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Wilson Wong

(65) 6303 6213 wilson.wong@amicalaw.com

Work Department

Intellectul Property and Technology, Commercialisation and Licensing

Career

Wilson Wong is a Director of Amica Law LLC, and heads the firm’s Commercialisation and Licensing practice. He has been in practice for 29 years, specialising in intellectual property (IP) licensing, agreements and technology.

Wilson’s practice centres on IP licensing, IT, technology transfer, R&D, biotechnology, franchising, entertainment and other agreements involving intellectual property and technology, as well as general commercial agreements including manufacturing, technical services and distribution agreements, and hotel & property management agreements. He also advises on data protection, privacy, confidentiality and regulatory secrecy issues.

He has been an integral orchestrator of several high profile transactions, having established the legal infrastructure for the nationwide PayNow central addressing scheme for online payments, the FAST electronic instant funds transfer system for financial institutions, and the electronic cheque clearing system for financial institutions and the accompanying public key infrastructure. Other than major financial institutions, he counts among his clients statutory boards and regulary bodies, having drafted and advised on a master IP framework for a national project for a government ministry, as well as media and entertainment corporations, having drafted publishing, artiste recording, production and performance contracts, among others.

Wilson was also the former Vice President of the Licensing Executives Society, a non-profit organisation for professionals engaged in the business of technology transfer, intellectual property, internal asset management and licensing, that is part of an international network with over 10,000 members worldwide. The organisation plays an important role in building up the licensing profession in Singapore through promoting training and education in technology transfer, intellectual property and licensing, as well as forging regional and international linkages to promote licensing. Today, he is a valued member of the Licensing Executives Society.

Languages

English

Memberships

• Consultant, SCOPE IP certified by the Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS)
• Member, Interactive & Digital Media Expert Group of the Media Development Authority
• Member, Licensing Executives Society
• Former Vice President, Licensing Executives Society

Education

• LL.B. (Hons), National University of Singapore (1988)
• Admitted to the Singapore Bar (1989)