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IPOS appoints new IP Adjudicators 2022

29 March 2022

IPOS has appointed six new IP Adjudicators for a two-year term starting 1 April 2022, including legal professionals from various fields to support IP dispute resolution. Their roles will enhance Singapore's position as an IP hub.

IPOS has appointed six distinguished legal and intellectual property professionals to its panel of IP Adjudicators. These appointments will take effect from 1 April 2022 for a term of two years.

IPOS Panel of IP Adjudicators 2022

The three new appointees are:

  • Mr. Vince Gui, District Judge, State Courts of Singapore

Vince has adjudicated a wide range of civil and commercial disputes. Before his appointment to the bench, he was an advocate and solicitor specialising in commercial litigation. He had also served as a Justice’s Law Clerk of the Supreme Court of Singapore.

  • Mrs. Lee Ai Ming, Senior Consultant, Dentons Rodyk & Davidson LLP

Prior to her present appointment as Senior Consultant, Ai Ming was Deputy Managing Partner and Head of the Intellectual Property & Technology Group at Rodyk & Davidson.

  • Mr. M. Ravindran, Managing Partner, Ravindran Associates LLP

Ravindran has specialised in intellectual property law since his call to the Singapore Bar in 1988. He has written “Trade Marks Act – A Commentary”, published by LexisNexis and is also the author of the Trade Marks chapter of Halsbury’s Laws of Singapore. He founded his law firm in 1993.

The following IP Adjudicators have completed their two-year term and are re-appointed to the new panel of 2022:

  • 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

The other existing IP Adjudicators who have served one year out of their two-year term are:

  • Mrs. Murgiana Haq, Managing Partner, hslegal LLP

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

The panel of IP Adjudicators will help advance Singapore’s development as a global IP dispute resolution hub, as enterprises 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 IP Adjudicators who have completed their term on 31 March 2022.

  • Mr. Adrian Tan, Partner, TSMP Law Corporation

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

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