Thao Xuan Tran Dinh is a patent executive in the Hanoi office. As a member of the patent team’s electronics and mechanical division, she handles patent and industrial design applications from filing to grant across a range of mechanical, electronic, electrical, and energy fields.

Thao brings a unique combination of technical know-how and international experience to her clients. Before turning to IP law, she earned an engineering degree in Australia on a full scholarship, and began her professional career as a field engineer with international oil field services giant Baker Hughes, with whom she trained in Dubai and the U.S. and worked in Vietnam and Canada. Before joining the Tilleke & Gibbins team, she worked for one of Vietnam’s largest domestic IP firms.