Janice Ta
- Austin
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Janice works with clients globally, from startups to universities to Fortune 500 companies, in cases involving a broad range of technologies.
Janice L. Ta is an IP lawyer who represents companies in matters involving patents, trade secrets, trademarks, and copyrights, including enforcement, licensing, and litigation. Her clients rely on her advocacy and writing to tell their litigation stories and to condense complex technologies in a way that is understandable to a jury.
Before law school, Janice was a user interface designer and product manager at a social networking company, where she worked on the development of various products and services from concept to launch. Her practice is informed by her knowledge of the product development cycle, her ability to work closely with engineers and experts, and her understanding of the business needs of growing technology companies. She has handled matters involving semiconductors, Wi-Fi, streaming, search algorithms, networking, light-emitting diodes, and computer hardware and software.
Janice is also an advocate for accessibility and inclusion of lawyers with disabilities in the legal profession.
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, 2019-2020
- Vinson & Elkins, LLP, Austin, TX, 2011-2019
- Plaxo, Inc., Mountain View, CA, 2003-2006
Clerkships
- Hon. Timothy Dyk, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Additional Languages
- Chinese - Cantonese
Professional Recognition
Patexia Top 100 Patent Litigation Attorney, out of over 14,000 evaluated nationwide (Top 1%), 2026
Listed in Chambers USA as an "Up and Coming" Lawyer for Intellectual Property, 2026
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, 2022-2026
Listed in Texas Super Lawyers Women's Edition, 2022-2025
Named to the Texas "Rising Stars" list in Intellectual Property Law by Super Lawyers, 2018-2020
Impact
Professional Leadership
- Intellectual Property Owners Association, Co-Chair of IP Attorneys with Disabilities and Advocates Resource Group
- 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
- Perkins Coie Charitable Foundation, Austin Contributions Committee Chair
Community Involvement
- Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children, Board of Directors, 2025 – Present
- Ballet Austin, Board of Directors, 2018-2025
