IPOS appoints New IP Adjudicators

IPOS Panel of IP Adjudicators 2021

The two new appointees are:

• Mrs. Murgiana Haq, Managing Partner, hslegal LLP

Murgiana is currently the Managing Partner of hslegal LLP. She is an Advocate & Solicitor of the Supreme Court, Singapore and a Registered Patents Agent. She has had an illustrious career in intellectual property matters since 1974.

• Mr. Andy Leck, Principal, Baker & McKenzie.Wong & Leow.

Andy has more than 20 years of experience handling contentious and non-contentious matters in the areas of IP, corporate litigation and arbitration matters. In the area of disputes, Andy has an active litigation and international arbitration practice, with a focus on complex, cross-border disputes across a wide range of sectors.

The other existing members of the panel who have served one year out of their two-year term are:

• Ms. Cheng Pei Feng, Senior Assistant Registrar, Supreme Court of Singapore

• Professor David Llewelyn, Professor of Law (Practice), School of Law, Singapore Management University

• Dr. Burton Ong, Associate Professor, Faculty of Law, National University of Singapore

• Mr. Adrian Tan, Partner, TSMP Law Corporation

• Mr. Sheik Umar Bin Mohamed Bagushair, District Judge, State Courts of Singapore.

The panel of IP Adjudicators will help advance Singapore’s development as a global IP dispute resolution hub as companies look to Singapore as a choice venue for efficient and quality IP dispute resolution.

Appreciation for Service as IP Adjudicators

IPOS also extends its appreciation to the following members who are stepping down upon completion of their term on 31 March 2021.

• Mr. Jason Chan, Director, Litigation and Enforcement Group, Amica Law LLC

• Mr. Tony Yeo, Managing Director, Intellectual Property, Drew & Napier LLC.