Zhenyu Xu 徐震宇
Chinese Patent Attorney | Munich
Patent Litigation
Zhenyu Xu is a qualified Chinese patent attorney with experience in intellectual property since 2017. He holds a Bachelor’s and a Master’s degree (BEng & MSc) in Mechanical Engineering from Soochow University in China. He also earned an LL.M. in International Studies in Intellectual Property Law and Data Law from Technische Universität Dresden in Germany. During his legal studies, he specialized in European patent law with a particular focus on patent claim interpretation before the European Patent Office (EPO), which he explored in depth and defended by his Master’s thesis.
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Before joining BDPE, Zhenyu held roles as a Patent Counsel at POSITEC and SIEMENS. In these positions at leading global technology enterprises, he gained substantial experience and expertise in handling patent applications, especially in drafting and prosecution before the China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA), and became proficient in IP risk management, particularly in patent freedom-to-operate analysis for international projects. Zhenyu’s expertise spans across mechanical engineering, automotive engineering, electrical engineering, artificial intelligence, and robotics.
At BDPE, Zhenyu assists our German and European patent attorneys in providing clients top services in all aspects of intellectual property regarding patent litigation in Germany and Europe. He joined BDPE in 2025 as a Patent Engineer and is currently trained to become a European Patent Attorney. While pursuing his LL.M., he also gained hands-on experience as a part-time patent trainee at BDPE.
Zhenyu is fluent in both Mandarin and English.
Fon +49 (0)89 – 21 53 819-25
zhenyu.xu@bdpe.de
Qualifications
- Chinese patent attorney
- Mechanical Engineering (BEng & MSc Soochow University)
- International Studies in Intellectual Property Law and Data Law (LL.M. Technische Universität Dresden)
Technical fields
Mechanical engineering
Automotive engineering
Electrical engineering
Artificial intelligence
