Janice Ta
Janice works with clients globally from startups to universities to Fortune 500 companies. Her cases have involved a broad range of technologies, including computer hardware and software, semiconductors, light-emitting diodes (LEDS), audio and video streaming, search algorithms, and cool roofing granules.
Janice L. Ta is an intellectual property lawyer who helps companies enforce, license, and litigate rights related to patents, trade secrets, trademarks, and copyrights.
Janice's litigation practice includes actions in U.S. district courts, the International Trade Commission (ITC), state courts, and arbitration tribunals. Janice served as a judicial clerk to the Honorable Timothy B. Dyk of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. As a first generation college student and lawyer, Janice graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Stanford University with degrees in Symbolic Systems (B.S.) and Art History (B.A.). She earned her law degree from Yale Law School. Prior to law school, Janice was a user interface designer and product manager at a social networking company, shepherding the development of a variety of products and services from conception to launch. Her work as an attorney is informed by her knowledge of the product development cycle and her understanding of the business needs of growing technology companies.
Janice was awarded the Top Women in IP "Ginger Rogers Award" by Texas Lawyer in 2022. Janice has also been recognized by Super Lawyers (2022) and as a Texas "Rising Star" in IP litigation by Super Lawyers (2018 and 2019). Janice contributes time to her community in a variety of ways, most recently serving as an executive committee member of the Yale Law School Association, as a board member of Ballet Austin, as a fellow for the Texas Bar Foundation, and as chair of Perkins Coie's Lawyers With Disabilities Resource Group.
Areas of focus
Education & Credentials
Education
- Yale Law School, J.D., Executive Editor, Yale Journal of Law and Technology, 2010
- Stanford University, B.S., Symbolic Systems, 2003; B.A. Art History, 2002, Phi Beta Kappa
Bar and Court Admissions
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Texas
- Supreme Court of the United States
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
- U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
- U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas
Related Employment
- Baker Botts, LLP, Austin, TX, Senior Associate, 2019-2020
- Vinson & Elkins, LLP, Austin, TX, Senior Associate, 2015-2019; Associate, 2011-2015
- Plaxo, Inc., Mountain View, CA, Monetization Product Manager, 2003-2006
Clerkships
- Hon. Timothy Dyk, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Additional Languages
- Chinese - Cantonese
Professional Recognition
“Top Women in IP “Ginger Rogers Award” by Texas Lawyer, 2022
Listed in The Best Lawyers in America: Litigation - Intellectual Property; Litigation - Patent, Patent Law, 2022-2024
Named to the Texas "Rising Stars" list in Intellectual Property Law by Super Lawyers, 2018-2020; Listed as "Super Lawyer," 2022-2023
Impact
Professional Leadership
- Texas Bar Foundation, Fellow
- Diversity Lab, Disability Inclusion Advisory Group
- Austin Intellectual Property Bar Association, Membership Committee, 2021-present
- Yale Law School, Executive Committee Member, 2017-2020
- American Intellectual Property Law Association
- Honorable Lee Yeakel Intellectual Property Inn of Court, 2011-2018
- National Association of Law Students with Disabilities, President, 2009-2010
Community Involvement
- Ballet Austin, Board of Directors, 2018-present
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