Mr. Jiao joined Liu, Shen & Associates in 2007 and qualified as a patent attorney in 2010. He specializes in patent prosecution, reexamination, invalidation, and client counseling with a focus on semiconductor materials, processes, and devices; light-emitting devices; mechanical engineering; display technology; and liquid crystal displays.

Mr. Jiao has handled many Chinese patent applications and overseas patent applications such as U.S., European, Japanese, Korean and Indian patent applications for clients. He is especially good at semiconductor-related patent cases and has drafted many patent applications related to semiconductor devices and processes, display devices and processes, LED devices, light-emitting modules, etc. for domestic companies.

Mr. Jiao received his bachelor's degree in material science and engineering and his master's degree in material science from Wuhan University of Technology in China in 2002 and 2004, respectively. He then received his Ph.D. in material physics and chemistry from the Institute of Semiconductors, Chinese Academy of Sciences in 2007.

Mr. Jiao received professional training from the law firm HSML, P.C. in the U.S. in 2015.

Representative cases that Mr. Jiao has participated include:

-     Patent invalidation of a Utility Model Patent owned by a Taiwan company, representing the patentee and successfully maintaining the validity of the patent in several invalidation requests.

-     Representing a Taiwan semiconductor company in a series of patent invalidation cases.

-     Handling patent stability analysis and infringement comparison analysis for a Japanese semiconductor company.

-     Handling infringement risk analysis of a domestic auto parts company's series of products.

Publication or presentation

-     “Functional features in patent infringement litigation,” Asia-Pacific IP Focus 2015.

-     “Functional claiming in US application,” AIPPI China Youth IP Summer Seminar, August, 2017.

Award

-     Prominent Domestic Display Manufacturer's Star Patent Attorney of the Year 2015

-     Prominent Domestic Display Manufacturer's Outstanding Patent Attorney of the Year 2014/2016/2017/2019/2022/2023

-     Awarded as a National Exemplary Case for Invention Patent Drafting in 2023

All-China Patent Agents Association (ACPAA)

All-China Lawyers Association (ACLA)