ALeX Chen

Alexander Chen is Head of Patent Litigation & Risk Mitigation, TikTok/Byte Dance where he handles patent litigation, licensing, acquisitions, and strategy at TikTok and ByteDance.

He has negotiated and drafted agreements with companies in U.S., Europe, and Asia, including acquisitions, IP licenses, tech transfers, joint R&D, sole/joint IP ownership, indemnity, vendor obligations, IP enforcement, and reps & warranties. Presented patents to license and positions on FRAND royalties, invalidity, patent exhaustion, antitrust, patent misuse, and breach of warranties. Worked on Disney-Fox deal and 5-studio Movies Anywhere deal. Co-founded Disney’s Open Source Software (OSS) Committee and reviewed requests to use, distribute, contribute, and release OSS over 7-year period.

He was also outside counsel where he represented clients in 10 patent cases, a trademark case, a copyright case, and a trade secret case. He drafted briefs and handled discovery. As in- house counsel, he developed strategy and managed dozens of patent cases in 5 countries, including 3 ITC trials, District Court cases, a UK trial, a German trial, and 2 China cases. He presented reasons to litigate and settle to executives. He negotiated and settled 7 cases, developed infringement evidence, and handled inbound and outbound indemnity requests.

He also managed portfolios in a wide range of technologies, and drafted hundreds of patent applications and office action responses filed in U.S., Europe, and Asia. He conducted interviews with examiners, brainstormed future roadmaps, and developed strategies for claim drafting and international filing.

He completed 8 acquisitions and 2 sales, trained attorneys and engineers on how to negotiate with sellers and conduct due diligence: analyze evidence of use, file histories, competitor products, previous licenses, and ownership agreements. He also ssessed value of patents for executives.