Linda Cheng

Ms Linda Cheng, a Partner of Lexcel Partners IP, has practised in the intellectual property field for around 20 years. She graduated from National Taiwan University, Bachelor of Science, Department of Botany, and National Taiwan University, Master of Science, Graduate Institute of Microbiology.

Ms Cheng is licensed as a patent attorney in Taiwan and is a member of the Taiwan Patent Attorneys Association, as well as the Asian Patent Attorneys Association Taiwan Group. She is highly professional in the handling of a wide array of patent-related matters across diverse technical fields, including biomedical, biotechnology, chemistry, pharmaceutical science, food science, regenerative medicine, stem cells, molecular biology, genetic engineering, microbiology, immunology, antibodies, peptides, diagnosis, biomarkers, treatment methods, transgenic/animal/plants and gene modification, among other areas.

Meanwhile, she is well experienced in drafting patent specifications, filing patent applications and responding to office actions, as well as maintenance and management of patents. She handles patent prosecution not only in Taiwan, but also in other jurisdictions, spanning the Patent Corporation Treaty (PCT), the US, China, Europe, Japan, Korea, Canada, Australia, Brazil, Mexico, India, Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand. Furthermore, she handles the deposit of biological materials, and also prepares patentability, non-infringement, validity and freedom-to-operate opinions – in addition to providing consultation on strategy for patent filing, management infringement risk, licensing and dispute resolution.