Since graduating top of her class from law school, Audrey Liao has been practicing as a licensed lawyer and is experienced in Trademark, copyright & domain name dispute resolution, Anti-counterfeiting plots and actions, Unfair competition cases, Customs border protection measures, Import& export regulations, both in Taiwan and China; Trade Secrets protection; Formulation of global brand management strategies, including trademark search & filing, portfolio management and assignment negotiations; Pharmaceutical Act-related cases, also in collecting criminal evidence on, participating in raids of, and dealing with criminal procedures for, fake and illegal drugs or medical equipment. She also provides consultation on Family & Business Succession related Laws and Trust. Audrey's legal expertise has been recognized by her local & global clients especially on protection of Intellectual Property Rights, and issues on Product Safety and Family Business Succession.
Trademark; copyright & domain name dispute resolution in Taiwan and China; Anti-counterfeiting strategies in Taiwan and China; Trade secrets protection; Customs border protection measures; Import& export regulations in Taiwan and China,Family succession by law & trust,Family law case,
Admitted to Taiwan Bar Association (2004)
| 2025 | 
                                             A trademark check to prevent trademark infringement is essential before the distribution of souvenirs in shareholders' meetings
                                         LEXOLOGY  | 
| 2025 | 
                                             Trademark squatting may constitute criminal offense of breach of trust
                                         LEXOLOGY  | 
| 2025 | 
                                             Arbitrary changes to another person's domain registrant name and webpage content may incur criminal liability
                                         LEXOLOGY  | 
| 2025 | 
                                             A trademark check to prevent trademark infringement is essential before the distribution of souvenirs in shareholders' meetings 
                                         LEE & LI Bulletin - March 2025  | 
| 2025 | 
                                             Trademark squatting may constitute criminal offense of breach of trust
                                         LEE & LI Bulletin - March 2025  | 
| 2025 | 
                                             Arbitrary changes to another person's domain registrant name and webpage content may incur criminal liability
                                         LEE & LI Bulletin - March 2025  | 
| 2025 | 
                                             Trademark Planning and Protection Topics - Riding the ESG Wave: Plan Early for Green Marks
                                         LEE & LI Bulletin - January 2025  | 
| 2025 | 
                                             Trademark Planning and Protection Topics - Riding the ESG Wave: Plan Early for Green Marks
                                         LEXOLOGY  | 
| 2024 | 
                                             Trademark Litigation Practice: The Starting Point of Extinctive Prescription As a Defense Strategy of Counterfeiters Refusing To Pay Damages
                                         LEXOLOGY  | 
| 2024 | 
                                             Trademark Litigation Practice: The Starting Point of Extinctive Prescription As a Defense Strategy of Counterfeiters Refusing To Pay Damages
                                         LEE & LI Bulletin - November 2024  | 
| 2024 | 
                                             Trademark Protection Strategies: Trademark owners should put the accelerated trademark examination mechanism to good use LEE & LI Bulletin - July 2024  | 
| 2024 | 
                                             Trademark Protection Strategies: Trademark owners should put the accelerated trademark examination mechanism to good use
                                         LEXOLOGY  | 
| 2024 | 
                                             When should the trademark applicant file for restriction of the designated goods or services or for division of the registration application? Is the timing to file limited to the time before a disapproval decision is rendered? (Benefits of devising trademark strategies for various countries also considered)
                                         LEXOLOGY  | 
| 2024 | 
                                             When should the trademark applicant file for restriction of the designated goods or services or for division of the registration application? Is the timing to file limited to the time before a disapproval decision is rendered? (Benefits of devising trademark strategies for various countries also considered)
                                         LEE & LI Bulletin - March 2024  | 
| 2024 | 
                                             Jurisdiction over first instance of IP civil actions: from jurisdictional priority to special and exclusive jurisdiction
                                         LEXOLOGY  | 
| 2024 | 
                                             Artificial Intelligence and Copyright Laws: Risks of Copyright Infringement associated with Generative AI
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| 2024 | 
                                             Whether using Open Graph Protocol to share links and place advertisements violates reproduction or public transmission rights
                                         LEXOLOGY  | 
| 2024 | 
                                             Trademark squatting-related disputes arising from the failure to make strategic trademark planning
                                         LEXOLOGY  | 
| 2024 | 
                                             Trademark squatting-related disputes arising from the failure to make strategic trademark planning
                                         LEE & LI Bulletin - January 2024  | 
| 2024 | 
                                             Whether using Open Graph Protocol to share links and place advertisements violates reproduction or public transmission rights
                                         LEE & LI Bulletin - January 2024  | 
| 2024 | 
                                             Artificial Intelligence and Copyright Laws: Risks of Copyright Infringement associated with Generative AI LEE & LI Bulletin - January 2024  | 
| 2024 | 
                                             Artificial Intelligence and Copyright Laws: A Comprehensive View on Worldwide Legislation of Artificial Intelligence-related Drafts in Response to Copyright Infringement LEE & LI Bulletin - January 2024  | 
| 2023 | 
                                             Jurisdiction over the First Instance of Intellectual Property Civil Actions: From Jurisdictional Priority to Special and Exclusive Jurisdiction LEE & LI Bulletin - November 2023  | 
| 2023 | 
