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Janet Toh Yoong San

Janet Toh Yoong San

Asia-Pacific 2026

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Asia-Pacific

Practice Areas

Personal Data Protection & Privacy Laws

Intellectual Property

Technology, Media & Telco

Career

Janet Toh has close to 20 years’ experience in intellectual property and technology related legal matters. Janet Toh represents clients in a variety of intellectual property (IP) and technology matters ranging from IP protection and ownership, advertising, consumer protection, domain names, e-commerce, franchise, gaming, regulatory approvals for food, cosmetics and drugs to telecommunications. She regularly represents clients in a range of technology and commercial transactions, including collaboration, outsourcing, development and licensing of hardware, software and IT systems for users of IT within the software, retail, media, consumer products, financial services, telecommunications and a broad range of other industries.

She also advises a broad range of clients on data protection, privacy and cybersecurity issues. Janet’s practice also includes representing companies in connection with the IP due diligence review in the context of licensing, mergers and acquisition projects and commercial corporation transactions.

Professional Memberships

• Former president, Licensing Executives Society Malaysian chapter

• Committee member of Commercialization of Brands Committee, INTA (2020-2021, 2022-2023)

• Committee member, Bar Council Cyber Law Committee

• Member, International Bar Association (IBA)

• Member, Intellectual Property Committee of the ITechLaw Association

Publications

• OneTrust Data Guidance: Third Country Assessment (Malaysia) on Personal Data Protection Laws

• Intellectual Property Magazine September 2020: Focus on AI – Taking ownership

• Chambers Global Practice Guide 2019 Malaysia Pharmaceutical Advertising: Q&A [co-author]

• Chambers Global Practice Guide 2019 Malaysia Trends and Developments: The Rise of the Machines – Artificial Intelligence & Copyright Law – the Malaysian Landscape [co-author]

• Malaysian section of the International Comparative Legal Guide to Telecoms, Media & Internet Law & Regulations 2019

• Malaysian section of the International Comparative Legal Guide to Trade Marks 2018 & 2019 [co-author]

• Malaysian section of the World Trademark Review Anti-Counterfeiting Guide (2010-2017) [co-author]

Chambers Review

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Chambers Asia & Pacific

Technology, Media, Telecoms (TMT) - Malaysia

Band 3
Band 3

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Janet Toh Yoong San is active on a full range of TMT work in Malaysia, such as data protection, e-commerce and telecommunications regulatory advice.

Strengths

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  • Janet is exceptionally well-equipped with extensive experience and knowledge, which gives me great confidence in our collaboration.

    Technology, Media, Telecoms (TMT)Chambers Asia & Pacific

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Malaysia

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