Jennifer Chen, who has served as counsel for several international technology companies in the Asia Pacific and represents technology corporates in patent disputes before district courts and the United States International Trade Commission, has joined Vinson & Elkins in Washington as a partner in its global IP team. Chen has experience as a patent examiner at the US Patent and Trademark Office and worked as an in-house IP lawyer at the Tokyo headquarters of Japanese multinational conglomerate Hitachi, where she managed a patent portfolio. The firm opened an office in Taipei in May to meet the US commercial litigation and IP needs of more than 40 Taiwanese corporates it counts among its clients.