Ms. GAN was licensed to practice before Chinese Patent Office and Patent Re-examination Board of China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) in 1994, and is one of the experienced patent attorneys in China in the field of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, material science, life science and other Chemistry-related areas.

Ms. GAN received a Bachelor degree in Physical Chemistry and Instrumental Analysis from Tsinghua University in 1988 and a Master degree in Organic Chemistry (Computer-aided Drug Design) from Shanghai Institute of Materia Madica, Academia Sinica in 1991. Ms. GAN's working experience includes one year as a faculty member in School of Pharmacy Sciences of Beijing Medical University and about eight years as a patent attorney (and head of chemical patent prosecution team) in NTD Patent and Trademark Agency (HK) Ltd. Between September, 2000 to July, 2002, Ms. GAN lived in USA refining her English ability and studying US intellectual property protection system.

Ms. GAN founded Arete-IP in April of 2003 and is now the managing partner of Arete-IP. She speaks Chinese (Native) and English. Ms. GAN is a council member of All China Patent Attorneys Association (ACPAA).

Dr. YAN was licensed to practice before Chinese Patent Office and Patent Re-examination Board of China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) in 1998, and is one of the experienced patent attorneys in China with both Chinese patent prosecution and US patent prosecution experiences. Dr. YAN's practice focuses on Scientific Instruments, Optical Engineering, photoelectric technology, Fiber-optic Communication Devices, Metrology and Mechanical  Engineering.

Dr. YAN received a Bachelor degree in Optical Instruments from Tsinghua University in 1985, a Master degree and a Ph.D from Shanghai Jiaotong University in 1989 and 1991 respectively. In 2001, Dr. YAN graduated from Franklin Pierce Law Center (NH, USA) with a Master of Intellectual Property degree. Dr. YAN's working experience includes several years as a patent attorney in NTD patent and Trademark Agency (HK) Ltd. (Head of Information and Consultation Department) and Beijing Sanyou Patent Agency (Vice President), and nine-month US patent prosecution training in Lumen Intellectual Property Services (Santa Clara, California). During his stay in Lumen, Dr. YAN drafted and prosecuted many US patent applications for some Silicon Valley companies and institutes.

Dr. YAN founded Arete-IP in April of 2003 and is now a partner of Arete-IP. He speaks Chinese (Native) and English. Dr. YAN is a member of All China Patent Attorneys Association (ACPAA).

Ms. Ce MIAO received a Bachelor degree (Chemistry major) from Beijing Institute of Technology in 2006. During 2006-2011, Ms. MIAO was a PhD candidate of the graduate school of Beijing Institute of Technology. Ms. MIAO was licensed to practice before China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) in 2015. Ms. MIAO is a licensed patent attorney for both patent prosecution and litigation services.

Ms. MIAO joined Arete-IP in 2011, and is now a partner of Arete-IP. Ms. MIAO is a member of All China Patent Attorneys Association (ACPAA).

Ms. Wei WANG received a Bachelor degree from School of Optics and Photonics of Beijing Institute of Technology in 2011 and a Master degree in School of Instrumentation and Optoelectronic Engineering from Beihang University in 2014. Ms. WANG was licensed to practice before China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) in 2016. Ms. WANG is now a licensed patent attorney for both patent prosecution and litigation services.

Ms. WANG joined Arete-IP in 2014 and is now a partner of Arete-IP. Ms. WANG is a member of All China Patent Attorneys Association (ACPAA).

Mr. GUO is both a qualified attorney at law and a qualified patent attorney.

Mr. GUO received a Bachelor degree in Bio-Chemistry from East China University of Science and Technology in 1996 and a MBA from People’s University of China in 2002. Mr. GUO worked for SC Johnson (Beijing Branch) and Henkel (China) between 1998 and 2007.

Mr. GUO is a Legal Counsel (Part-Time) of Arete IP since March of 2009. He speaks Chinese (Native) and English.