Overview

Jingyuan Nan is an attorney in the Silicon Valley office of Schwegman Lundberg & Woessner. Her practice focuses on computer and software-related intellectual property matters, including the preparation and prosecution of U.S. and international patent applications across a wide range of technologies such as machine learning and artificial intelligence, telecommunications and messaging platforms, e-commerce systems, social media and augmented reality, marketing technology and data analytics, IoT and fleet management technologies, semiconductor and wireless communication technologies, media and entertainment content distribution, aesthetic medicine technologies, cybersecurity and data backup systems, wellness and scheduling platforms, blockchain and cryptocurrency infrastructure, and payment processing technologies.

Jingyuan counsels clients on strategic portfolio development and product protection, works closely with startup companies to formulate patent strategies and identify key areas for patent pursuit, and manages domestic and international patent portfolios. She also supports patent litigation, including analyzing patents and scientific literature and advising on technology-related issues, and has experience conducting freedom-to-operate analyses and evaluating competitor technologies.

She is also a member of the firm’s China Practice Group, advising U.S. and international clients on IP issues and strategies in China. Her prior experience includes IP cross-border licensing, portfolio management, IP due diligence for corporate mergers and acquisitions, data privacy counseling on a global scale, and regulatory compliance counseling related to game publishing in China.

Jingyuan is a native Mandarin Chinese speaker.

Education

University of Washington School of Law
2014, LL.M in Intellectual Property Law

Renmin University School of Law
2010, LL.B. in Intellectual Property Law

Beijing Electronic Science and Technology Institute
2008, B.S. in Telecommunication Engineering

Bar Admissions

California

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
(Limited Recognition 2019-2025; Registration: 2025-present)

Court Experience

Judicial intern for Hon. Chief Judge Randall R. Rader (ret.) of the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit  (Sep. 2013 – Mar. 2014)

Publications & Presentations

Publications:

Utility Model Patents: An Overlooked Chinese IP Right, Law 360, August 28, 2019

Presentations:

Presenter, “Design Patents,” Santa Clara University, High Tech Law Institute, Santa Clara, CA, February 12, 2020

Co-Presenter, “China IP Strategy,” Santa Clara University, Law and Business Society, Santa Clara, CA, November 5, 2019