About
Strategic patent counselor with expertise in electrical engineering, computer software, and biomedical devices. Experience prosecuting applications across the U.S., China, Europe, Japan, Australia, and India. Helped design and monetize patent portfolios for Fortune 500 companies and tech startups. Active angel investor providing funding to early-stage startups. MSEE from Stanford University.
Experience
- Uninno IPFounding Partnercurrent2009 — presentHong Kong SAR
- PIIPSenior Patent Engineer2007 — 2009Taipei City, Taiwan
- FoxconnPatent Engineer/Analyst2006 — 2007Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
- Stanford Linear Accelerator CenterResearch Associate/Engineer2001 — 2005Stanford, California, United States
- National SemiconductorSemiconductor Process Engineer2003Santa Clara, California, United States
Skills & more
Strategic Planning5Negotiation2Strategy9IP LitigationPatent Portfolio ManagementPatents28Patent Prosecution27Patent Portfolio Analysis5Patent Research3Patent Searching5Licensing16Intellectual Property21
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Business StrategyInternational NegotiationsManagement ConsultingElectrical EngineeringTechnology TransferPatentabilityLegal ResearchTransaction ProcessingInternational MarketingSoftware PatentsUS PatentPatent BrokerageLanguages Chinese · English · Japanese
- Canadian Registered Foreign Practitioner (Patent and Trademark) — CPATA - CABAMC
- Attorney at Law — Ministry of Justice of the People's Republic of China
- Chinese Patent Attorney — China National Intellectual Property Administration
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Yubo Zhou?
- Strategic patent counselor with expertise in electrical engineering, computer software, and biomedical devices. Experience prosecuting applications across the U.S., China, Europe, Japan, Australia, and India. Helped design and monetize patent portfolios for Fortune 500 companies and tech startups. Active angel investor providing funding to early-stage startups. MSEE from Stanford University.
- Where does Yubo Zhou work?
- Yubo Zhou is Venture Partner, China at Lair East Labs.
- Where did Yubo Zhou go to school?
- Yubo Zhou studied at Stanford University (Master of Science, Electrical Engineering); Syracuse University (Ph.D. Program, Physics); Xiamen University (Bachelor of Science, Physics).
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Also attended Syracuse University130
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Shared employers
Also worked at Foxconn6
Also worked at Stanford Linear Accelerator Center17
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Also worked at National Semiconductor18
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