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Yixin Bao

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Overview

Yixin is an associate at Crowell & Moring’s Chicago office, focusing on intellectual property, including patents, trademarks, and copyrights. She works with clients globally, gaining insight into their distinct business needs and concerns.

Yixin has supported partners and counsels in complex patent litigation, helping to develop strategies to protect and enforce clients' patent rights across various industries. She has also managed patent applications, ensuring clients' innovations are protected through drafting responses to office actions before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Yixin works with clients both in the U.S. and internationally, addressing the needs of a global clientele. Additionally, she has expanded her knowledge to include trademark prosecution, searching, portfolio management, and litigation.

During law school, Yixin served as a judicial extern for Justice Mary Yu at the Washington State Supreme Court. She also completed a 1L summer associate program at an IP law firm in Seattle and a leading global social technology company. Additionally, she worked as a student associate at the Entrepreneurial Law Clinic and contributed to the editorial team at the Washington Journal of Law, Technology & Arts.

Before attending law school, Yixin participated in a global management traineeship program at a multinational beverage company, gaining valuable insights into corporate strategy and brand management. She also interned in the legal intellectual property department of a gaming unicorn company in China.

Career & Education

    • Student Associate, University of Washington Entrepreneurial Law Clinic, 2023–2024
    • Editorial Staff, Washington Journal of Law, Technology, & Arts, 2023–2024
    • Judicial Extern to the Honorable Justice Mary Yu at the Washington Supreme Court, 2023
    • Student Associate, University of Washington Entrepreneurial Law Clinic, 2023–2024
    • Editorial Staff, Washington Journal of Law, Technology, & Arts, 2023–2024
    • Judicial Extern to the Honorable Justice Mary Yu at the Washington Supreme Court, 2023

    • University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, B.S., Mathematics, Statistics, and Political Science, 2019
    • University of Washington, J.D., 2024
    • University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, B.S., Mathematics, Statistics, and Political Science, 2019
    • University of Washington, J.D., 2024

    • Illinois
    • Illinois

    • Mandarin
    • Mandarin

Yixin's Insights

Firm News | 1 min read | 07.09.25

Tahirih Justice Center Honors Crowell & Moring with Pro Bono Team of the Year Recognition

Washington – June 5, 2025: Tahirih Justice Center honored Crowell & Moring with the Pro Bono Team of the Year recognition at the annual Journey to Justice: Honoring Resilience, Championing Change event, held on May 22 in Washington, D.C....

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Yixin's Insights

Firm News | 1 min read | 07.09.25

Tahirih Justice Center Honors Crowell & Moring with Pro Bono Team of the Year Recognition

Washington – June 5, 2025: Tahirih Justice Center honored Crowell & Moring with the Pro Bono Team of the Year recognition at the annual Journey to Justice: Honoring Resilience, Championing Change event, held on May 22 in Washington, D.C....

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