Stacy Chen speaks the language of patents. As a registered patent agent with a degree in electrical engineering and years of legal experience, Ms. Chen quickly understands a case's technical elements.
She has counseled several non-profit clients on IP matters to protect their core operations, and has also handled numerous cases pro bono, including several immigration and educational rights proceedings.
Prior to earning her J.D., Ms. Chen interned for the Northern District of Illinois' U.S. Attorney's Office and the Washington Defender Association, as well as served as a law clerk for the Orange County Public Defender's Office.
Ms. Chen is also proficient in Taiwanese and Mandarin.
Professional Affiliations
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Registered patent agent, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
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Co-chair, Federal Bar Association's Young Lawyer Division, N.D. Cal Chapter, 2009-2010
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Member, California State Bar
Awards and Honors
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Wiley Manual Award for Pro Bono Legal Services, California
State Bar, 2010
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University of Chicago Law School
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Articles editor, Chicago Journal of International Law
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Co-President, Law Women’s Caucus
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Treasurer, Intellectual Property Law Society
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Princeton University
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President, Society of Women Engineers
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Minority affairs advisor, Butler College
Cases of Note
Plaintiff v. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company: We represent TSMC, the world’s largest contract semiconductor manufacturer, in a multi-patent case with Ziptronix in the Northern District of California. Ziptronix, a North Carolina company that claims to have invented various methods of bonding and processing two or more silicon wafers together, brought suit originally, and TSMC counterclaimed asserting a number of its own patents in this same technical field. The technology relates to methods used to manufacture image sensors for digital cameras.
DataQuill Ltd. v. HTC Corporation: We are lead counsel defending HTC, a Taiwan-based smartphone company, against dozens of patent claims asserted by DataQuill.