Asia-Pacific Guide 2026 : Singapore
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Expertise includes trade marks, domain names, patents, copyright, designs and trade secrets. The firm handles registration of trade marks, designs and patents, enforcement, exploitation, licensing, commercialisation, acquisition and disposal of IP assets. The firm handles anti-counterfeiting work and enforces IP rights, including litigation in Singapore and the region, arbitration and mediation of IP disputes.
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Joyce A. Tan & Partners is noted for its expertise in IP portfolio management in Singapore, including transactional issues such as licensing and franchising. The firm is also known for handling enforcement issues as well as copyright and patent disputes. The team possesses a strong roster of clients among the healthcare, energy, electronics, hospitality, construction, education and art sectors.
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Joyce A. Tan & Partners acted as global trade mark counsel for Ministry of Crab, a renowned seafood restaurant founded in Colombo, Sri Lanka, advising on worldwide brand protection and trade mark applications, managing international trade mark portfolios, and negotiating franchising and IP licensing agreements across multiple jurisdictions including Malaysia, Singapore, and Australia.
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The firm has a deep level of legal competence, broad experience, prompt reactivity and polyvalent skills. I have never seen a law firm that reacted faster to our requests for support.
The team delivers highly pragmatic legal advice in a timely, cost effective manner. Their highly qualified and experienced practitioners are comfortable dealing with a range of complex legal projects.
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Joyce is an excellent lawyer. She has a very proactive working style and provides extremely useful and effective advice.
Joyce is a dynamic, experienced lawyer. Her expertise and experience steers her clients towards the optimal outcome. She's also commercially savvy, great at client management and lovely to work with.
Daniel Lim is strategic, responsive and supportive towards objectives.
Jeffrey Lim has notable expertise in trade mark matters and is regularly sought by international entities. He also offers advice on IP transactions and licensing.
Jeffrey fully understands client positioning across both legal and commercial perspectives and is responsive to matters as they arise.
Jeffrey Lim had a good balance of the technical aspects and business aspects, which he gets from his business perspective and weighing the pros and cons.
Intellectual Property: Domestic: Litigation
Intellectual Property: Domestic: Non-contentious
Intellectual Property: Domestic: Non-contentious
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