The Legal 500

The ‘very efficient and proactive’ Shearn 
Delamore & Co is led by Wong Sai Fong and Karen Abraham, who ‘displays strong leadership and teamwork’. The practice was recently appointed to handle the global portfolio of Oleochemicals, a Malaysian company; it also successfully represented a multiparty applicant in a cross-border trade mark dispute regarding the Ponni rice variety. Janet Toh was promoted to the partnership in 2011.

Skrine’s IP unit has a strong client base in manufacturing and the oil and gas sectors. Highlights included successful trade mark cases for Raytheon and Suria Sabah as well as 
a copyright infringement win for SAP; other clients include Braun and FIFA. Lee Tatt Boon heads the team, with Khoo Guan Huat leading disputes work.

Rahmat Lim and Partners’ IP head Pauline Khor previously led the practice at Zaid Ibrahim & Co and has a strong record of representing multinationals in contentious and non-contentious matters. The practice advises clients such as Sime Darby, Mars and Kimberly-Clark 
on portfolio management, and represents 
Pfizer and Philips in patent litigation.

Raja, Darryl & Loh’s ‘specialist lawyers have in-depth knowledge and understand commercial needs’. The practice advises on rebranding as well as enforcement of rights and dispute resolution. Its roster of leading domestic and multinational clients includes Microsoft, Celcom, Bridgestone and Revlon. Practice head 
Chew Phye Keat, who focuses on commercial issues, and newly promoted partner Yvonne Ong are recommended.

Shook Lin & Bok is led by well-known litigator Michael Soo and has a strong 
track record in copyright and trade mark 
matters.

Wong & Partners’ Kherk Ying Chew is highly regarded for IP litigation and recently led representation of Positive Well Marketing in a patent infringement and invalidation litigation case.

Wong Jin Nee & Teo manages the trade mark portfolios of many household names across hi-tech, life sciences, finance, consumer brands and energy sectors. Recent trade mark infringement cases include Skechers USA v Larrie Corporation at the High Court. The ‘commercially savvy & articulate’ Jin Nee Wong and Bong Kwang Teo lead a team with deep industry knowledge and commercial awareness.

The venerable IP firm of RamRais & Partners is led by the reputable pair of Hariram Jayaram and Caroline Francis. Jayaram is regularly appointed as an arbitrator on domain name disputes.

Tay & Partners has a comprehensive IP practice, but is best known for litigation and enforcement rights. It has acted for clients such as HTC, Toyota and Krispy Kreme. Linda Wang heads the team, in which Su Siew Ling provides ‘in-depth knowledge and clear, detailed advice on trade mark issues’.

Cheang & Ariff’s Cindy Goh Joo Seong heads the firm’s IP practice, which handles enforcement and disputes, particularly for patent and copyright matters. The firm has a busy practice representing foreign clients in filing oppositions to trade 
mark registrations: for example, it acted for Kawasaki Heavy Industries in opposing a registration by a Taiwanese company, and successfully represented two Australian companies at appeal.

Lee Hishammuddin Allen & Gledhill’s clients include multinationals and leading domestic companies. Bahari Yeow Tien Hong specialises in IP disputes.

Naqiz & Partners is ‘a small, relatively 
young firm with a very dynamic, hardworking 
team’ It acts for clients from various industries. Highlights included advising SCOMI Rail on patent rights pertaining to its train coaches designed 
for the Mumbai Monorail, and representing Genting Berhad in a domain name 
dispute before the WIPO. Eric Chin heads 
the team.