I Wen (Joyce) Ho

Principal practice areas/industry focus:

Intellectual Property Law, Antitrust Law, Technology Law, Personal Data Protection Law, Trade Secret Law and International Transaction and Investment

Career highlights:

Dr. Joyce Ho is a partner with Tsar & Tsai Law Firm and is the Director of Tsar & Tsai’s IP Department.

Joyce’s practice includes assisting clients for the protection and enforcement of Intellectual Property rights. As an expert in antitrust and unfair competition laws, Joyce’s practice also includes assisting clients to handle cases investigated by Taiwan Fair Trade Commission.

Joyce is an active member in the legal community. She was the Chair of Trademark Committee of Taiwan Patent Attorney Association, an international councillor and the Co-chairperson of the Anti-counterfeiting Committee of Asia Patent Attorneys Association (“APAA”), the Executive Director of Taipei Bar Association and serves as the President of APAA, Taiwan Group.

Joyce assists clients, including many international leading High-tech companies, multinational pharmaceutical groups, international well-known Luxury brands on IP right protection and litigations and corporate matters in Taiwan. 

She also represents world leading cell-phone companies to handle patent and antitrust disputes regarding standard essential patents. She also assists the foreign clients for the compliance for investment in Taiwan, labour law issue and personal data protection issues.

• Competition/antitrust
• Corporate and M&A
• Dispute resolution
• Intellectual property
• Labour and employment

• Consumer goods and services
• Industrials and manufacturing
• Media and entertainment
• Pharmaceuticals and life sciences
• Technology and telecommunications

• Taiwan (Year 1994)

• Taipei Bar Association
• Taiwan Patent Attorney Association
• Asia Patent Attorneys Association (APAA)
• International Trademark Association (INTA)
• International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (AIPPI)
• Licensing Executive Society (LES)

• National Taiwan University, Law School (Ph.D. (Year 2003); LL.M. (Year 1994); LL.B. (Year 1991))
• University of Washington, Law School (LL.M. (Year 1998))