CORPORATE & COMMERCIAL 

We provide legal advice for the formation of companies for investment holding, private wealth management, general corporate work, sale and purchase agreements, joint ventures, employment law and immigration law. Our legal assistance and support for corporations includes the preparation of commercial contracts and templates, employment contracts and corporate secretarial support and services.

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Our lawyers have experience in advising clients in a range of corporate and commercial matters. We adopt a multi-disciplinary and integrated approach to formulate and structure legal solutions to meet the business needs of our clients. We provide legal advice in relation to the following:

• Incorporation of companies

• Registration of foreign branches

• Registration of businesses

• Joint Ventures

• Investment Agreements

• Shareholders Agreements

• Memoranda of Understanding (MOUs)

• Sale and Purchase Agreements

• Corporate secretarial support

• Company administration

• Employment law

• Immigration law

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IP PROTECTION & MANAGEMENT

We assist clients in protecting and managing their valuable intellectual property, including trade marks, geographical indications, patent and designs.  We advise on filing strategies and how intellectual property should be registered and managed. Our services include:

• IP clearance, searching, filing and registration, both locally and overseas  

• handling contentious matters at the Registries of Trade Marks, Patents and Designs involving oppositions, revocation and invalidity actions

• conducting IP audits and due-diligence exercises 

• advising on regulatory matters pertaining to media and advertising, consumer law and unfair competition 

 

Specialised Patents Team

We have a dedicated and specialised team of patent attorneys and professionals with technical expertise and degrees. Our patents team assist clients in protecting their inventions and developing a patent portfolio and patenting strategy. The team has specialised capabilities in various fields, including life sciences, biotechnology, medical devices, food technology, marine & offshore, computer software, artificial intelligence, fintech, electromechanical systems, semiconductors, chemistry and engineering. Our services include:

• conducting novelty, patent validity and freedom to operate searches

• advising on the infringement and validity of patents

• drafting and prosecuting patent applications

• managing regional and worldwide patent portfolios

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In addition, we are often involved in IP transactions, due diligence, licensing and litigation matters to provide patent expertise and technical advice. We also advise on regulatory matters, particularly on patent linkage in the pharmaceutical and health sciences space.

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LITIGATION & ENFORCEMENT

We are experienced in handling all types and aspects of contentious IP disputes, as well as seeking or resisting urgent interim relief like injunctions, search and seizure and asset-freezing orders, and are ready to litigate matters through trial and appeal. We handle domain name disputes and Internet piracy matters, as well as plan and manage anti-counterfeiting programmes. We also have experience in information technology disputes, such as disputes in software projects and technology licensing. Our cases have involved complex matters relating to immunodeficiency virus, optical devices, offshore exploratory platforms, marine engineering apparatus, electronic storage devices, pharmaceutical compositions and material sciences. Our team is ready to provide timely, strategic and measured assistance to disputes in order to achieve your business goals efficiently and effectively, whether through contested hearings, arbitration or mediation, summary proceedings or settlement negotiations.

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TECHNOLOGY & LICENSING

We provide legal services for IP, technology and general commercial transactions, including contracts structuring, drafting, negotiations, and regulatory advice in relation to the following:

• IP licences & assignments, IP security interests, IP restructuring, franchises, technology transfer.

• IT, Internet, e-commerce, software licences & maintenance, application & cloud services, IT outsourcing, hardware procurement, system integration & implementation, data centre & facilities management services.

• FinTech, payment services, payment processing systems, banking & financial systems.

• Data protection, spam control, cybersecurity.

• Life sciences, biotechnology, medical technology, R&D, research collaboration.

• Media and entertainment, copyright issues, merchandising, ticketing, sponsorship, advertising, media & publishing.

• General commercial transactions including contract manufacturing, supply, distribution & agency, property & hotel management. ​

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