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Jones Day’s intellectual property team is particularly well known for handling patent and trade secrets disputes. Highly experienced IP lawyer Jason Chen co-leads alongside former district court judge Simon Yu in Taipei. Chen continues to represent a major semiconductor manufacturing company in relation to several intellectual property issues, including patent disputes and licence agreements, while Yu is noted for his strength in IP litigation. Third co-lead Po-Chien Chen is based in Shanghai, and specialises in trade secrets disputes, trademark matters, and privacy policy issues. Chen has previously advised several leading integrated circuit design houses in connection with IP disputes. Associate Barry Lai primarily deals with multijurisdictional litigation, particularly patent and trade secret disputes.

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Key clients

  • Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited
  • Gentle Pharma
  • Goodix

Lawyers

Hall of Fame
The lawyers at the very top of the profession, widely known and respected by peers and clients for their longstanding involvement in market-leading work.
Jason Chen
Leading associates
Rising stars with regular involvement in their team's key work, and recognition from peers or clients as being ones to watch.
Barry Lai
Leading partners
The strongest partners in their field, leading on market-leading deals and endorsed by peers and clients alike.
Po-Chien Chen

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Jason Chen, Po-Chien Chen, Simon Yu

Other key lawyers

Barry Lai