Mr Tony Yeo > Drew & Napier LLC > Singapore, Singapore > Lawyer Profile

Drew & Napier LLC
10 COLLYER QUAY
#10-01 OCEAN FINANCIAL CENTRE
SINGAPORE 049315
Singapore

Work Department

Intellectual Property; Dispute Resolution; Healthcare & Life Sciences

Position

Director, Intellectual Property;

Director, Dispute Resolution;

Head, Healthcare & Life Sciences

Career

Tony is a Director in our Intellectual Property Department and heads our Healthcare & Life Sciences Practice. He has represented clients such as Aventis Pharma, Sanofi Aventis, Novartis, Baxter Healthcare, and The Health Promotion Board.

Tony is a litigator with an active court practice as an advocate. He has acted as lead counsel in many complex matters, including numerous patent infringement cases. He is experienced in intellectual property litigation and enforcement including patent, trademark, and copyright litigation. His civil and commercial litigation practice includes banking litigation and contract disputes.

He is the President of the International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (AIPPI) – Singapore Group, a member of the Law Society’s Inquiry Committee and Disciplinary Tribunal, and a member of the Examination Board at the Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS) for registered patent agents.

He also co-authored the Singapore chapter of Global Pharmacovigilance Laws & Regulations: The Essential Reference, which has been described as a “groundbreaking book” and a “landmark guide” published by the US based Food and Drug Law Institute. Tony also co-wrote the article “Legislating medical devices in Singapore” in Financier Worldwide: Biotechnology & Life Sciences e-Book 2010.

Practice Areas:

  • Administrative & Public Law
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Healthcare & Life Sciences
  • Intellectual Property

Languages

English

Memberships

  • President, International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (AIPPI) Singapore Group
  • Honorary legal counsel, Orchard Road Business Association (ORBA)
  • Honorary legal counsel, Singapore Advertisers Association
  • Member, Singapore Patent Agents Examination Board at the Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS)
  • Member, Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority (ACRA) Disciplinary Committee
  • Member, Supreme Court Pleadings Precedent Selection Committee – Intellectual Property
  • Member, Law Society’s Inquiry Panel and Disciplinary Tribunal
  • Member, Asian Patent Attorneys Association
  • Member, International Trademark Association

Education

  • LL.B. (Hons), National University of Singapore
  • Admitted to the Singapore Bar (1992)

Lawyer Rankings

Singapore > Intellectual property: Local firms

(Hall of Fame)

Tony YeoDrew & Napier LLC

Praised as ‘one of the biggest and best IP practices in Singapore’, Drew & Napier LLC is a regional leader in trade marks, patents and design filings, advising on the full spectrum of contentious and non-contentious IP matters, with demonstrable experience in IP litigation, copyright issues, licensing, franchising, related transactions, and IP monetisation. ‘A seasoned IP litigator’, Tony Yeo leads the department alongside directors Yvonne Tang, a trade marks and copyright infringement specialist, Siau Wen Lim, who advises on IP-related transactions and regulatory mandates, and IP litigator Meryl Koh. Other key contacts in the group include Javier Yeo and Teo Xuan Lang.

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