Asialaw Profiles
The Guide to the legal markets of the Asia-Pacific

Dewit Law Office

Dewit Law Office primarily specialises in IP issues related to its clients’ Sino-European interests. The firm offers a range of IP services including territorial checks for pre-existing protection of third party IPRs, preparation of IPR documents for filing, and application support. Dewit also provides litigation services to clients should infringement issues arise.

Finnegan

Finnegan specialises in US IP law, but the firm’s Shanghai office also assists Chinese companies as they grow their businesses and require advice on IP matters relating to the US market.

Finnegan recently advised CooTek, a designer and developer of mobile applications, on its patent application filings and IP considerations. Finnegan continues to work for the mobile company.

The Tokyo branch of Finnegan Henderson combines US IP law advice with an appreciation of the local business culture. This makes it a trusted counsel for many Japanese corporations on their IP matters in the US. Some of the firm’s highlight work over the past 12 months includes helping Otsuka Pharmaceuticals gain a favourable decision that protects its largest selling drug against generic competition, and defending Mitsubishi Heavy Industries in an ITC investigation where General Electric accused the client of infringing one of its patents.

Chen & Lin

Led by Che-Hung Chen and Vanessa Weng, the Chen & Lin practice concentrates on the protection of patents, trade marks and copyrights. The firm acted for a US-based chemical products producer when it sued a Taiwan-based producer for patent infringement. Another notable transaction saw the firm represent a Taiwan-listed electronics company against a suit by Bluestone Innovations Texas for patent infringement.

Formosan Brothers

The firm’s intellectual property practice excels in providing general legal consultation, licensing negotiations and patent infringement advice. The firm represented a leading corporation in the semiconductor and nano-manufacturing technology sector in a patent infringement action against a Korean manufacturer of TFT-LCD panels. Another dispute saw the firm defend a Taiwanese biotechnology and pharmaceutical developer in a patent infringement action brought by a leading international pharmaceutical manufacturer.

Lee Tsai & Partners

Lee Tsai & Partners contains high quality practitioners that specialise in technology and have experience dealing with technology procurement and licensing. The team assisted InterServ International in negotiating various game publishing licence agreements with major operators in China, Korea, Southeast Asia and the US. The team also represented Taipei Fubon Bank in a trade mark infringement case against a local bank in Taiwan.

Finnegan Henderson Farabow Garrett & Dunner

Finnegan’s extensive knowledge in fields ranging from molecular biology to chemical, mechanical and electrical engineering allow it to tackle day-to-day issues surrounding IP protection. Last year’s deal highlight was representing HTC and its US subsidiary in an investigation seeking to exclude Apple’s iPhone, iTunes and iPad products from importation into the US.