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Zhongpu Wu | Patent Attorney

Dip.Elec.E., Dip.Law, Grad.Dip.Com.Law, LL.M., China Specialist

Zhongpu Wu

Areas of Expertise

  • Patents
  • Designs
  • Biotechnology
  • Chemical Engineering
  • Chemistry
  • Clean Technology
  • Electrical & Electronic Engineering
  • Information & Communications Technology
  • Life Sciences
  • Materials Science
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Medical Devices
  • Nanotechnology
  • Pharmaceuticals
  • Physics

Mr Wu is a China Specialist based in the firm's Melbourne Office. In conjunction with the technical input from other patent attorneys in the firm he facilitates the effective protection and enforcement of IP rights in Australia on behalf of Chinese companies. He also assists the firm in translating legal and technical documents and developing relations with the firm's Chinese clients.

Mr Wu started his professional career in 1981 after working as a lecturer in the Automation Department of Beijing Polytechnic University. He was one of the earliest staff members of the first patent agency (CCPIT) in China.

After four years experience working with CCPIT, he received high quality in-house training in drafting patent specifications and prosecuting patent applications in the field of electrical engineering at Davies Collison Cave and undertook further advanced studies in Law at Monash and Melbourne Universities between 1986 and 1989.

Mr Wu joined Davies Collison Cave in 1990 working in the patent search area and has gained significant experience and expertise in handling watching services over the past years. In 1995, he was registered by SIPO as a patent attorney in China.

Please click here to download Wu Zhongpu's CV in Chinese.

Affiliations and Memberships

  • Member: Institute of Patent and Trade Mark Attorneys of Australia
  • Fellow: Institute of Legal Executives of Victoria

Qualifications

  • Registered Chinese Patent Agent
  • Master of Laws, University of Melbourne
  • Diploma Electrical Engineering, Beijing Polytechnic University
  • Graduate Diploma Commercial Law, Monash University

Zhongpu’s latest articles

Comparison between the Australian and Chinese patent systems

This article first appeared in the Chinese-language edition of Managing Intellectual Property. To download the article in… more »