Jack Cheng Yu-Chao

Dr Cheng Yu-Chao (Jack) was the Principal Assistant Director, Head of Greater China and Faculty member at IP Academy, Intellectual Property Office of Singapore International (IPOS-I). He also holds the appointment as an Adjunct Associate Professor at the Institute for Engineering Leadership, Faculty of Engineering, National University of Singapore (NUS). As a certified Patent Valuation Analyst (CPVA) by Business Development Academy in the US and a Senior IP Technology Consultant (IPTC), under the IPTC joint initiative by The Institution of Engineers Singapore (IES) and the Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS), he specializes in Intellectual Property (IP) Policy, patent analysis management, competitive intelligence, and innovation management.

He was also the expert group of Singapore IP Strategy 2030 (SIPS2030) in charge of “Driving Enterprises Growth with Intangible Assets” while he was Principal Assistant Director, Head of Greater China, and Faculty member at IP Academy, Intellectual Property Office of Singapore International (IPOS-I).

Jack received his PhD from the Division of Engineering and Technology Management, National University of Singapore (NUS). He conducts seminars/talks on global competition/ strategy for EMBA and GMBA programmes frequently. He was appointed as an Adjunct Associate Professor at the Renmin University of China in 2017~2020.

Jack was the co-principal investigator for several national projects on patent trends and litigation in the information and optical-electronic industries during his term as a Secretary General at Taiwan Technology Law Institute. In addition, he also conducted several consulting projects related to IP management, patent analysis and deployment for companies in various industries, including the semiconductor and financial leasing industries.

Education

• Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) National University of Singapore (2009 — 2013)
• Singapore Workforce Development Agency (WSQ) (2014 — 2014)
• Master of Social Science National Sun Yat-Sen University (2005 — 2007)
• NTU

Journal / Conference Paper

• Cheng, Y.C., Y. H. Lan and S.J. Liu., “Patent market dynamics: In view of the business model of non-practicing entities”, World Patent Information 48(2017) 61-76
• Lan, Y. H., H. Y. Fong., Y.C. Cheng., and S.J. Liu., “The Impact of Patent Pool & Standard on the Patent Litigation Landscape: A Case Study of the LED Industry” Paper presented at the Portland International Conference on Management of Engineering and Technology [PICMET 2014], Kanazawa, Japan, Jul 27- July 31, 2014
• Cheng, Y.C., Y. H. Lan., W. T. Liu., and S.J. Liu., “To Sue or not to Sue: Co-opetition in the Patent Market.” Paper presented at the Portland International Conference on Management of Engineering and Technology [PICMET 2012], Vancouver, Canada, Jul 27- Aug 2, 2012.
• Cheng, Y.C., Y. H. Lan and S.J. Liu., “Patent Market Dynamics: In View of the Business Models of Non-Practicing Entities.” Paper presented at the 1st International Conference on Management of Intellectual Property and Strategy [MIPS2012], IIT Bombay, Mumbai, India, pp. 417-437, Feb 2-5, 2012. (Best Paper Award)
• Cheng, Y.C., W. T. Liu., S.J. Liu and C.C. Hang., “Quest for the Missing Linkage: Knowledge- Based IP Generation Strategy for Academic Institutes.” Paper presented at the 1st International Conference on Management of Intellectual Property and Strategy [MIPS2012], IIT Bombay, Mumbai, India, pp.381-392, Feb 2-5, 2012.
• The Changes and Challenges of Wireless System Operators and Wireless Content Providers in a Dynamic Mobile Industry, 2003 National Taipei College of Business Academy Forum, 19 Dec 2003, Taipei, Taiwan
• The Critical Relationship between System Operators and Content Providers in the e-Commerce Market, 2003 Electronic Commerce and Business Management of Feng-Chia University, 13 June 2003, Taichung, Taiwan