Leading Adviser Awards 2020

Acquisition International - Leading Adviser 2020 133 Acquisition I ternational - Issue 1 1 25 Producing Outstanding Results Located in Taipei, Rich IP & Co provide professional patent and trademark law services to its clients on a national and international level. Following the firm’s well-deserved success in Acquisition International’s Leading Adviser Awards 2020, we caught up with Clarice Chen to find out more about why they were righteously awarded the accolade Leading Intellectual Property Rights & Infringement Law Firm of the Year – Taiwan. perating as one of the leading IP firms within Taiwan, Rich IP & Co is unique in its industry handling specialised prosecution and dispute matters in patent and trademark fields. To begin, Clarice provides a brief overview of the firm and offers more insight into some of its specialisms. “Rich IP & Co has a team of attorneys and engineers with deep and varied educational backgrounds helping provide professional patent and trademark law services to Taiwan, the Chinese area and worldwide. Throughout the area, there are only a handful of IP firms which are equipped with a full-fledged chemical and biotech team. The technical fields covered include chemistry, chemical engineering, polymer, material science, semiconductors, pharmaceutics, biotechnology, life science and agriculture.” Since its establishment in 2005, Rich IP & Co have come up against a number of competitors in its field. However, as Clarice points out, the firm’s client-focused approach has been one of the key factors behind it overcoming any challenges presented. “Thanks to our excellent response efficiency, detailed-orientated approach and disciplined nature, we have been able to produce outstanding results for our clients. The establishment of the firm provided us with an opportunity to build a new fee structure. “Further down the line, it is pleasing to say this has become much more favourable for our foreign clients. Additionally, our professional capabilities give our clients the advantage of quality services with a much more competitive service charge compared to other IP firms in Taiwan and China areas.” In its attempts to remain at the forefront of the industry, the firm is committed to providing training for its staff and others, as Clarice explains further. “The senior members of Rich IP & Co have been the most active IP team in Taiwan for more than 25 years . Never satisfied with their achievements, the team have delivered numerous IPR seminars and training courses for patent examiners of Taiwan Intellectual Property Office (TIPO) and the Board of Appeal of the Ministry of Economic Affairs, Judges, public prosecutors, local patent attorneys, in-house counsellors of corporations, research institutes and universities.” Looking ahead to what the future holds, Clarice reveals the firm’s hopes and ambitions for what they hope to achieve in the years to come, especially following their win in the Leading Adviser Awards 2020. O Sep209999 “From the outset, our goal was to enrich our clients’ IP rights, establish the best IP team in Taiwan and enhance the professional level of our IP community. Today, especially after receiving this award, I think we can say we have achieved our founding objectives.” Firm: Rich IP & Co Contact: Clarice Chen Website: www.richip.com “...our professional capabilities give our clients the advantage of quality services with a much more competitive service charge compared to other IP firms in Taiwan and China areas.” Leading Intellectual roperty Rights and Infringement Law Firm of the Year, Taiwan