                                             Jurisdiction over the First Instance of Intellectual Property Civil Actions: From Jurisdictional Priority to Special and Exclusive Jurisdiction
                                         LEXOLOGY  | 
| 2023 | 
New regulations limit use of "health" terms in trademarks                                         ILO IP Newsletter (20230220)  | 
| 2023 | 
The Legal Attack and Defense of Brand Commercial Battle in International Exhibitions                                         LEXOLOGY  | 
| 2023 | 
The Protection of Intellectual Property Rights under the Draft of OTT Act                                         LEE&LI Bulletin - January 2023  | 
| 2023 | 
The Legal Attack and Defense of Brand Commercial Battle in International Exhibitions                                         LEE&LI Bulletin - January 2023  | 
| 2022 | 
Legal Issues in the Internet Age: One-Page Website Advertising Fraud                                         LEE&LI Bulletin - November 2022  | 
| 2022 | 
Points for Attention in Health Labeling and its Trademark Application                                         LEE&LI Bulletin - November 2022  | 
| 2022 | 
Legal Issues in the Internet Age: One-Page Website Advertising Fraud                                         LEXOLOGY  | 
| 2022 | 
Points for Attention in Health Labeling and its Trademark Application                                         LEXOLOGY  | 
| 2022 | 
Legal Issues in the Internet Age: Whether Collecting and Crawling Other People's Websites or APPs Information Constitutes an Illegal Act of Unfair Competition                                         LEXOLOGY  | 
| 2022 | 
Legal Issues in the Internet Age: Whether Collecting and Crawling Other People's Websites or APPs Information Constitutes an Illegal Act of Unfair Competition                                         LEE&LI Bulletin -October 2022  | 
| 2022 | 
IPCC's changing practice with regard to provisional execution in trademark infringement cases                                         Lexology、ILO IP Newsletter (20220808)  | 
| 2022 | 
Can Petitions for Enjoining and Preventing Trademark Infringements Be Provisionally Executed?                                         Lexology  | 
| 2022 | 
Can event sponsorship serve to establish a trademark's well-known status?                                         ILO IP Newsletter (20220704)  | 
| 2022 | 
Can Petitions for Enjoining and Preventing Trademark Infringements Be Provisionally Executed?                                         LEE&LI Bulletin - May 2022  | 
| 2022 | 
Can "Event Sponsorship" Serve to Establish a Trademark's Well-Known Status? - A Discussion of Brands' Marketing Efforts by way of Sponsoring Recent Sports Competitions                                         Lexology  | 
| 2022 | 
Domain names and IP rights: establishment of dispute resolution centres and rules applicable to dispute resolution                                         ILO IP Newsletter (20220425)  | 
| 2022 | 
Can "Event Sponsorship" Serve to Establish a Trademark's Well-Known Status?—A Discussion of Brands'                                          LEE&LI Bulletin - March 2022  | 
| 2022 | 
Can counterfeits of copyright goods be confiscated where there is insufficient suspicion of offence?                                         ILO IP Newsletter (20220307)  | 
| 2022 | 
Establishment of Dispute Resolution Centers & Rules Applicable to Dispute Resolution                                         LEE&LI Bulletin - January 2022  | 
| 2022 | 
Application and Determination of the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP)                                         LEE&LI Bulletin - January 2022  | 
| 2021 | 
Can Copyright Counterfeits in a Non-Prosecution Criminal Case for Lacking Criminal Intention Be Confiscated?                                         LEE&LI Bulletin - November 2021  | 
| 2021 | 
Family Business Succession Planning and Criminal Code Series- Criminal disputes about withdrawal of deposits from the deceased between family members (inheritance issue)                                         LEE&LI Bulletin -October 2021  | 
| 2021 | 
Draft amendments to trademark legislation announced and promulgated                                         ILO IP Newsletter (20211025)  | 
| 2021 | 
AI, AR and robots in the 5G era                                         LEE&LI Bulletin - September 2021  | 
| 2021 | 
Beware of malicious trademark squatting—early formulation of trademark strategies in China is needed!                                         LEE&LI Bulletin - September 2021  | 
| 2021 | 
The Draft Amendment to Regulations Governing Customs Measures in Protecting the Rights and Interests of Trademark (2021.06.09 Publicly Announced Version)                                         LEE&LI Bulletin - July 2021  | 
| 2021 | 
Family Business Succession Planning and Second Generation Back to Taiwan Series- Introductions on Major Points of the Amendments to the Act for the Recruitment and Employment of Foreign Professionals                                         LEE&LI Bulletin -June 2021  | 
| 2021 | 
The Latest PRC Court Practices in respect of Trademark Squatting by Agents in Mainland China                                         LEE&LI Bulletin - May 2021  | 
| 2021 | 
Customs Administration proposes to relax regulations regarding trademark owner requests for photos                                         ILO IP Newsletter (20210503)  | 
| 2021 | 
Family Business Succession Planning and Insurance Act Series - Will the Life Insurance Payment Be Included in the Estate?                                         LEE&LI Bulletin -April 2021  | 
| 2021 | 
The Latest Draft Amendment to Regulations Governing Customs Measures in Protecting the Rights and Interests of Trademark (2021.02.22 Version)                                         LEE&LI Bulletin - March 2021  | 
| 2021 | 
Family Business Succession Planning and Family Matters Series-Major Amendment to Article 1030-1 of the Civil Code Regarding the Right to Claim for Distribution of the Remainder of the Property                                         LEE&LI Bulletin -February 2021  | 
| 2021 | 
Family Business Succession Planning and Family Matters Series-Key Issues of Matrimonial Property Regimes in Transnational Marriages                                         LEE&LI Bulletin -February 2021  | 
| 2021 | 
Family Business Succession Planning and Company Act Series-Close company and family succession                                         LEE&LI Bulletin -February 2021  | 
| 2021 | 
Family Business Succession Planning and Company Act Series-Close company and holding shares through a trust                                         LEE&LI Bulletin -February 2021  | 
| 2021 | 
Draft amendment to Regulations Governing Customs Measures in Protecting the Rights and Interests of                                          LEE&LI Bulletin - January 2021  | 
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