Comparative Guide
Construction
Singapore
Lynette Chew, Kelvin Aw, Asya Jamaludin, Grace Lu & Andy Yeo
Reputed within the tech, life sciences, media, consumer products and energy sectors, CMS provides ‘business-oriented solutions’, offering a comprehensive IP service, from the protection of IP as trademarks, patents, copyright and designs, to advising on IP strategy, managing transactions and enforcing rights. Sheena Jacob heads the team, recognised for her ’extensive knowledge, pragmatic outlook, and unwavering professionalism’ and is equipped to handle the full gamut of IP and trademark transactions.
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Testimonials
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‘CMS provides efficient and accurate services at fair costs. Their team communicates promptly and effectively.’
‘Sheena Jacob is very experienced and a pleasure to work with. She manages cases well and connects closely with clients and associates.’
‘Our collaboration with CMS has been solid and fruitful, especially when it comes to helping our clients with trademark issues in around the world. Their ability to blend legal expertise with a business-minded approach distinguishes them and allows them to provide clients with advice that is both appropriate for their jurisdiction and customised to meet their specific business needs.'
'Because of their team's dependability, responsiveness, and organisation, collaboration is simple and productive. CMS takes a clear and focused approach to every issue, whether it is assisting clients with filings, managing Registry objections, or offering guidance on enforcement tactics.'
‘Sheena Jacob has been our primary contact at CMS Holborn Asia, and she is notable for her extensive knowledge, pragmatic outlook, and unwavering professionalism. Her ability to offer concise, strategic counsel that is suited to the business environment of each client, particularly in intricate, international trademark issues, is what makes her unique.'
‘CMS is a multinational firm with offices across the globe, offering expertise that we can tap into from nearly every continent.’
Key clients
- Hegen
- Warner Bros. Discovery
- Aim Biotech
- Motion Picture Licensing Company
- Teva Pharmaceutical
- Dentsu UK Limited
- EFG Bank
- SITA
- FremantleMedia Group Limited
- Opus 2 Magnum Holdings Limited
Work highlights
Advised Warner Bros. Discovery on the launch of their HBO MAX streaming service in the Asia Pacific region.
Advised Hegen, an award-winning consumer goods company who recently won the WIPO-IPOS IP For Innovation Award for the best IP Strategy in August 2024, as their global IP counsel and strategic manager of their international patent, trademark, copyright and design portfolios.
Advised Motion Picture Licensing Corporation in relation to the new copyright regulations in Singapore that came into force in May 2024.
Practice head
Sheena Jacob