Dr. Nicolette Chan
AssociateTokyo
Email nicolette.chan@hoganlovells.com
Phone +81 3 5157 8140
Fax +81 3 5157 8210
LanguagesEnglish, Cantonese, Mandarin
Practice groupIntellectual Property, Media, and Technology
Nicolette Chan joined our IPMT team in the Tokyo office as an associate in June 2018.
She trained and worked with a Magic Circle law firm in Hong Kong, then joined another Magic Circle law firm upon relocating to Tokyo with her family.
As part of the Tokyo IPMT team, Nicolette leverages her scientific background in advising on intellectual property law issues, having previously been a lecturer and a research scientist at the University of Cambridge. Her research focused on antibody engineering, cancer therapeutics, developmental biology and immune tolerance. Her academic background helps her understand the technology behind the business of our life sciences clients, enabling her to advise them in their technical language in the context of addressing their legal issues and commercial objectives.
Education and admissions
Education
Postgraduate Certificate in Laws, University of Hong Kong
Graduate Diploma in Law, The University of Law
Ph.D., (Molecular Biology), University of Cambridge
B.S. Biotechnology, University of Hong Kong, Hons
Bar admissions and qualifications
Solicitor, England and Wales
Hong Kong
Representative experience
Acting for various global originator pharmaceutical companies in relation to numerous patent disputes in Japan, including patent invalidation actions before the Japan Patent Office (as claimant and defendant), appeals before the IP High Court and patent infringement proceedings (as defendant) before the Tokyo District Court in conjunction with Japanese bengoshi lawyers.
