Prof. Jyh-An Lee is an Associate Professor of Law at the Chinese University of Hong Kong where he serves as the Director of the LLB Programme and Assistant Dean for Undergraduate Studies (starting from 1 August 2019). He holds a J.S.D. from Stanford Law School and an LL.M from Harvard Law School. Dr. Lee has published extensively in English and in Chinese on various aspects of intellectual property and Internet law. His research appears in leading academic journals, such as Wake Forrest Law Review, Virginia Journal of International Law, Oregon Law Review, Vanderbilt Journal of Entertainment and Technology Law, Cardozo Arts & Entertainment Law Review, Minnesota Journal of Law, Science & Technology, European Intellectual Property Review (EIPR), Hastings Business Law Journal, American University International Law Review, UMKC Law Review, Jurimetrics, Washington International Law Journal, etc. He is also the sole author of two books: Coding a Free Society: Open Source Strategies for Policymakers (VDM Verlag Müller Press, 2007) and Nonprofit Organizations and the Intellectual Commons (Edward Elgar, 2012).
During his studies at Stanford Law School, Dr. Lee was appointed the John M. Olin Fellow in Law and Economics. Prior to joining the Chinese University of Hong Kong, he taught at National Chengchi University and was an Associate Research Fellow in the Center for Information Technology Innovation at Academia Sinica in Taiwan. He was the Legal Lead and Co-Lead of Creative Commons Taiwan (2011–2014) and an advisory committee member for Copyright Amendment in the Taiwan Intellectual Property Office (TIPO) at the Ministry of Economic Affairs (2011–2014). He has been the Legal Lead of the Creative Commons Hong Kong Chapter since October 2018. Professor Lee is currently a member of the advisory board of the European Center for E-Commerce & Internet Law affiliated with the University of Vienna. In 2016, he was appointed a domain name dispute resolution panellist by the Asian Domain Name Dispute Resolution Centre (ADNDRC) and continues to serve in this capacity. Dr. Lee is also the Director of the Academic Committee for the Asia Innovation and Intellectual Property Society. Professor Lee has been featured on BBC News, ABC News, Bloomberg News, and Financial Times as an expert on intellectual property and Internet law. Before starting his academic career, he was a practicing lawyer in Taiwan, specializing in technology and business transactions.