JOHN TSAI

John Tsai is IP Counsel and Head of Patents at Stripe, a financial services and software as a service company. In this role, John works on all aspects of IP. John started his in-house career at PayPal, working on patent strategy and open source, before transitioning to Facebook, where he supported all Facebook companies (including Instagram, WhatsApp, and Oculus) in IP licensing and open source. He started his legal career at Kirkland & Ellis LLP as a patent litigator. John leverages his technical background to better understand how to best protect a company’s IP. He has extensive experience in IP licensing, open source, patent strategy, and M&A due diligence.

John earned his JD from UC Berkeley School of Law and his undergraduate degree in Computer Science at UC Berkeley. He was also a member of the Ambassador’s Council at the California Minority Counsel Program, a non-profit dedicated to promoting diversity in the legal profession by providing attorneys of color with access and opportunity for business and professional development.