Yvonne Lin

Ms. Yvonne Lin has been practicing for more than 25 years and possesses extensive knowledge and experience in the fields of: intellectual property, competition/antitrust, licensing, trade secrets, privacy law and data protection, government procurement, corporate and mergers & acquisitions.

Ms. Lin currently serves as Managing Partner of Formosan Brothers Attorneys-at-law. Ms. Lin is also a committee member of the Patent Examination Quality Consultation Committee of the Intellectual Property Office of the Ministry of Economic Affairs. Ms. Lin possesses extensive knowledge and experience in the fields of: intellectual property, competition/antitrust law, licensing and IP transactions, corporate law, foreign investment and M&A, trade secrets and personal data protection, dispute resolution, international negotiation, white-collar crime etc.

Ms. Lin specializes in both civil and criminal litigation and dispute resolution. She has assisted many prestigious tech-companies and multi-national companies in fields such as semiconductor, display panels, biotechnology, chemistry, automotive, communications, energy, etc. These clients sought Ms. Lin’s assistance in issues such as intellectual property protection, trade secret protection, the directors of publicly traded companies on criminal allegations of insider trading, securities law violations, breach of trust and breach of fiduciary duties; and dispute resolution. Ms. Lin also assisted these companies with strategic planning and litigation over patents, trademarks, copyrights, and trade secrets, as well as dealing with seizure of counterfeit goods at national borders.

With respect to matters related to fair trade, including competition and anti-trust, Ms. Lin has assisted clients in many industries, including real estate, food and medicine, communications, semiconductor, network platforms, and distribution. Ms. Lin assisted clients in these industries to report violations, respond to investigations, or file complaints.

Ms. Lin has also represented companies has represented many well-known Taiwanese listed construction companies, semi-conductor factories and equipment manufacturers in the dispute regarding government procurement matters.

Ms. Lin also assisted enterprises, both from China and elsewhere, in matters related to investment and mergers and acquisition; including investment application, legal compliance, and M & A strategy analysis and negotiation.

Over the years, Ms. Lin has been active in many domestic and foreign professional associations, including: the International Bar Association (IBA), International Trademark Association (INTA), International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (AIPPI), Asian Patent Attorneys Association (APAA), Licensing Executive Society Chinese Taipei (LESCT) and Taiwan Trademark Association (TTA). She is currently a director of the APAA Taiwan Group, co-chairperson of the Copyright Committee of APAA, and member of the International Affairs Committee of the Taiwan Patent Attorneys Association. She is also a committee member of the Patent Examination Quality Consultation Committee of TIPO.

Education

• LL.M. University of Washington (Seattle, U.S.A.)
• LL.B. National Chung Hsing University (Taiwan)

Qualifications

• Taiwan attorney-at-law
• Taiwan Patent Attorney
• Arbitrator, Chinese Arbitration Association, Taipei

Languages

• Mandarin
• English