Yunlai Zha

Dr. Yunlai Zha is an associate in the Intellectual Property Practice Group in the firm's Silicon Valley office.

Areas of Practice

Product counseling and IP Advice: Yunlai advises companies on their diverse needs on intellectual property matters, including global patent procurement and portfolio management, IP license and agreement, invalidity patent analysis, non-infringement patent analysis, freedom-to-operate, IP asset due diligence, open source license and compliance, trade secret protection and compliance, etc.

Patent prosecution and litigation: Yunlai's practice includes patent prosecution and litigation and focuses on software and hardware applications in blockchain, Web 3.0, crypto, machine learning, artificial intelligence (AI), virtual reality (VR), semiconductors, optical devices, telecommunications, medical devices, robotics, and clean energy and renewables.

Articles

Blockchain and Cryptocurrency: Law of the Ledger

• "Money Laundering and High-Value Art: Treasury’s Study Discusses Financial Crimes and NFTs," March 2, 2022

Intellectual Property Law Blog Posts

• "USPTO’s Pilot Program for Deferring Subject Matter Eligibility Response," January 24, 2022

• "Patent Protection on AI Inventions," August 30, 2021

• "Distinguish “Smart Contract” From Abstract Idea To Pass Blockchain Patentability Scrutiny," March 29, 2021

• "Blockchain Patentability Through The Lens Of A Recent PTAB Decision," March 3, 2021

China Law Update Blog

• "美国专利商标局专利主体资格延迟回复的试点项目," January 25, 2022

Fintech Blog

• "Treasury’s Study Discusses Financial Crimes and NFTs," February 23, 2022

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