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Charmayne Ong Poh Yin

Charmayne Ong Poh Yin

Skrine, Malaysia

Work Department

Technology, Media and Telecommunications Intellectual Property

Position

Partner.

Career

Charmayne heads both the Intellectual Property (IP) practice and the Technology, Media and Telecommunications (TMT) practice. As a leading figure in IP and TMT legal advisory and compliance, Charmayne has extensive experience in both spaces and has worked with regulators, public institutions and companies of all sizes in shaping the future of IP and TMT.

Charmayne’s expertise includes managing the registration of and general advisory and drafting work relating to the classic forms of IP rights (trade mark, copyright, industrial design rights and patents). She also regularly deals with regulators and advises clients who provide technology and telecommunications services such as satellite, internet and on-demand content services on complex and novel regulatory compliance and licensing matters.

She is also the Malaysian member of the Global Leaders Forum (TMT practice) and a member of the Federation of Malaysian Manufacturers (FMM) (for IP and TMT).

Languages

English, Malay and Cantonese.

Memberships

Member, Center for international Legal Studies (CILS) Associate Professional Member, Congress of the CILS Fellows Member, Malaysian Intellectual Property Association Member, Licensing Executives Society Malaysia Member, International Trademark Association (INTA) Member, Asian Patent Attorneys Association Member, The Association of European Trade Mark Owners (MARQUES) Malaysian member, Global Leaders Forum (TMT practice) Member, Federation of Malaysian Manufacturers (FMM) (for IP and TMT)

Education

Trade Mark Agent Design Agent Patent Agent Advocate and Solicitor, High Court of Malaya (1987) Certificate of Legal Practice, Malaysia (1986) LL.B (Hons) University College London (1985)

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