Chelsea Zhang's practice primarily focuses on patent litigation and counseling before U.S. District Courts, the International Trade Commission (ITC), and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP). She has experience across all stages of litigation, including drafting pre-trial motions, managing discovery, taking depositions, drafting expert reports, and preparing witnesses for trial. Chelsea also has extensive experience in patent prosecution, portfolio strategy, clearance opinions, and post-grant proceedings. Chelsea is a registered patent attorney before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) and is fluent in Mandarin Chinese.
Chelsea works with a broad range of technologies in the electrical space, including chip packaging, solar cells, dynamic network packet delivery, computer containerization, digital wagering infrastructure, location tracking, situational awareness software, electronic connectors, GFCI/AFCI devices, imaging apparatuses, signal and image processing, pixel circuitry, semiconductor devices, 3D NAND, power tools, batteries, motors, regenerative braking, control algorithms, automotive technology, lighting fixtures, fintech, credit cards, machine learning, and virtual reality.
While earning her engineering degree, Chelsea worked as a research assistant in the MEMS Sensors and Actuators Laboratory at the University of Maryland-College Park. Her research involved in situ monitoring of the internal stress of Li-ion batteries from fringe patterns created by a Fabry-Perot cavity and flexible membrane.
During law school, Chelsea participated in the Intellectual Property Clinic at Penn State Law, where she helped community inventors and startup companies obtain patent and trademark protection. Chelsea also maintains an active pro bono practice, with experience representing clients in child custody matters.
