Juan Zheng
Key details
- Job title: Senior corporate counsel
- Organisation:Sumitomo Pharma America
Juan Zheng is senior corporate counsel at Sumitomo Pharma America, where she manages global IP matters for small molecule and digital technology portfolios.
She works closely with R&D, business development, and cross-functional teams to support patent strategy, freedom-to-operate analyses, portfolio management, and transactional IP matters.
In her role, Zheng advises on patent and regulatory exclusivity, oversees patent prosecution worldwide, and helps identify and protect new intellectual property. She also supports licensing and collaboration agreements, conducts due diligence, and reviews scientific disclosures to assess IP implications.
Prior to joining Sumitomo Pharma America, Zheng practiced as a patent attorney at Christensen O’Connor Johnson Kindness, where she focused on patent prosecution and Hatch-Waxman litigation support across pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, and chemical technologies.
She also previously worked at Fish & Richardson, beginning her career as a technology specialist before becoming an associate.
