Lawyers

Tony Yeo

Tony Yeo

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)

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