Profile
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Position
Director, Intellectual Property
Career
Yvonne actively practices in all aspects of Intellectual Property (IP) work. She has more than a decade of legal experience in IP matters, and her clients include multinational and local companies alike.
On contentious IP matters, Yvonne’s key areas include trade marks and copyright infringement, and passing off. She is regularly involved in trade mark opposition proceedings, and has handled criminal raids of counterfeit goods as well as domain name recovery claims under the Singapore Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (SDRP).
Yvonne’s legal experience extends to trade mark registration and brand management advisory services, as well as corporate IP matters, such as the drafting and review of licensing and franchise agreements relating to IP assets.
Yvonne has lectured on international trade mark law at the National University of Singapore. She also contributed to a number of articles on IP, including Atkin’s Court Forms – Singapore (Issue 15), Copyright, Lexis Nexis.
Languages
Memberships
- Member, Law Society of Singapore
- Member, Singapore Academy of Law
- Member, Law Society of England and Wales
- Member of International Trademark Association (INTA)
- Member of Asian Patent Attorneys Association (APAA)
Education
- LL.B. (Hons), National University of Singapore (1998)
- Admitted to the Singapore Bar (1999)
- Admitted as a Solicitor in England and Wales (2004)
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Testimonials
Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.
‘They are a very strong team for all aspects of IP.’
'Tony Yeo stands out amongst the pack as he does not shy away from difficult patent litigation cases. Tony digs deep into the facts of the cases, searching for the diamond in the rough. He listens and understands his clients objective and builds a strategy to achieve the client's goals.'
- 'The advice is provided very quickly, and is detailed.'
‘They are very pleasant to deal with and always answer questions quickly. They also understand commercial realities and so provide advice which is easy to understand and which I can pass on directly to clients.’
‘Experts in IP, professional and attentive.’
‘Yvonne Tang and Lim Siau Wen always give us clear and practical recommendations and advice so that we can make a fast and right decision.’
‘Meryl Koh is very detailed, abundantly analytical and extremely skilled in strategising and execution. She also has a wealth of knowledge and is methodical and systematic in her approach.’
'Tony Yeo is a strong litigator; knowledgeable, and approachable.'
Key clients
- IIa Technologies Pte Ltd
- Apple
- Audi
- Exxon Mobile Corporation
- Ferrari
- Lamborghini
- Mediacorp
- Mitsubishi
- Dyson Technology Limited|Dyson Singapore Pte. Limited
- Novartis
- PepsiCo Group
- Pfizer
- Qualcomm
- Sentosa Development Corporation
- Shell International B.V.
- Singapore Airlines
- Target Brands, Inc
- Toyota
- Tupperware Brands
- TWG Tea Company Pte Ltd
- Riot Games Inc and Riot Games Services Pte Ltd
- The Violet Oon Family (Celebrity Chef)