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

Current Position

Attorney-at-Law & Patent Attorney
Director, TIPLO Attorneys-at-Law

Expertise

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

Background

Attorney at Law, admitted in Taiwan (1992)
Patent Attorney (registered 1993, certified 2008)
Law Department, Fu-Jen Catholic University (LL.B., 1987)
Counsel, Contracts & Licensing Div., SONY Corporation, Japan (1994~1995)
Member of Board of Directors, Taiwan Association of Human Rights (1996~1999)
Member of Board of Directors, Judicial Reform Foundation, Taiwan (1997 ~)
Member of Board of Directors, Asian Patent Attorneys Association (APAA), Taiwan Group (2000 ~)
Co-Chairman, Patent Committee, APAA Taiwan Group (2000 ~2012)
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 ~ )
Vice President, APAA, Taiwan Group (2012 ~ 2015)
President, APAA, Taiwan Group (2015 ~2018)
Co-Chairperson, Organizing Committee, 2019 APAA 70th Council Meeting in Taipei (2018 ~2019)
Vice President, APAA, Taiwan Group (2018~)

Membership

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

Publication

“The Principle of International IP Infringement Litigation-Focusing on the Taiwan Practice”
(2002~2021)
Taiwan IP Enforcement (1996-2021)
The latest report on Taiwan Patent & Trade Marks (1995~2021)
The International Comparative Legal Guide to: Patents (Taiwan Chapter 2011~2021)
The International Comparative Legal Guide to: Trade Marks (Taiwan Chapter 2012~2021)

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 Seminar (Speaker, 2011~2019, 2021 Tokyo & Osaka, hosted by Japan Intellectual Property Association)

Languages

Taiwanese, Mandarin, English and Japanese

J. K. LIN
Attorney-at-Law & Patent Attorney
Director, TIPLO Attorneys-at-Law

J. K. Lin became the Director of TIPLO in 1997 the same year TIPLO’s founder Mr. M. S. Lin passed away. During the 26-year tenure to date, J. K. has set out to further streamline the hierarchy of the staff and adopted effective formulae leading to improved synergy in all aspects of TIPLO’s patent, trade mark and legal services to proactively accommodate clients’ intensifying needs for IPR enforcement. 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, Organizing Committee, 2019 APAA 70th Council Meeting in Taipei. He is currently a council member of the Asian Patent Attorneys Association (APAA), and Vice-President of the APAA Taiwan Group.