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Overview
Introduction
Yingli provides holistic solutions and strategic planning to help her clients achieve their business objectives.
Dr. Yingli Wang represents clients at various stages in matters involving a broad range of technologies. Her practice includes procuring and managing global patent portfolios; strategic counseling on due diligence, patentability, and freedom to operate; inter partes review proceedings; and support in patent litigation.
Yingli advises startups, public and private research institutions, and large public companies. Her experience spans biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, polymers and materials, and medical devices. She has additional experience with small molecules, nucleic acid, and antibody therapeutics; genetic diagnostics; nucleic acid sequencing and detection; chemical processes; polymers; and nanotechnology.
Yingli was trained as a bio-organic and polymer chemist. Her doctoral research focused on the synthesis of modified DNA and the investigation of modification in DNA’s biological functions.
Education & credentials
- 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
- California
- U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
- Perkins Coie LLP, Los Angeles, CA, Summer Associate, 2006 & 2007
Professional recognition
Recommended in Intellectual Asset Management Patent 1000: The World’s Leading Patent Professionals - China (Foreign Firms), 2021-2025
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
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News Perkins Coie is pleased to announce that 39 of its Intellectual Property (IP) lawyers were recognized by Intellectual Asset Management in the 2026 IAM Patent 1000 list, which recognizes the world's leading, best-in-class patent professionals.
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