Xuan-Thao Nguyen

  • Pendleton Miller Chair in Law
  • Director, Asian Law Center

Contact

Phone: (206) 616-7658
Email: xunguyen@uw.edu

Education

J.D. 1995, Northeastern University School of Law B.A. 1990, Oberlin College

Areas of Expertise

Asian Law — Banking Law — Business and Corporate Law — Commercial Law — Comparative Law — Contracts — Corporate Governance — Cryptocurrency — E-Commerce — Entrepreneurial Law — Intellectual Property — International Business and Trade Law — IP Taxation — Law and Technology — Licensing Law — NFTs and the Metaverse — Payments — Technology Transfer — Telecommunications Law and Policy — Venture Capital

Recent Courses

Course Number Course Name
Property I
Business Organizations
Venture Capital Deals
IP Innovations in Science and Technology

Selected Publications

See the full list under the Publications tab below.

Peer Reviewed Journals & Law Reviews

  • Xuan-Thao Nguyen, Too Woke to Fail, 99 Wash. L. Rev. ___ (forthcoming December 2024).
  • Xuan-Thao Nguyen & Jennifer Fan, Founder Worship, Effective Altruism, and Corporate Governance, 112 Kentucky Law Journal ___ (forthcoming 2024).
  • Xuan-Thao Nguyen, Dynamic Trademark Development 10 J. L. & Applic. 23– ___ (2012).

Books or Treatises


Professional Publications


  • Panelist, "2024 US Election and Its Potential Impact on Vietnam’s Economy," TUOI TRE News (September 12, 2024)
  • Evaluator, "Vietnam Data Protection and Digital Privacy Project," Vietnam National University (September 5, 2024)
  • Panelist, "Plenary Session," UW Converge in Hong Kong, (August 17, 2024)
  • Speaker, "Asian Law Center’s New Initiatives," UW Converge in Hong Kong, (August 16, 2024)
  • Speaker, "Updates on US AI Law and Practices," UW Converge in Hong Kong, (August 16, 2024)
  • Speaker, Human Futures: Thriving in the Age of AI, Penn State Dickinson School of Law (April 4, 2024)
  • Speaker, with Elizabeth Rowe, The LawTech Center, University of Virginia School of Law (March 12, 2024)
  • Speaker, A Decade of Growth and Transformation in Intellectual Property and Technology Law, Texas A& M School of Law (February 23, 2024)
  • Speaker, The 20th Symposium on Emerging Intellectual Property Issues, Tsai Center for Law, Science & Innovation, SMU Dedman School of Law (February 16, 2024)
  • Speaker, Vietnam National University (December 12, 2023)
  • Speaker, Thai Bankruptcy Court (December 8, 2023)
  • Panelist, Agri Sector Economic Development, Special Roundtable, Central Bank of the Philippines (October 4, 2023)
  • Speaker, Association of Non-Depositary Lending Institutions of the Philippines, Manila (October 3, 2023)
  • Speaker, Philippines Security Exchange Commission (October 2, 2023)
  • Speaker, University of the Philippines School of Law, BGC, Manila (September 29, 2023)
  • Mar 12, 2024 | Source: University of Virginia School of Law

    University of Washington law professor Xuan-Thao Nguyen discussed her new book, “Silicon Valley Bank: The Rise and Fall of a Community Bank for Tech,” with UVA Law professor Elizabeth A. Rowe. Nguyen’s book provides a first-hand account of the founding, ascent and dissolution of Silicon Valley Bank, a tech community bank founded in 1982 with $5 million that became the nation’s 13th-largest bank and the tech industry’s lender and bank.

  • Oct 19, 2023 | Source: Eater Seattle

    Xuan-Thao Nguyen, a professor at the ºìÌÒÊÓÆµ, tells Eater Seattle that Starbucks will have to clear several hurdles to prove that Starbucks Workers United is committing trademark infringement or diluting the value of Starbucks’s trademarks. Starbucks Workers United can argue that it is using the word Starbucks in its name “to identify who they are” rather than using it as a trademark. Another issue, Nguyen says, is that Starbucks Workers United has had its name since 2021 and Starbucks is only objecting now; the union can use a defense called “laches” to argue that the company has waited too long to take legal action.

  • Jan 06, 2023 | Source: Geek Wire

    ºìÌÒÊÓÆµ Professor Xuan-Thao Nguyen said the lawsuit was filed within the three year statute of limitations set by the Defend Trade Secrets Act. “Trade secrets litigation is factually intensive and specific,” Nguyen said by email. “When the misappropriation claim is within its statute of limitation period, the complaint should not be dismissed at this early pleading stage.”

  • Nov 17, 2022 | Source: Vox

    Xuan-Thao Nguyen, the director of the Asian Law Center at the University of Washington’s law school, told Recode that part of the solution should include considering regulations that would require crypto losses and gains to be reported at their fair value, as well as protections for crypto custodial accounts similar to those that come with stock accounts operated by brokerage firms.

  • Oct 14, 2022 | Source: Planet Money (NPR)

    "On today's show, we're answering listener questions from the Planet Money inbox. Like, who really benefits from retail coupons? And why are goldfish so cheap?" Professor Xuan-Thao Nguyen is asked about Delaware as a domestic tax haven.