Managing partner Kingson Lai heads up the team at Union Patent Service Center, which is recognised in particular by the market for its trade mark prosecution practice. The Taipei office works closely with the Tokyo and Hong Kong offices and many mandates come from renowned companies that are based in Japan, Europe and the US. The firm is also active in effecting changes in the law and improving the protection and enforcement of IP rights in Taiwan. For example, Principal Jeffery Hsu has been the executive director of the Taiwan Patent Attorneys Association since 2009.