Hogan Lovells Horitsu Jimusho Gaikokuho Kyodo Jigyo

Intellectual Property

Office Managing Partner

For almost 20 years, Dr. Frederick Ch'en has combined his scientific training and cultural background to advise on a broad range of contentious and non-contentious IP matters, especially in the life sciences area. His particular focus is multijurisdictional patent litigation, which also allows him to assist more pragmatically on IP licensing and IP aspects of transactions (e.g., M&A, private equity, and corporate finance).

A former research scientist at Oxford University (with the top First Class Honours degree in Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry (Balliol College) and a doctorate in Medical Sciences (Merton College)), Frederick brings technical insight into clients' disputes or transactions coupled with cross-border perspectives that stem from having been raised in four different cultures.

Frederick is a solicitor (England & Wales), U.S. attorney (California), U.S. patent attorney, a registered foreign attorney in Japan, and a U.K. chartered biologist.

English, Japanese

Editorial Board Member, AIPPI (Japan)

Member, Licensing Executive Society (Japan)

Member, Pharma Delegates (Japan)

Member and Chartered Biologist, Royal Society of Biology (UK)

Member, Biochemical Society (UK)

Pg.D.I.P.L.P. (Intellectual Property Law & Practice), University of Bristol, 2006

Pg.D.L.P., Oxford Institute of Legal Practice, 2002

D.Phil., University of Oxford, Merton College, 2001

Pg.D.L., Oxford Brookes University, 2001

M.Biochem. (Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry), University of Oxford, Balliol College, First Class Honours, 1997