Tsai Lee & Chen Patent Attorneys and Attorneys at Law

Tsai, Lee & Chen Patent Attorneys & Attorneys at Law is a top-tier IP law firm based in Taipei, Taiwan, with more than 180 full-service IP professionals and lawyers.

The firm:  Founded in 1995, Tsai, Lee & Chen Patent Attorneys & Attorneys at Law boomed with the advent of Taiwan’s high-tech industrialization. The firm is a full-service IP law department that encompasses all areas of intellectual property in prosecution, portfolio management, searches, litigation, licensing negotiation, etc., with constant trust among its reputable domestic and international clientele.

Industry sector strengths:  The firm’s patent expertise is led by 22 patent attorneys licensed in both Taiwan and China, while another 33 patent attorneys licensed in either Taiwan or China. Their technical backgrounds encompass the fields of semiconductors, consumer electronics, thin film transistor liquid crystal display technology, mechanical and electrical engineering, optics, artificial intelligence, financial technology, computer hardware and software, telecommunications, biochemistry, pharmaceuticals, business methods and information technology.

IP filing and portfolios managed:  The firm remains a dynamic momentum to grow. Every year it files more than 6,500 patent applications globally, while 1,000 new trademark filings from domestic and international clients and annually, while 1,000 new trademark filings from domestic and international clients

Litigation and dispute resolution: The firm has a record of handling many landmark cases at Taiwan IP Court. The types of litigation and disputes range from trademark, patent, copyright, unfair competition to breach of contracts. The team is sophisticated in complex trademark enforcement issue, patent invalidation and infringement as well as non-infringement analysis and declaratory actions.

The firm is joined by a senior attorney sophisticated in the Company Act and the Securities and Exchange Act, along with a strategic alliance with a Chartered Accountant. This breaking move expands the horizon of the legal expertise to resolve corporate disputes relating to company merger and acquisition, including the shareholders’ meeting, company management, investment and transaction, as well as transfer of company assets and tax issues resulting from IP monetization.

Clients:  Tsai, Lee & Chen is reputable for its representation for the globally renowned international and domestic clients in electronics, software and semiconductor industries, as well as companies in pharmaceuticals and medical devices areas.

International presence and alliances: The firm stays up to date with the most recent IP law developments and challenges by actively participating in domestic and international IP groups, involving in the board meeting or contributing to committee meetings, as well as speaking in the conferences. The IP associations in which Tsai, Lee & Chen or its practitioner is a member include Taiwan Patent Attorney’s Association (TWPAA), the International Trademark Association(INTA), the American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA), the International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (AIPPI), the Japan Intellectual Property Association (JIPA), the International Federation of Intellectual Property Attorneys (FICPI), the Pharmaceutical Trademarks Group (PTMG), the European Communities Trademark Association (ECTA), the Intellectual Property Owners Association (IPO), Asia Patent Attorneys Association (APAA)and MARQUES.

The firm has also accumulated valuable experience and networks in China with more than 20 years’ dedication.

Working  culture: The firm’s leading practitioners have diverse professional backgrounds. Some possess more than one practice admission before the IP Offices or courts in Taiwan, China and the USA. The firm values the contribution of each talent working as a team. It encourages members find themselves not only doing a job but growing together with the firm and becoming an advisory expert and advocate in the legal and IP profession.

In-house innovation and technology: The firm has an in-house IT team who designs and maintains its IT software and database. Tsai, Lee & Chen uses these house-tailored technologies in daily administration including invoicing, email communication and official formality compliance to enhance our working efficiency, reduce human errors and meet the client’s demand.