Bong Kwang Teo

Practice Areas

• Patents & Utility Innovations

• Copyright

• Confidential Information & Trade Secrets

• Brand Protection & Enforcement

• Monetisation of IPR including Licensing & Franchising

• Litigation and Alternative Dispute Resolution

• Trade Practices & Consumer Protection Law

• Technology, Media & Telecommunications (TMT)

• Competition

• Regulatory Compliance

• Environmental, Social & Corporate Governance (ESG)

• Public Policy, Government Relations & Engagements

• IP Counselling & Strategy

Career

Bong Kwang is one of the Firm’s founding partners. He presently heads the Firm’s litigation and patent departments. With more than 33 years of experience in IP practice, Bong Kwang handles a wide range of intellectual property matters with a principal focus on contentious IP matters. He regularly represents various multinationals from diverse industries and acts as counsel to instructing solicitors at the superior courts in matters involving complex issues relating to IPRs, information and communication technology (ICT), and laws relating to drugs, pharmaceuticals and cosmetics. He is frequently sought after for his expertise in formulating litigation strategies, pursuing interlocutory relief such as injunction and Anton Piller orders as well as conducting full trials.

Qualifications:

• LLB (Hons), University of Malaya, Malaysia (1986)

• Master of Laws, University of Malaya, Malaysia (1996)

• Advocate and Solicitor, High Court of Malaya (1987)

• Registered Trademark Agent

• Registered Patent Agent

• Registered Industrial Design Agent

Awards & Recognitions:

Bong Kwang has been consistently identified as one of the leading individuals in IP for many years by, among others, Legal 500, Chambers and Partners, Benchmark Litigation, Who’s Who Legal (Trademark), World Trademark Review 1000, IAM Patent 1000 and Managing IP. He is also ranked as one of Malaysia’s Top 100 Lawyers by Asia Business Law Journal for multiple years, most recently in 2024.

Public Engagements:

Bong Kwang served as a member of the Copyright Law Review Committee set up by the Law Revision and Law Reform Division of the Attorney General’s Chambers, Malaysia. He was also a member of the committee set up by the Intellectual Property Corporation of Malaysia (MyIPO) to review the Trade Marks Act 1976 (now repealed) and advise on the drafting of the Trademarks Act 2019.

Professional Memberships

• Member of the Executive Committee, Malaysian Intellectual Property Association (MIPA)

• Member, Society of Alumni of Association of Overseas Technical Scholarship Malaysia (AOTS)

• Former Assistant Secretary, Licensing Executive Society Malaysia

• Former Deputy Chair of the Legal Committee, Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Kuala Lumpur and Selangor

• Member, International Trademark Association (INTA)

• Member, Asian Patent Attorneys Association (APAA)

Publications

Bong Kwang has published several books including the first local textbook on trademark law and practice - "Trade Mark Law and Practice in Malaysia" (Butterworths, 2001), which has been widely consulted by law students, trademark examiners and IP legal practitioners. It has also been cited with approval by the Malaysian High Courts in many cases. In April 2021, Bong Kwang published the updated version of the textbook - “Law of Trade Marks and Passing Off in Malaysia” (LexisNexis, 2021). He is also the Advisory Editor for “MLJ Trade Marks and Service Marks Handbook” (LexisNexis, 2003).

Bong Kwang is currently one of the Malaysian correspondents for World Trademark Review. He also regularly contributes articles and write-ups on IP-related issues published in local newspapers and magazines.