Attorneys Association
Capital Intellectual Property Services Association
Beijing Patent Attorneys Association
International Trademark Association
Licensing Executives Society International
International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (AIPPI)