Sally (Lingjun) Gao
UK, European and Chinese Patent Attorney
BEng, MSc, PhD, CPA, EPA, CNPA

UK, European and Chinese Patent Attorney
BEng, MSc, PhD, CPA, EPA, CNPA
Sally is a qualified UK, European and Chinese patent attorney. She has experience in drafting and prosecuting patent applications across these jurisdictions in a wide range of technical fields, including electronics, computing and software, wireless communication technologies, artificial intelligence and machine learning, blockchain, automotive and engineering technology as well as medical devices.
Sally is a native Mandarin speaker and serves as the China Liaison, offering bilingual services to her clients.
Expertise
Sally joined the IT & Software team at Mathys & Squire after working as an in-house patent specialist and algorithm/software developer with a leading global automotive supplier.
In her role as an in-house patent specialist, she was responsible for organising regular meetings to promote and collect patent ideas, managing patent portfolios and assessing the validity of third-party patents. As a developer, Sally contributed to the development of computer vision algorithms for commercial applications, focusing on artificial intelligence and machine learning, including classification, feature extraction algorithms and image processing. She has experience with programming languages (C++, Python), compliance testing and Agile software development.
Academic
Sally holds a bachelor’s degree in Electronic Engineering and a master’s degree in Signal and Information Processing from Xidian University. She earned her PhD in Electronic Engineering from the University of Kent, fully funded by the UK Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC). Her doctoral research specialised in real-time signal and image processing, object detection, machine learning, and instrumentation system design.
In 2011, Sally was awarded the Graduate Student Best Paper Prize and Student Travel Grant at the IEEE International Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conference. Throughout her academic and professional career, she has published numerous papers and holds several patents as an inventor. Additionally, she has a Postgraduate Certificate in Intellectual Property Law from the University of Bournemouth and an Intellectual Property (Basic) Litigation Certificate.
Memberships & organisations
Sally is a member of the Chartered Institute of Patent Attorneys (CIPA), the European Patent Institute (EPI), and All-China Patent Agents Association (ACPAA).
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