Yiling Liu
LLM in Intellectual Property
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yilingliu@ureach.com
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Current Occupation:
SHOWIZ, INC., FREMONT, CALIFORNIA
Legal And Business Affairs Coordinator
Conduct research on intellectual property issues for company's newly developed products to ensure the products' intellectual property rights and avoid potential lawsuits; coordinate with intellectual property lawyers in filing patents and trademarks applications; formulate recommendation on contract terms during the negotiation of contracts; draw up and coordinate contract proposal; evaluate and monitor contract performance to determine necessity for amendments or extensions of contracts, and compliance to contractual obligations; approve or rejects for deviations from contract terms; assist senior executives in preparing various documents to furnish business needs; manage the company's intellectual property portfolios.
  
Education:

FRANKLIN PIERCE LAW CENTER, CONCORD, NH
LL.M (Master of Law) in Intellectual Property, May 2000.
Relevant Course Work: Advertising Law, Entertainment Law, Patent & Trademark Licensing, Media Licensing, IP Management, Trademark & Registration Practice, E-Commerce, IP Research Tools, and Copyright Moot Court.

INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW-BLOOMINGTON, IN
Master of Comparative Law, May 1999.
Master Degree Paper: "Carrying Fair Use while Traveling on the Information Superhighway."

CHINESE CULTURE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW, TAIWAN, R.O.C
LL.B, June 1996.
Annual Performance of Trial Court, Scriptwriter.
The Freshman Cup Debating Competition, Championship.
Experience:
 9/00 - present
SHOWIZ, INC., FREMONT, CALIFORNIA
Legal And Business Affairs Coordinator
Conduct research on intellectual property issues for company's newly developed products to ensure the products' intellectual property rights and avoid potential lawsuits; coordinate with intellectual property lawyers in filing patents and trademarks applications; formulate recommendation on contract terms during the negotiation of contracts; draw up and coordinate contract proposal; evaluate and monitor contract performance to determine necessity for amendments or extensions of contracts, and compliance to contractual obligations; approve or rejects for deviations from contract terms; assist senior executives in preparing various documents to furnish business needs; manage the company's intellectual property portfolios.

10/95-9/96
YIH-LIN LU, LICENSE CONSULTING COMPANY, TAIWAN, R.O.C
Legal Assistant
Assisted in establishing the company by administering the insurance transaction, reviewing and modifying contracts, and applying for a trademark and copyright registration.

9/94-5/95
LEGAL SERVICE ASSOCIATION, TAIWAN, R.O.C
Clinical Legal Assistant
Participated in the Mediation Committee of the Sun-Chung Municipal Government by mediating the disputes of divorce and property between the residents. Wrote legal memoranda covering the issues and recorded the results of arbitration.

9/94-5/95
HWA-SHA DAILY NEWS, COLUMN OF "LIFE AND THE LAW", TAIWAN, R.O.C
Columnist
Wrote on legal issues including medical malpractice and landlord/tenant disputes.

9/93-6/94
LAW SCHOOL ANNUAL PUBLICATION, TAIWAN, R.O.C
Editor
Wrote, compiled, edited and organized the articles for the 120 page publication.
Skills & Activities:
 Fluent in English, Mandarin, and Taiwanese.
Proficient on IBM, Macintosh; MS Word, Power Point, WordPerfect.
Lexis, Westlaw, traditional research and Internet search methods.
Life Mentoring Program, volunteer mentor, Oakland, California.
Received The Poet Laureate Award by the Taipei City Government, 1996.

References:

HL Wu, CEO/President, ShoWiz, Inc.
hwu@showiz.com

Don Mizell, ESQ.
donm@showiz.com
Portrait of Me in IP Bulletin


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