J. K. LIN Attorney-at-Law & Patent Attorney

Current Position

Director, Attorney-at-Law & Patent Attorney
TIPLO Attorneys-at-Law, Also Taiwan International Patent & Law Office

Expertise

Intellectual Property Law, License and Anti-monopoly/Unfair Competition/Fair trade laws, Legal Practice

Background

Background：
Fu-Jen Catholic University (LL.B.,)
Attorney at Law, admitted in Taiwan (1992)
Patent Attorney (registered 1993, certified 2008)

Experience：
Counsel, Contracts & Licensing Div., SONY Corporation, Tokyo, Japan (1994~1995)
Member of Board of Directors, Taipei Bar Association (1999 ~ 2005)
Chairman, International Affair Committee, Taipei Bar Association (1999 ~2011)
Chairman, I.C.J. Committee, Taipei Bar Association (2001 ~2023)
Member of Board of Directors, Judicial Reform Foundation, Taiwan (1997 ~)
Counselor, Taiwan Intellectual Property Training Academy (TIPA) (2008~2015)
Co-Chairman, Copyright Committee, Asian Patent Attorneys Association (2003 ~2009)
Co-Chairman, Patent Committee, APAA Taiwan Group (2003 ~2012)
Vice President, Asian Patent Attorneys Association, Taiwan Group (2012 ~ 2015)
President, Asian Patent Attorneys Association, Taiwan Group (2015 ~2018)
Co-Chairperson, Organizing Committee, 2019 APAA 70th Council Meeting in Taipei (2018 ~2019)
Vice President, Asian Patent Attorneys Association, Taiwan Group (2018~2024)
Council Member, Asian Patent Attorneys Association (1997 ~ )
Executive Member of the Board of Directors, Asian Patent Attorneys Association, Taiwan Group (1997 ~ )

Membership

Taipei Bar Association (TBA)
Taiwan Bar Association (TWBA)
Taiwan Patent Attorney Association (TWPAA)
Asian Patent Attorneys Association (APAA)
International Trademark Association (INTA)
American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA)
Inter Pacific Bar Association (IPBA)
Japan Intellectual Property Association (JIPA)
Japan Trademark Association (JTA)

Publication

“The Principle of International IP Infringement Litigation-Focusing on the Taiwan Practice”
(Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry 2003)
The latest report on Taiwan Trade Marks (JIPA Vol. 62 No. 2, 2012)
Taiwan IP Enforcement (1996-2024)
The latest report on Taiwan Patent & Trade Marks (1995~2024)
The International Comparative Legal Guide to: Patents (Taiwan Chapter 2011~2024)
The International Comparative Legal Guide to: Trade Marks (Taiwan Chapter 2012~2024)

Seminar & Speeches

“Taiwan IP Enforcement Seminar” & “The latest report on Taiwan IP Seminar“
(Speaker, 1993~2009, Taipei, Kaohsiung, Tokyo, Osaka, hosted by Japan-Taiwan Exchange Association)
“TIPLO Taiwan IP Seminar” (2007 & 2013, Imperial Hotel Tokyo)
“Taiwan Patent Prosecution/Litigation Seminar (Speaker, 2011~2016, Osaka, 2017, Tokyo & Osaka, hosted by Japan Intellectual Property Association)
“Taiwan Patent Seminar (Speaker, 2018~2019 Tokyo & Osaka, 2021 ~2024, Tokyo, hosted by Japan Intellectual Property Association)

Languages

Taiwanese, Mandarin, English and Japanese

J. K. LIN, Esq.
Director, Attorney-at-Law & Patent Attorney
TIPLO Attorneys-at-Law, Also Taiwan International Patent & Law Office
J. K. Lin became the Director of TIPLO in 1997, after TIPLO’s founder, his father, Mr. M. S. Lin passed away. During the 27-year tenure up to now, J. K. Lin and our cohorts, have achieved streamlined work-flow and higher work that has entertained accolade and compliments from clients and authority institutions in Taiwan and Worldwide.

J. K. also devotes his time to many public speaking events targeted at global corporations and international society, addressing issues of IP-related concerns and unfair competition among other subjects, while following the footsteps of his late father in his dedication to pro bono activities organized by various NGOs, such as the Judicial Reform Foundation, the Taiwan International Law Society and the Taiwan Human Rights Committee, among many others. He has been the Co-Chairperson of the Organizing Committee, 2019 Asian Patent Attorneys Association (“APAA”) 70th Council Meeting in Taipei. J. K. is currently a council member of the APAA, and an Executive Member of the Board of Directors of the APAA Taiwan Group. He is a member of the Japan Intellectual Property Association, Japan Trademark Association, INTA, IPBA, AIPLA, Taipei Bar Association, Taiwan Bar Association and Taiwan Patent Attorney Association.