Xuezhen Tian is a registered patent attorney with over 10 years of experience. He advises on effective IP protection strategies and assists clients through the patent application process, with particular expertise in artificial intelligence (e.g., deep learning & machine learning), autonomous driving vehicles, 5G technology, LiDAR technology middleware, and cloud services. Xuezhen leverages years of private-sector engineering and technical experience, including as a software developer, to provide practical legal counsel. He also provides litigation support as well as advice on open-source licensing, copyright, noninfringement, and trade secrets.
In law school, Xuezhen contributed to Law Review. Before moving to the United States, he was a journalist at a prominent state news agency in Beijing, China.
Patent services for Fortune 100 company
Patent services for international companies*
Patent services for Fortune 100 software company*
Admitted to Practice
- California, 2021
- New York, 2010
- U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, 2012
Education
- J.D., Ohio State University, 2009
- M.A., Journalism, Ohio State University, 1998
- B.S., Computer Science, Franklin University, 1999, summa cum laude
- B.A., English Literature, Henan University, 1991
Languages
- Mandarin
Background
- Counsel, VLP Law Group, Pal Alto, Calif., 2023
- Associate, Womble Bond Dickinson, Palo Alto, Calif., 2018-2023
- Counsel, Tucker Ellis, San Francisco, 2015-2018
- Associate, Fliesler Meyer LLP, San Francisco, 2012-2015
- Senior Technical Consultant, Perficient, Inc., Columbus, Ohio, 2010-2012
- Senior Software Engineer, CBC Companies, Columbus, Ohio, 2003-2006
- Software Engineer, Nationwide Financials, Columbus, Ohio, 2000-2003
- Staff Editor, Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, 1993-1996