Amica Law is one of the largest boutique intellectual property firms in Singapore, andis well-recognised for its expertise. With a full suite of veteran lawyers, patent attorneys and patent and trade mark associates, the team offers legal services across all areas of IP and technology matters.
Its international presence should not be overlooked. Amica Law maintains good relationship with overseas clients such as Pfizer, Intel, ExxonMobil, the NBA and WeWork.
Key practitioners include Jo-Ann See, Winnie Tham, Jason Chan and Wilson Wong.
Bird & Bird ATMD takes an industry sector-specific approach to its practice, focusing on sectors such as automotive and aviation, financial services, life sciences, retail and consumer, and technology, media and telecoms. The practice has expanded recently to include new areas such as data protection and media law. Its vision is to be the top firm acting for organisations being changed by technology and the digital world.
The team covers the full spectrum of intellectual property services across all types of IP rights, and at every stage of the IP life cycle – from IP governance and operational processes to strategic management, planning, protection and enforcement –and commercial and transactional issues.
Lorraine Tay, the head of the IP and technology practice, leads the IP team which consists of practitioners including Alban Kang, Anan Sivananthan, Gene Kwek and Pin-PingOh.
The market-leading intellectual property practice at Drew & Napier remains strong and one of the top filers in Singapore. It offers a full range of contentious and non-contentious intellectual property work, including IP litigation, trade mark, copyright, design rights, licensing, distributorship, franchising and confidentiality agreements. Its clients include Apple, ExxonMobil, Facebook, Pfizer, Qualcomm, Toyota, Singapore Airlines, SingTel and Temasek Holdings.
The IP team, one of the largest in Singapore, is led by managing director Tony Yeo, who is also an IP adjudicator at the Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS). Other key practitioners include Yvonne Tang and Lim Siau Wen. Ruby Tham is a practitioner to watch.
Former Marks & Clerk trade mark head Francine Tan has led this boutique intellectual property practice since founding it in 2010. With a focus on trade marks, it currently has four practitioners within its team. The key contact at the firm is Tan, the managing director.
Ghows is a boutique IP firm founded by Bryan Ghows. He is supported by trade mark star Teresa O’Connor and Patsy Koh, who joined the firm in April 2022.
International intellectual property firm Marks & Clerk is one of the most esteemed and established trade mark and patent attorney firms in the market. The firm’s regional reach extends beyond Singapore’s borders into other Southeast Asian countries.
Viering Jentschura & Partner continues to receive plaudits from market commentators in the area of patents. Its Singapore IP team consists of patent attorneys who have diverse technical expertise, including in mechanical and electrical engineering, biotechnology, chemistry and material sciences. Adam Bogsch is a leader in the firm. Other notable IP practitioners include Jaslyn Lim, Gerald Koh and Audrey Goh. The partners are supported by a team of associates and Koch IP director Michael Koch, who holds multiple patent attorney qualifications.