Chen, Tony

Current Employment Position(s)

Partner

Languages

• Chinese
• English

Lawyer Overview

Tony Chen represents technology and life science companies in their intellectual property matters in China and in the United States. In China, Tony has assisted multinational companies in enforcing their intellectual property rights in civil and criminal actions and in reducing intellectual property risks in R&D collaborations. He has represented Chinese companies in defending infringement lawsuits and licensing technology on a worldwide basis.

Tony's recent representative matters include: defending a Fortune 500 company in a patent infringement lawsuit in China, defending a Chinese patent of a global top 10 biotechnology company in an invalidation action, fighting pharmaceutical counterfeiting in China for a global top 10 biotechnology company, representing multinational companies in contract research and R&D collaborations in China, defending Chinese companies in patent infringement lawsuits in the U.S. in federal district courts and at the International Trade Commission, and representing Chinese biotechnology companies in technology licensing. Representative multinational clients include Abbott, Cabot, Celgene, Chevron, General Motors, GSK, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Lowe's, Pfizer, and Vivo Ventures. Representative Chinese clients include Baosteel, ChemPartner, Founder, Legend Holdings, Shanghai Huaming Power Equipment, Sinorgchem, Ventec Electronics, and Zensun.

Tony writes and speaks frequently about the development of intellectual property law and the life sciences industry in China. His commentaries have reached the international legal and business community through the Economist, Financial Times, Business Week, and American Lawyer. Tony also has consulted technology parks in Shanghai and Suzhou on life sciences industry and intellectual property matters.

Areas of Practice

• Intellectual Property
• ITC Section 337
• Licensing & Technology Transactions
• Patent Litigation
• Patent Prosecution
• Life Sciences

West Practice Categories

Copyrights, Intellectual Property Law, International Intellectual Property, Patent Litigation, Patents, Technology Licensing, Trade Dress, Trade Secrets, Trademarks

Bar Admissions

• California

Education

• Harvard University
• U of Science\Technology China

Published Works

• Real & Present Danger of Patent Litigation in China, coauthor, IPLaw360, 2009
• The Radical Third Amendment, 2009 China IP Focus, Managing Intellectual Property, 2009
• What Does the Third Amendment to China's Patent Law Mean to Pharmaceutical Companies?, 2008
• 850,000 Lawsuits in the Making, Economist, 2008
• Traps for the unwary, China IP Focus 2008, 2008
• New Patent Approach is Needed for Pharmaceutical Research in China, PharmAsia, 2008
• Insider Analysis: Defending IP in China Lends Vigor to Patent Process, Viagra Case Demonstrates, Pharma Asia News, 2007
• How to litigate patents in China, China IP Focus 2007, 2007
• From Infringer to Competitor: Recent Changes in IP Protection in China, Jones Day IP Perspectives, 2006
• Declaration of Non-Infringement: Forum Shopping Comes to China, China IP Focus, Managing Intellectual Property, 2006
• Forum shopping comes to China, China IP Focus 2006, Managing Intellectual Property, 2006
• How to Protect Pharmaceutical Products in China With or Without a Patent, 2006
• Keeping China Healthy, China Business Review, 2004
• Crackdown on IPR Bandits, Financial Times, 2004
• Western Ways, Good and Bad, Financial Times, 2004

Address

30th Floor, Shanghai Kerry Centre
1515 Nanjing Road West
Shanghai 20004, China

Phones

86.21.2201.8079 (Business Phone)
+ 1.858.314.1200 (Other Phone)

Faxes

86.21.5298.6569 (Business Fax)
+ 1.858.314.1150 (Other Fax)

Emails

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Websites

http://www.jonesday.com