Jun ChengPh.D.

Counsel | Ph.D. | He/Him/His

Overview

Dr. Jun Cheng is a counsel in Crowell & Moring's Intellectual Property Group. Jun helps clients build strong intellectual property portfolios that protect commercial products and support future development. With a broad educational background in physics, electrical engineering, and biomedical engineering, Jun focuses his practice on a range of multi-discipline technologies, including telecommunication, machine learning and artificial intelligence, medical devices, consumer products, computer software, nanotechnology, and quantum information processing innovations.

Prior to joining Crowell & Moring, Jun was a faculty member at the University of Illinois at Chicago, where he taught undergraduate and graduate courses and directed the Laboratory for Live-cell Imaging and Ultrafast Laser Microsurgery. During his tenure at the University of Illinois at Chicago, Jun received the Junior Investigator Award. Prior to that, Jun was a research fellow at the University of Michigan. As a Ph.D. student, he investigated the semiconductor nanostructures and their applications on quantum computing and quantum communication. 

Career & Education

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    • University of Illinois at Chicago
      Assistant Professor, 2010–2016
    • University of Michigan
      Research Fellow, 2006–2010
      Lecturer, 2008–2009
      Graduate Researcher, 2000–2006
    • University of Illinois at Chicago
      Assistant Professor, 2010–2016
    • University of Michigan
      Research Fellow, 2006–2010
      Lecturer, 2008–2009
      Graduate Researcher, 2000–2006
    • Beijing University, B.S., physics, 1999
    • University of Michigan, M.S., electrical engineering, 2002
    • University of Michigan, Ph.D., physics, 2006
    • University of Illinois Chicago School of Law, J.D., magna cum laude, 2021
    • Beijing University, B.S., physics, 1999
    • University of Michigan, M.S., electrical engineering, 2002
    • University of Michigan, Ph.D., physics, 2006
    • University of Illinois Chicago School of Law, J.D., magna cum laude, 2021
    • Illinois
    • U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)
    • Illinois
    • U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)
    • Mandarin
    • Mandarin

Jun's Insights

Firm News | 6 min read | 01.02.24

Crowell & Moring Elects Seven New Partners, Promotes Four to Senior Counsel, and 26 to Counsel

Crowell & Moring elected seven lawyers to the firm’s partnership, effective January 1, 2024. The firm also promoted four lawyers to the position of senior counsel and 26 associates to the position of counsel.

Jun's Insights

Firm News | 6 min read | 01.02.24

Crowell & Moring Elects Seven New Partners, Promotes Four to Senior Counsel, and 26 to Counsel

Crowell & Moring elected seven lawyers to the firm’s partnership, effective January 1, 2024. The firm also promoted four lawyers to the position of senior counsel and 26 associates to the position of counsel.