Mr Bahari Tien Hong Yeow > Gan Partnership > Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia > Lawyer Profile

Mr Bahari Tien Hong Yeow

+603 7931 7317 bahari@ganlaw.my View profile View profile

Work Department

Dispute Resolution 
Intellectual Property
TMT

Position

Partner

Career

With over 20 years’ experience in the fields of Intellectual Property and litigation, Bahari built and headed a Legal 500 Tier 1 Intellectual Property, Technology, Media and Telecommunications team. Bahari also led his previous firm to debut on WTR 1000 as the Top IP Firm in Malaysia notwithstanding being a fresh entry, before joining Gan Partnership together with his teams.

Bahari is ranked a Legal 500 Leading Individual. Legal 500 described him as “undoubtedly very knowledgeable in his field of practice – his commitment, passion and enthusiasm are commendable”.

Chambers Asia Pacific who ranks Bahari as a Ranked Lawyer described him as “often engaged by leading global and domestic brands on trade mark infringement cases”, noted for his expertise in all types of IP litigation”, “particularly hands-on and very conversant with IP matters in Malaysia,” and “customer-centric approach and adaptability to economic changes”.

Asia Business Law Journal lists Bahari as one of Malaysia’s Top 100 Lawyers in 2021 and acknowledges his expertise in Litigation, Intellectual Property, Licensing & Franchising, Technology, Media and Telecommunications and E-commerce, Fintech, Blockchain & Cryptos.

Due to his humble, approachable but solution driven personality, he was awarded Commended External Counsel of the Year by In-House Community. A natural-born litigator, Bahari brings with him years of litigation experience applied onto the field of Intellectual Property. Bahari and his teams advise on every aspect of Intellectual Property.

Bahari has been invited to speak at numerous events including talks, lectures and discussions organized by Lawasia IP, the International Malaysian Law Conference, Legal 500, Malaysian Intellectual Property Association, Asian International Arbitration Center, Institute for Democracy and Economic Affairs, University Malaya, the Malaysian Bar and State Bars.

Bahari is a qualified patent, trade mark and industrial design agent. He also sits as a Panellist at the Asian International Arbitration Centre (Domain Name Dispute Resolution). He currently serves as a member of the Group Standing Committee for Copyright (2015-2018) of the Asian Patent Attorney Association (APAA) Malaysia.

Languages

English, Mandarin, Malay

Memberships

Member of the Group Standing Committee for Copyright (2015-2018) of the Asian Patent Attorney Association (APAA) Malaysia.

Education

Bahari holds a Bachelor of Laws (Hons) from the University of Nottingham, United Kingdom.