How Chen Helps Clients
Chen is a patent agent at Buchanan who practices patent law before the United States Patent and Trademark Office. With a diverse technical background in chemistry, biotechnology, and materials science, Chen has over a decade of extensive research experience in synthetic chemistry, analytical instrumentation, spectroscopy, and device fabrication. A former college teacher and an experienced scientific storyteller, he excels in grasping complex inventions and explaining them in a precise, yet easy-to-understand manner.
What Clients Can Expect
Clients who work with Chen often describe him as courteous, knowledgeable, and meticulous. His academic background enables him to ask insightful questions and engage in highly intellectual conversations with inventors. Chen always strives to maintain an honest, transparent line of communication, keeping clients informed at every stage of patent drafting and prosecution. He believes that anticipating potential issues and preventing them from arising in the first place is just as important as problem-solving itself. His work products are polished to the last detail, and he always has a backup plan.
It is my top priority to provide you high-caliber legal and technical services. You can always count on me as your No. 1 advocate.
Outside the Office
Chen enjoys reading novels, watching stand-up comedies, antiquing with his significant other, and spending quality time with his cat, Shadow.
Northwestern University, Ph.D., 2018, Physical Chemistry
Nankai University, B.S., 2014, Materials Chemistry
- U.S. Patent and Trademark
- Mandarin