Sufan Zheng

Associate

Overview

Sufan is an associate in the firm's Chicago office, focusing on intellectual property law, including patent litigation and prosecution. With a robust technical background and experience in multiple technical disciplines, she serves global clients across diverse industries, offering tailored legal solutions.

Sufan manages patent applications with meticulous drafting and responses to office actions before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, ensuring clients' innovations are well-protected. She supports partners and counsels in complex patent litigation, helping to develop strategies that protect and enforce clients' patent rights. Her expertise in material physics and materials engineering, enriched by research experience at Tsinghua University, enables her to tackle challenging technical issues effectively.

During law school, Sufan accumulated extensive practical experience in intellectual property. She interned at an IP law firm in New York, engaging with global clients on a large volume of AI-related patent applications. Additionally, as a student associate at the University of Wisconsin's Law and Entrepreneurship Clinic, she advised small businesses on IP strategy, honing her ability to deliver customized legal solutions.

Sufan's broad experience with AI-related inventions and global clients empowers her to leverage her unique skill set consistently, optimizing and safeguarding her clients' innovations to ensure robust intellectual property portfolios.

Career & Education

    • Student Associate, Law and Entrepreneurship Clinic: University of Wisconsin Law School, 2023
    • Research Assistant: Tsinghua University, 2019–2022
    • Student Associate, Law and Entrepreneurship Clinic: University of Wisconsin Law School, 2023
    • Research Assistant: Tsinghua University, 2019–2022
    • University of Wisconsin – Madison, J.D., 2025
    • Tsinghua University, M.Eng., Materials Engineering, 2022
    • Fudan University (China), B.S., Material Physics, 2019
    • University of Wisconsin – Madison, J.D., 2025
    • Tsinghua University, M.Eng., Materials Engineering, 2022
    • Fudan University (China), B.S., Material Physics, 2019
    • Illinois
    • Wisconsin
    • Illinois
    • Wisconsin
    • Mandarin
    • Mandarin