Associate
Lin (Celine) Ming has a broad intellectual property practice related to prosecution and client counseling across the areas of patent, trademark, copyright, and trade secrets, particularly in China. She focuses on patent preparation and prosecution, with an emphasis on a wide variety of technologies in the electrical and computer spaces, including display devices, medical devices, telecommunications, autonomous driving technologies, and speech recognition.
Celine has worked on more than 300 patent applications and office action responses related to 5G communication, autonomous driving, artificial intelligence (AI), speech recognition, and medical device technologies. Her patent experience includes assisting with infringement, invalidation, and notarization matters, and with conducting patentability and freedom-to-operate searches as well as patent mining and infringement analysis. Celine has also worked on trademark prosecution and copyright registration.
Celine prides herself on her business acumen and understanding of business needs. She earned an auditor's certificate for Intellectual Property Management Systems (IPMS) and has applied her knowledge of these systems to assist more than ten enterprises in establishing their own internal IPMS.
Prior to joining Finnegan, Celine worked as a patent attorney at an intellectual property law firm in China. She previously was an IT project leader for an international company.
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Cheers Brita! Shanghai IP Court Thumbs Down Unauthorized Use of BritaChina, EUBrita, and Brita’s Chinese Brand as Seller Names on Alibaba Websites and WeChat Cheers Brita! Shanghai IP Court Thumbs Down Unauthorized Use of BritaChina, EUBrita, and Brita’s Chinese Brand as Seller Names on Alibaba Websites and WeChat
June 1, 2021
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2020 Draft Amendments to China’s Trade Secret Law: The Burden of Proving Trade Secret Misappropriation Shifting to Defendants; Consolidation of Parallel Proceedings; and More 2020 Draft Amendments to China’s Trade Secret Law: The Burden of Proving Trade Secret Misappropriation Shifting to Defendants; Consolidation of Parallel Proceedings; and More
April 28, 2021
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The Danger of Being Too “Fearlessly Independent” from Your Chinese Brand: New Balance Loses Appeal Under Doctrine of Foreign Equivalents in China The Danger of Being Too “Fearlessly Independent” from Your Chinese Brand: New Balance Loses Appeal Under Doctrine of Foreign Equivalents in China
April 1, 2021
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Finnegan Earns Top Rankings in 2026 IAM Patent 1000 Guide; Nearly 60 Attorneys Ranked Finnegan Earns Top Rankings in 2026 IAM Patent 1000 Guide; Nearly 60 Attorneys Ranked
May 28, 2026
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50 Finnegan Attorneys Ranked in the 2025 IAM Patent 1000 50 Finnegan Attorneys Ranked in the 2025 IAM Patent 1000
June 2, 2025
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