Intellectual Property

Partner, Intellectual Property

I am a partner in our Intellectual Property Group in Singapore where my commercial insights into our clients' needs enables me to design and implement global patent monetisation strategies.

With extensive experience in patent litigation, patent management and monetisation, trademark litigation and other high value IP dispute resolution matters, I am also experienced in managing anti-counterfeiting issues. Over the years, I have handled major patent lawsuits in Singapore and internationally across various sectors, specifically Technology and Life Sciences & Healthcare.

I have also managed many trademark disputes in Singapore and internationally, including trademark lawsuits, oppositions/cancellations and anti-counterfeiting cases. Those matters span many sectors, including Technology, Life Sciences & Healthcare, Retail & Consumer, Hospitality and Entertainment.

More recently, I have handled disputes in Singapore concerning geographical indications. I also managed design and copyright disputes, and manage IP commercialisation projects for clients (from due diligence to filing to exploitation).

Before joining Bird & Bird in 2017, I was associate vice president at Creative Technology Ltd where I oversaw the company's legal matters on a global basis, with a focus on worldwide IP registration, litigation and enforcement, as well as all other contentious matters. I handled a number of patent lawsuits in the US (at the US International Trade Commission and in various District Courts), and in Europe. I also managed trademark disputes across the globe, including trademark lawsuits and oppositions/ cancellations in the US, Canada, the UK, France, Germany, Turkey, China, Singapore, Thailand, Malaysia, New Zealand and Australia. I also acted as an adviser to senior management on key legal moves and decisions, including the monetisation of the company's patent portfolio.

I am also a regular public speaker and panelist on IP issues including patent and trade mark litigation, brand management, counterfeiting, and the commercialisation of intellectual property.

 

English

LLB Hons from Queen Mary College, University of London (1990)Admitted to the Roll of Solicitors of England & Wales in 1999Called to the Singapore Bar in 1992Called to the Bar of England & Wales in 1991

Relevant News

We are delighted to be recognised as a Tier 1 firm again in Copyright, Trademark (Contentious & Prosecution) and Patent (Contentious) in the latest 2022 edition of Managing IP – IP Stars. Our partners Lorraine Tay, Alban Kang, Anan Sivananthan have also been ranked as IP Stars in their areas of expertise. Congratulations and well done to all in the Singapore IP team!

Read more: here.

Bird & Bird advised as transactional counsel to Asia-focused private equity firm ABC Impact in its US$36 million funding in Iceotope Technologies, a UK-based precision immersion cooling tech firm. This transaction is illustrative of the interest around precision immersion cooling technologies for data centres on the back of climate change and need for environmentally sustainable solutions, as more data centres are set up globally.

The cross-disciplinary Bird & Bird team involved in this deal comprises corporate lawyers (Marcus Chow, Jolie Giouw, Ong Chin Ngee, and Philip Chui), employment lawyers (Seow Hui Goh, Natasha Cheng, and Sharmaine Chan), intellectual property lawyers (Anan Sivananthan, Pin-Ping Oh) and senior patent attorney (Hui Leng Tan).

Read more: here.

We are delighted to announce that we have been recognised in the 2022 edition of IAM Patent 1000. Big congratulations to our intellectual property lawyers and patent attorneys, Alban Kang, Anan Sivananthan, Pin-Ping Oh, Hui Leng Tan, and Martin Kwan!

Read more: here.

We are pleased to share that we have been recognised again as a Tier 1 firm for Patents, Copyright and Trade marks in the recently published Asian Legal Business Asia IP Rankings 2022. Big congratulations to our intellectual property lawyers!

Read more: here.

We are pleased to share that we have been recognised in the Benchmark Litigation Asia Pacific 2022 Guide for Intellectual Property, Labour and Employment, International Arbitration, and Commercial and Transactions.

Congratulations to our partners who have been ranked in the 2022 edition:

Intellectual Property Lawyers - Alban Kang - Anan Sivananthan 

Employment Lawyer - Seow Hui Goh

Dispute Resolution Lawyer - Jonathan Choo

Read more: here.

We are delighted to share that we are a distinction recipient of the AmCham Corporate and Societal Action: Recognition for Excellence in Singapore (CARES) award. Accepting the award on behalf of the firm was our partner Anan Sivananthan. AmCham CARES recognises AmCham member companies in Singapore that have demonstrated a strong understanding of the link between responsible business operations and positive societal impact, and have contributed to the long-term economic and social value for Singapore through the way they conduct business. Singapore’s Minister for Education, Chan Chun Sing presented the award to AmCham CARES recipients at the ceremony on 22 April 2022. Some key highlights of the ceremony can be viewed above. All images are credited to The American Chamber of Commerce in Singapore (AmCham Singapore).

Read the press release: here.

Congratulations to our partners for being recognised in the 14th Edition of The Best Lawyers in Singapore list!

Ranked Lawyers:

Intellectual Property Lawyers - Lorraine Tay - Alban Kang - Anan Sivananthan 

Employment Lawyer - Seow Hui Goh

TMT Lawyer - Jeremy Tan.

Read more: here.