Lili Cao

Partner , Liu, Shen & Associates

Lili Cao is a partner at Liu, Shen & Associates. She has extensive experience in patent prosecution, re-examination and invalidation and patent-related administrative litigation and infringement lawsuits, especially in the fields of pharmaceuticals, chemistry and biology. She has represented several large international companies in renowned invalidation cases.

Dr Cao started her IP career with Liu, Shen & Associates in 2005 and qualified as a patent attorney in 2007. She is a member of the All-China Patent Agents Association and her working languages include Chinese, English and Japanese.

Dr Cao obtained her BS in pharmacy (1996) and PhD in pharmacology (2005) from Shenyang Pharmaceutical University (China). She received further training in US patent law at John Marshall Law School in 2010.