Edward Yao
K&L GatesK&L Gates focuses on global brand protection and managing trade mark portfolios, as well as handling patent and trade mark litigations and investigations for its domestic and foreign client base. The team is led by Hong Kong-based Jay Chiu, a US-qualified IP litigator who regularly represents Chinese clients in US patent and trade secret litigation. Newly promoted partner Edward Yao advises on IP prosecution, protection and enforcement matters from Beijing, while Winnie Chan assists clients with protecting IP rights from Hong Kong.
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Key clients
- Advantech Co. Ltd.
- Darfon Electronics Corp.
- Guangdong Juxin New Materials Technology Co., Ltd.
- Luxshare Precision
- OnePlus Technology (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd
- Realtek Semiconductor Corp.
- Shenzhen Haimingrun Superhard Materials Co., Ltd.
- Zhengzhou New Asia Superhard Materials Composite Co., Ltd.
Work highlights
- Represented Realtek in ITC Investigation No. 337-TA-1350 against AMD, asserting three patents and seeking an exclusion order to exclude AMD's semiconductor devices from the U.S. market.
- Represented Advantech Co. Ltd. in the Bell Semiconductor LLC v. Advantech Co. Ltd. et al. case, involving allegations of patent infringement.
- Represented Zhengzhou New Asia, Guangdong Juxin New Materials and Shenzhen Haimingrun in a patent infringement case filed by U.S. Synthetic, resulting in a complete defense victory.
Lawyers
Next Generation Partners
Junior partners with significant recognition from clients and peers in the market and key roles on multiple matters.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Jay Chiu