Introduction：
In 1985, Dr. Wen-Pin Lai established Chien Yeh & Associates. Instead of pursuing an increase of business volume, he focuses on provision and improvement of professional knowledge. Such belief keeps Chien Yeh & Associates standing in an outstanding position and builds a professional image in the IPRs field.
When Taiwanese businessmen began to enter the mainland market in the 1990s, trademark disputes constantly occur. In order to enable Taiwanese businessmen to fully protect their own rights and interests, Dr. Lai was invited, in August 1993, by the Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA) to publish a total of 35 articles serially in the “Trade Newsletter Magazine”, introducing the China’s IPRs system. In the same year, he was invited by the China Trademark Office to give a special speech in front of more than 400 official administrators. Moreover, Dr. Lai is the pioneer in the field of IPRs exchange between China and Taiwan. He is one of the first Taiwanese arbitrators in China, and has been working as an arbitrator in Beijing Arbitration Commission since 2007.
In 1997, Dr. Lai attended a doctoral Program of the China University of Political Science and Law. He graduated and obtained a doctoral degree with a thesis entitled “The Conflicts between Trade Names and Trademarks on the Basis of the China’s Legal System” in 2000. Dr. Lai is the first Taiwanese who studies the legal system of China’s IPRs. Moreover, his doctoral thesis in relation to the study of legal system of China’s IPRs was the first one being published in China. Dr. Lai has served as a chair professor or a visiting professor of IPRs field at the China’s and the Taiwan’s universities, and engaged in the cross-strait IPRs exchanges. He plays a significant role guiding the cross-strait official exchange platforms named “cross-strait trademark forum” and “cross-strait copyright forum”, especially helping Taiwanese businessmen communicate and negotiate the IPRs disputes occurred in China.
UP to now, Dr. Lai has published more than 100 articles and has been invited to attend more than 100 seminars or lectures. In 2010, he was awarded the “Cross-Strait Exchange Contribution Award” by the former Chairman of the Straits Exchange Foundation (SEF), Mr. Pin-Kung Chiang and also awarded the Outstanding Alumni Award by the China University of Political Science and Law in 2016.
Education:
Ph.D, China University of Political Science and Law
Experience:
| Position | Duration |
| Adjunct Lecturer of College of Law, Shih Hsin University, Taiwan | September 1, 1997－July 31, 1998 |
| Adjunct Lecturer, Chihlee University of Technology, Taiwan | February 1, 2002－July 31, 2002 |
| Visiting Professor of Shcool of Law, National Huaqiao University, China | The year of 1998 |
| Legal Advisor in the field of finance and economics for Taiwanese Businessman, the Straits Exchange Foundation | 2005－present |
| Planner of Cross-Straits Trademark Forum | 2006－2013 |
| Planner of Cross-Straits Copyright Forum | 2008－2012 |
| Taiwanese Arbitrator, Beijing Arbitration Commission | September28,1998－present |
| Taiwanese Arbitrator, Suzhou Arbitration Commission | January 1, 2003－present |
| Member of the Committee of the Use and Management of Trademark, National Taiwan University | 2008－present |
| Advisor for Taiwan Businessmen, Mainland Affairs Council of Executive Yuan | 1996－present |
| Specialized Advisor, Taiwan Intellectual Property Training Academy (TIPA) | 2005－present |
| Member of the Intellectual Property Committee, Chinese National Federation of Industries | 2006－present |
| Vice-Convener, Taiwan Leader Brand Union | 2011－2014 |
| Consultant of Economy and Technology Division, National Policy Foundation | 2006－2016 |
| Research Fellow of Center for Intellectual Property Rights Studies, China University of Political Science and Law | April 8, 2009－ April 7, 2012 |
| Chairman of the Intellectual Property Committee, General Chamber of Commerce of the Republic of China | June22,2007－November 9, 2013 |
| Domain Name Specialist, Science and Technology Law Institute | 2001－present |
| Visiting Professor of Trademark Laws, the Institute of Law for Science and Technology, National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan | February 1, 2003－July 31, 2003 |
| Speaker of the China Intellectual Property Laws Seminar organized by Innovation and Intellectual Property Management of National Chengchi University Graduate Institute of Technology |
2010 and 2011 |
| Research Fellow, Center for Technology Policy and Law in School of Business, National Chengchi University, Taiwan. | April 1, 2009－ July 31, 2011 |
| Member of the Intellectual Property Rights Committee, Taiwan Electrical and Electronic Manufacturers’ Association | 2006－present |
| Domain Name Dispute Resolution Center Specialist, China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission (the only Taiwanese Specialist) |
2000－present |
| Chairman of the Taiwanese Alumni, China University of Political Science and Law | March2018－March2020 |
| Postgraduate Mentor (part-time), China University of Political Science and Law | May2019－present |