Shaobin Zhu

About Shaobin Zhu

Shaobin Zhu represents clients in the technology industry, advising them on intellectual property (IP)(patent, trade secret, trademark, copyright, domain name) litigation in US district courts and Section 337 investigations at the US International Trade Commission (ITC). His experience encompasses all aspects of IP litigation, including formulating litigation strategies, coordinating US and China teams to execute the strategies, and conducting patent validity and infringement analysis, technical discovery and production, depositions, expert reports and depositions, Markman hearings, briefing, motion hearings, trials, and settlement negotiations. Shaobin is admitted to practice in California, New York, Washington, and United States Patent & Trademark Office. He guides clients through all stages of patent protection and invalidation in the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), including patenting strategies, patent application preparation, responses to office actions, and administrative post-grant proceedings challenging the validity of disputed patents at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB).Shaobin also counsels clients on opinion work, open-source software strategy, and international arbitration. He advises clients on IP licensing and transfer, including negotiating terms and conditions, conducting IP due diligence, and drafting and revising IP licensing/transfer agreements.Shaobin handles matters relating to a variety of technologies, including computer software, telecommunications, smartphones, artificial intelligence (AI), Internet of Things (IoT), semiconductors, video processing, internet television, LEDs, wearable devices, robotics, 3D printing, consumer electronics, and related electronics.Before joining DLA Piper, Shaobin was a partner in the IP litigation practice of two other global law firms. Early in his law career, he was a judicial extern to Judge John C. Coughenour of the US District Court for the Western District of Washington, where he recommended disposition, drafted legal memos, and proposed orders on a complex computer software patent case.Shaobin also previously worked as a software engineer where he developed client/server, multitier, internet, and database-related software applications. From 1994 to 1996, he served as a legal official at the Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office of the China State Council, and helped harmonize the laws of Hong Kong and Macao with Chinese Basic Laws.

Experience

1. Partner

   DLA Piper

   Nov 2024 — Present · Seattle, WA, US

   Itc) 337 itc 337 usptoptab

Education

• Iowa State University

  M.S., Computer Science

• Renmin University of China

  LL.M., Law

• University of Washington School of Law

  J.D., Intellectual Property Law

• Renmin University of China

  LL.B., Law

Skills

• Copyright Law
• Patent Litigation
• Ip
• Ip Litigation
• Business Strategy
• Patents
• E-Commerce
• Patent Applications
• Client Counseling
• Intellectual Property
• Patent Law
• Chinese
• Negotiation
• Trademarks
• Mandarin
• Patentability
• Trademark Infringement
• Trade Secrets
• Patent Portfolio Analysis
• Research
• Invention
• Licensing
• Due Diligence
• Telecommunications
• Patent Prosecution
• Prosecution
• Legal Writing
• Litigation