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Joshua Teoh Beni Chris

Joshua Teoh Beni Chris

Skrine, Malaysia

Work Department

IP Litigation and Enforcement Commercial Litigation Civil Litigation Regulatory Defence

Position

Partner

Career

Joshua is a litigator who handles cases with complex intellectual property, technology and commercial issues. He acts for clients in a wide range of intellectual property disputes. He also advises on all aspects of intellectual property protection. As counsel, his strength lies in strategizing intellectual property litigation involving technical experts with diverse science and technology backgrounds. He has experience in enforcing and resisting injunctions, site-inspection order and Anton Piller order, as well as in coordinating trademark enforcement raids. He also acts in various commercial and civil disputes. He has handled disputes on commercial contracts including shareholder agreement, sale and purchase agreement, tenancy agreement, mortgage and loan agreement. His experience includes acting as lead counsel for an aboriginal family in a land dispute against a state authority. Joshua also has experience acting as defence counsel in criminal proceedings on charges under the Price Control and Anti-Profiteering Act, the Food Act and the Trade Descriptions Act.

Languages

English and Malay

Memberships

Treasurer, Licensing Executives Society (LES) Malaysia Chapter Member, Malaysian Bar Intellectual Property Committee

Education

Patent Agent Trade Mark Agent Advocate and Solicitor, High Court of Malaya (2012) LL.B (Hons), University of Malaya (2011)