Wen conducts a wide range of patent and trademark preparation and prosecution and assists in the Firm’s litigation cases. She prepares patent applications in the United States and foreign jurisdictions covering a variety of technologies. In addition, Wen assists clients with trademark prosecution and clearance.

Prior to joining the firm, Wen gained valuable experience as a legal intern for a large pharmaceutical company and a multinational corporation that designs, manufactures, and distributes engines, filtration, and power generation products. As a legal intern, she drafted patent, trademark and copyright licensing agreements, mapped IP portfolios, linked IP to products, and identified gaps to cultivate, develop and protect future IP investment.

Wen earned her Ph.D. at the University of Texas – Austin and completed her thesis on controlling nucleation and growth of ultra-thin ruthenium films in chemical vapor deposition. Wen’s research included directing the self-assembly of copolymers to achieve dense and defect-free nano-patterns for smaller electronic devices and controlling nucleation and film growth in the deposition process of ultra-thin metal films that act as a diffusion barrier, which ultimately improves the lifetime of electronic devices. Her research addresses issues in understanding how to improve the nanotechnology and semiconductors in a wide array of electronic devices. Wen is also active in the scientific community as a peer reviewer for several highly acclaimed journals and serves on the International Journal of Applied Ceramic Technology editorial board.

Professional Affiliations

  • ChIPs Network
  • Indiana State Bar Association

Speaking Engagements

  • Growth of Ultra-thin Ruthenium and Ruthenium Alloy Films for Copper Barriers, Advanced Metallization Conference, Austin, Texas, 2015

Publications

  • “Precursor Dependent Nucleation and Growth of Ruthenium Films during Chemical Vapor Deposition”, Liao, W., Ekerdt, J. G., Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology A 34, 041514 (2016).
  • “Materials science of Ru and Ru alloy thin films for barrier applications”, Liao, W., Bost, D., Chiu, C., Hwang, G. S., Ekerdt, J. G., Interconnect Technology Conference, 2016 IEEE International (2016).
  • “Ru Nucleation and Thin Film Smoothness Improvement with Ammonia during Chemical Vapor Deposition”, Liao, W., Ekerdt, J. G., Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology A 34, 031508 (2016).
  • “Growth of Ultra-thin Ruthenium and Ruthenium Alloy Films for Copper Barriers”, Liao, W., Bost, D., Ekerdt, J. G., Advanced Metallization Conference (2015).
  • “Effect of CO on Ru Nucleation and Ultra-Smooth Thin Film Growth by Chemical Vapor Deposition at Low Temperature”, Liao, W., Ekerdt, J. G., Chemistry of Materials 25, 1793–1799 (2013).
  • “Three-dimensional Directed Assembly of Block Copolymers together with Two-dimensional Square and Rectangular Nanolithography”, Ji, S., Nagpal, U., Liao, W., Liu, C., de Pablo, J. J., Nealey, P. F., Advanced Materials 23, 3692–3697 (2011).
  • “Domain Orientation and Grain Coarsening in Cylinder-Forming Poly (styrene-b-methyl methacrylate) Films”, Ji, S., Liu, C., Liao, W., Fenske, A. L., Craig, G. S., Nealey, P. F., Macromolecules 44 (11), 4291-4300 (2011).
  • “Block Cooligomers: A Generalized Approach to Controlling the Wetting Behavior of Block Copolymer Thin Films”, Ji, S., Liao, W., Nealey, P. F., Macromolecules 43 (16), 6919-6922 (2010).

Languages

Mandarin Chinese

Civic & Community Involvement

  • Kids Inline Skating

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