The Legal 500

Alban Kang’s team at ATMD Bird & Bird includes patent attorneys and specialist IP litigators. Clients commend its ‘excellent service and in-depth knowledge’, handling trade mark registration and anti-piracy matters for HP, Nokia and Chanel, and IP infringement cases, successfully representing RecordTV in the Court of Appeal. Sheena Jacob assisted Microsoft in coordinating a multijurisdictional raid. Cyril Chua’s ‘knowledge of IP enforcement and anti-counterfeiting’ is ‘unsurpassed in the region’.

Drew & Napier LLC represents multinationals McDonald’s, Intel and IBM and local clients SingTel and CapitaLand, and appears in prominent court cases. Dedar Singh Gill successfully represented Ozone Community Corp in the Hysteric Glamour trade mark case. Tony Yeo handles technology and pharmaceutical cases. Cecelia Girvin provides non-contentious trade mark advice.

Wong & Leow LLC’s lawyers ‘respond quickly with solid, practical advice’, handling cross-border portfolio management, enforcement and commercial franchise work. Andy Leck and Celeste Ang successfully represented Clinique Laboratories in the Court of Appeal. Clients include Unilever, Procter & Gamble and Group Danone. Lorraine Anne Tay is ‘especially good’ on trade marks.

Allen & Gledhill LLP’s practice includes dedicated biotechnology and patents groups. Practice head Stanley Lai SC successfully defended Martek Biosciences in a high-profile patent revocation action, and is defending APP in a High Court copyright infringement/passing off action. The team handles patent, IP and trade mark matters for Agilent, HP and Ericsson, and recently recruited microelectronics specialist Tan Hiang Teik.

Lawyers at IP and technology boutique Amica Law LLC are ‘responsive and thorough in their advice and coordination of multi-jurisdictional matters’, representing BP, Dell, Starbucks, Amazon and Warner Bros. Jason Chan and Winnie Tham represented Fairmont Raffles Hotels in trade mark prosecutions. Wilson Wong advised four stock exchanges, including SGX-ST, in relation to ASEAN inter-exchange trades.

Donaldson & Burkinshaw’s expertise ranges from trade mark and patent registration to high-level enforcement proceedings. E-Laine Chiam, Koay Min Pin, Michael Kraal, Lee Shy Tsong, and Michelle Ng are key names.

IP and technology specialist Jim Lim heads KhattarWong’s practice, which assists government departments and agencies with trade mark matters and advises on software licensing. Former practice head Wun Rizwi joined breakaway firm RHT Law LLP.

Litigator Tan Tee Jim heads Lee & Lee’s team. It handles contentious and non-contentious matters, including brand protection work, representing Pfizer and Hospira in patent infringement actions, and acting for Pioneers & Leaders (Publishers) in a copyright infringement action.

At IP and technology boutique Namazie & Co., clients commend Farah Namazie’s ‘expertise and clear communication’. Sakolwan Bassi undertakes trade mark work.

Rajah & Tann LLP advises local and international clients on trade mark registration and patent infringements with particular expertise in sports work, advising on issues arising out of the 2010 Fifa World Cup. Lionel Tan obtained damages for the rights holders of on-line Japanese anime series. Practice head Lau Kok Keng successfully represented MFM Restaurants against Fish & Co. Clients include the Singapore Sports Council, Sony Computer Entertainment and Philips Electronics.

Rodyk & Davidson LLP’s ‘attentive, prompt, knowledgeable and capable’ team advises on portfolio management, patent and trade mark registration and licensing. Practice head Lee Ai Ming defended Asahi Glass Company in a patent infringement action. Low Chai Chong is defending Reed Business and Street Directory against a copyright claim by Global Yellow Pages.

Clients commend Samuel Seow Law Corporation’s ‘professionalism and willingness to go the extra mile’. Samuel Seow represented Clinique Suisse against a trade mark infringement claim by Clinique Laboratories. Trina Ha provides ‘invaluable support’ in copyright and media-related cases. The team was strengthened by the arrival of foreign legal advisor Francois Vieillescazes.

WongPartnership LLP’s ‘meticulous, resourceful, responsive and understanding’ practice head Lam Chung Nian assisted Expedia with its joint venture with Air Asia; advised Western Digital Corporation on the IP aspects of its acquisition of Hoya Magnetics; and acted for Hitachi Global Storage Technologies and CapitaLand on rebranding 40 shopping malls in China.

Arthur Loke at Arthur Loke & Sim LLP assists clients with commercialising patents, advising on the sale of a patent to some of the world’s largest infocomm companies.

Colin Ng & Partners LLP’s See Tow Soo Ling and her team advise domestic and foreign FMCG and pharmaceutical brands on copyright, trade marks, patent infringements and piracy matters and related disputes.

Ella Cheong Spruson & Ferguson (Singapore) Pte Ltd is a specialist Asian IP practice spanning Southeast Asia and the Indian sub-continent, advising on the creation, maintenance, management and exploitation of all forms of IP including patents, trade marks, designs and domain names. Key names include Ella Cheong and Soh Kar Liang, who also act as consultants to Gateway Law Corporation.

Gateway Law Corporation’s Max Ng and his team handle trade mark and patent infringement cases, successfully representing Doctor’s Associates, owners of the Subway brand. The practice was strengthened by the hire of patents executive Neelmegh Ramaswamy from General Electric, and Ella Cheong and of Soh Kar Liang of IP boutique Ella Cheong Spruson & Ferguson (Singapore) Pte Ltd, who have recently taken on a consultancy role with the firm.

Boutique hslegal LLP advises local and international clients on IP and IT-related matters. Murgiana Haq specialises in domain name disputes.

Joyce A. Tan & Partners handles prosecution registration work for multinational conglomerates. Joyce A Tan advises on strategic IP matters, working with international tax advisors and foreign corporates on the IP aspects of establishing entities in Singapore.

Bryan Tan and his team at Keystone Law Corporation represent technology start-ups and government departments on transactional IP issues and disputes. The practice is supported by a strategic alliance with UK firm Taylor Vinters.

Patrick Mirandah Co. (Singapore)’s Singapore office is the regional hub for its network of offices across Southeast Asia and the Indian sub-continent, offering clients a regional one-stop-shop for IP advice. Gladys Mirandah specialises in brand protection work, advising international conglomerates including DuPont and Halliburton.

Ravindran Associates handles transactional and contentious matters in the media, fashion and IT sectors, representing local electronics producer Dien Ghin Electronic in a patent infringement matter concerning taxi rooftop displays. M Ravindran is recognised for his trade mark expertise.

Shook Lin & Bok LLP’s Connie Loo advises multinationals and local clients in the pharmaceutical, media and telecoms sectors on corporate and transactional IP issues, advising Temasek Life Sciences Ventures Private in a joint venture with Emergent Biosolutions to form Epic Bio Pte.

Stamford Law Corporation focuses on commercial IP including licensing, franchising and transactional support. Bernard Lui advised Affinity Group in the $175m acquisition of Affinity Capital by Spice i2i. Daniel Lim handles technology-related IP matters.

TSMP Law Corporation advises on IP enforcement and contractual rights. Thio Shen Yi SC is representing Global Yellow Pages in four High Court copyright infringement cases. The team provides specialist expertise in emerging technologies, privacy and social media. Former practice head Bryan Ghows joined UniLegal LLC.

Tan Rajah & Cheah advises on licensing and technology transfer arrangements in the pharmaceutical, bioscience and IT sectors and IP issues in the sports, retail and entertainment industries. Zahara Bakar is the primary contact.