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With accelerating innovation and the blurring of lines between the physical and digital worlds, ownership and rights today exist in forms and realms which were unheard of a decade ago. Businesses need to stay atop of a rapidly evolving digital-driven landscape that consists of unexpected twists and turns.
There is, however, no need to panic if you find yourself entangled in a struggle to keep up with the fast-changing developments. Our lawyers are always prepared to secure a clear path towards safeguarding your interests and rights.
Our market-leading Intellectual Property Practice is among the most well-regarded and multifaceted practice in its field within the Asia Pacific region. Our team of dedicated lawyers combines cutting-edge legal expertise with in-depth understanding of the industries in which our clients operate. We are able to identify relevant trends as well as address your corresponding risks and opportunities to effectively address your intellectual property needs.
Featured insights
Rajah & Tann Asia Intellectual Property Newsletter 2023-2024
In this annual review, we take a look back at the major legal developments relating to the area of IP and intangible assets in 2023 in Southeast Asia. We also look ahead to the trends and expected developments of 2024 across our regional jurisdictions.
Full Suite of Services and Areas of Expertise
Our lawyers are equally at home handling contentious and non-contentious aspects of intellectual property law, with a keen focus on the IT, entertainment, sports, gaming and media industries. As the firm of choice for transactions and disputes across sectors including the construction, fashion, gaming, health and wellness, infocommunications, semiconductor and software industries, we can assist you in the following areas of work.
Dispute Resolution
Our team regularly works with private investigators and computer forensic experts to obtain evidence of infringement, and with damages analysts. We are fluent in negotiating royalty payments with licensing societies, and can assist you in acquiring pre-action discovery orders, and pre-emptive remedies such as Anton Piller orders, criminal search warrants and injunctions.
Our IP disputes and enforcement lawyers are proficient in the below categories of work:
Civil litigation for trade mark, copyright, design and patent infringement and invalidation, and for passing off and unfair competition
Misuse of trade secrets, corporate espionage, and employer-employee restraint of trade litigation
Licensing disputes
Commercial disputes involving IP issues
Criminal prosecutions for trade mark and copyright offences
WIPO domain name disputes
Corporate
Our corporate intellectual property lawyers will support you with consultancy services and advise on your transactional deals. Some of the corporate work which our intellectual property lawyers undertake include:
IP licensing and assignments
Transfer of IP rights
IP audits and corporate due diligence exercises
Distributorship, franchising, and agency agreements
Commercial and employment agreements with provisions for use and ownership of IP
Advisory for product advertising, food labelling, and other product regulatory requirements
Media related agreements, such as co-production, television rights, broadcasting, publishing, product endorsement, sponsorship, and event hosting agreements
Software licensing, software supply, hardware supply, services supply, and system integration, implementation, and maintenance agreements
Research collaboration agreements
IP Registration and Prosecution
Our IP registration lawyers are experts in handling various portfolios of trade marks, patents, registered designs, and domain names and will skillfully advise on your concerns relating to:
Eligibility of trade marks, inventions and designs for registration
Advising on prospects of obtaining registration of IP
IP searches
Watch services
Filing and prosecuting domestic and international IP applications
Registration of gTLD and ccTLD domain names, including multilingual domain names, on a global basis
Searches
Assignment and licensing of IP rights
Other Areas of Expertise
We represent clients who are involved in complex international arbitration proceedings relating to IP and IT disputes, particularly those arising from large scale software and IT services projects, IP licensing agreements and distributorship agreements.
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Recognition
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Tier 1 - Intellectual Property (Malaysia)The Legal 500 Asia Pacific (2024)
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Tier 2 - Intellectual Property (Indonesia, Singapore)The Legal 500 Asia Pacific (2024)
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Tiers 1 and 2 for Patent, Copyright / Trademarks (Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore)ALB IP Rankings (2024)
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Highly Recommended - Intellectual Property (Singapore)Asialaw Profiles (2024)
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Recommended - Intellectual Property (Malaysia)Asialaw Profiles (2024)
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Recognised - Intellectual Property (indonesia)Asialaw Profiles (2024)
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Leading Firms - Intellectual Property (Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore)Chambers Asia-Pacific (2024)
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Top 10 Trademark Firms in SingaporeThe Trademark Lawyer Law Firm Rankings (2023)
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Top 10 Law Firms in SingaporeThe Patent Lawyer Law Firm Rankings (2022)
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“They were clear, concise, and able to provide a step-by-step guide on best approaches and how to handle the issues that were of concern to our stakeholders.”Chambers Asia-Pacific (2024) (Singapore)
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“They are responsive and can give customers a strong sense of confidence and trust. They will be our preferred litigation team.”Chambers Asia-Pacific (2024) (Singapore)
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“The team is well versed in the negotiation of IP licensing agreements, including copyright and trade marks, and is also active on trade mark registration and copyright infringement disputes. The firm is able to leverage its strength in dispute resolution to assist clients with IP litigation”Chambers Asia-Pacific (2024) (Indonesia)
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"Christopher & Lee Ong respond quickly and are good at following up on the status, so that there are no worries from our side."Chambers Asia-Pacific (2024) (Malaysia)
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"Outstanding and 'out-of-the-box' practical"The Legal 500 Asia-Pacific (2024) (Singapore)
“Their depth of knowledge and experience in handling complex and sophisticated matters is demonstrated by their holistic, practical and effective solutions and advice provided for such matters.”
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