Formosan Brothers Attorneys at Law provides experience in arbitration and litigation in civil, criminal, and administrative cases, contentious IP matters are no exception. The firm represents foreign and domestic clients from a range of industry sectors, including pharmaceutical, technology, telecoms, retail, and healthcare. Managing partner Yvonne Lin has expertise in intellectual property, fair trade law, licensing, and IP transactions. She co-leads the team with Lipu Lee, Chiu-Hua Chen, and Jessie Lee, who is a registered patent attorney with the Taiwan Patent Attorney Association.

The ‘very client-oriented’ Innovatus Law practice drafts, reviews and negotiates IP licensing, transfer, and non-disclosure agreements for clients. The firm has the ability to advise on IP issues domestically and overseas, particularly in the creative industries, including film, television, music, publishing, video games, architecture, and VR production. IP and cross-border litigation expert Jamie Yang leads the team and is admitted to the bar in the US and Taiwan.

Advising on the spectrum of IP services, Jones Day has experience in licensing, patent counseling, and litigation. The practice is particularly skilled at cross-border cases and technology matters, leveraging the firm’s strong tech team; the department is active in semiconductor matters. Jason Chen handles commercial disputes, with a focus on IP matters. He co-leads the team with Po-Chien Chen, who has expertise in a range of IP issues, notably trade secret disputes, trademark, and privacy policy matters; and litigation expert Simon Yu, who acts in commercial and IP disputes. Also active in the area is associate Barry Lai, who advises on patent litigation and IP contractual disputes.

Providing the full range of patent services, Lee and Li, Attorneys-at-Law represents domestic and international clients in IP issues locally and in other jurisdictions, with particular expertise in the Greater China region. The firm has experience in patent prosecution, maintenance, drafting, and procurement, notably in the technical and innovative fields. Key names in the team include Daisy Wang, who focuses on patent and IP cases, handling patent procurement, dispute resolution, and technology licensing; Hsiu-Ru Chien, who specialises in trademark and patent law; and Dennis Huang, who handles IP litigation, licensing, IP transaction and antitrust matters. In a recent prosecution matter of note, Roger Chang is acting for a global tech giant on a high-value in an infringement action case.

The experts in multinational litigation and cross-border disputes at Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP assist Taiwanese companies in managing all aspects of their IP rights in Taiwan, Greater China, Europe, Japan and the US. The team is co-led by the US-based Jared Bobrow and Sten Jensen. Key names in the area include Robert Benson, who has experience in patent litigation, licensing and other commercial and IP litigation in federal and state courts; and counsel Hsiwen Lo, who specialises in technology matters and IP litigation.

Tai E International Patent & Law Office provides a full range of IP services, with particular expertise in patents and trademarks for international clients. The firm is active in international and domestic IP prosecution and protection matters, as well as being experienced in general IP management. The team is co-led by patent attorney and trademark agent Henry Guei; Fred Yen, who is a skilled patent attorney, trademark agent, arbitrator, and mediator; and Jerry Lin, who focuses on patent and intellectual property litigation.

Known for patent drafting and international patent prosecution, Top Team International Patent & Trademark Office assists clients in and from Taiwan, the US, Europe, Japan, and other jurisdictions. As well as specialising in design strategy, the IP rights protection team is particularly experienced in the areas of technology, pharmaceuticals, and life sciences, including semiconductors, displays, mechanical engineering, and biotech. The practice is co-led by Henry C.W Hong; Jonathan Yen; Jessica Chen; Nick Tung; Peggy Wu; Mei-Chun Wang; and Lydia Wong.

IP prosecution and litigation boutique Tsai Lee & Chen Patent Attorneys and Attorneys at Law specialises in patent and trademark prosecution, with a focus on Taiwan and mainland China. The firm’s expertise covers semiconductors, displays, computer hardware and software, telecommunications and electrical engineering, as well as biochemistry and pharmaceuticals. Crystal J Chen handles patent prosecution, enforcement, and infringement litigations related to copyright, design, trademark, and unfair competition. She co-leads the team with Victor Lee and Candy K Y Chen  . Yiling Liu is a core member and represents clients across the consumer driver sectors. The practice has been strengthened with the arrival of Lilly Hwang who joined from the District Court.

Tsar & Tsai Law Firm has broad experience in trademarks, copyrights, patents and other IP matters, including the protection of trade secrets. The firm acts for domestic and international clients in anti-counterfeiting measures, prosecute infringement claims and defence against infringement allegations. The team consists of patent and trademark experts, as well as licensed patent attorneys. Key names for the firm are Jennifer Lin, who represents multinationals in a range of IP matters; Vincent Lin, whose expertise covers patent rights abuse, patent infringement, fair trade and antitrust issues; Joyce Ho, who focuses on advising high-tech industries in IP right protection and infringement disputes; and Jeanne Wang, who handles IP and antitrust disputes, locally and cross-border.