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Lam Chung Nian | |
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| Personal details | |
| Citizenship | Singapore |
| Education | National University of Singapore |
| Profession | Lawyer |
| Website | www |
Lam Chung Nian is a Singaporean lawyer and law teacher who heads the Intellectual Property, Technology, and Data department of WongPartnership.
Education
editLam graduated from the National University of Singapore with a Bachelor of Laws (Honours) in 1997.[1]
Career
editLam qualified as a Singapore advocate and solicitor in 1998 and was admitted as a solicitor in England and Wales in 2007.[2][3]
Lam initially practiced law as a litigation lawyer at Lee & Lee.[4][5]
He joined WongPartnership in June 2009.[6]
His public appointments include: President of the Asian Patent Attorney Association (Singapore Chapter),[7][8] member of the International Bar Association Presidential Cybersecurity Task force,[9] member of the Board of Directors of Assurity Trusted Solutions,[10] and member of the Board of Trustees of Nanyang Technological University.[11]
Lam is also a Fellow of the Singapore Institute of Arbitrators and is a member of the Singapore International Arbitration Centre Panel of Arbitrators for Intellectual Property Disputes, as well as the World Intellectual Property Organisation Panel of Film and Media Mediators, Arbitrators and Experts, and the panel of mediators for the IPOS-WIPO initiative for Mediation for Proceedings Instituted at the Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS).[1]
Lam previously served as an IP adjudicator at the IPOS until March 2020[12][13] and was the legal project lead for the Creative Commons Singapore (CC SG) project.[14][15]
Lam is a lecturer and associate faculty at the Singapore University of Social Sciences.[16]
Some of the notable cases in which Lam has been involved include the 2006 piracy case brought by the Business Software Alliance against a Singapore company,[17] and the Singapore aspects of the 2021 Merck name dispute.[18]
In February 2023, Lam was recognised as a Senior Accredited Specialist (Data & Digital Economy) by the Singapore Academy of Law.[19]
Notable matters
editThe following is a selection of notable matters in which Lam acted as counsel:
- Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp v Merck KGaA [2021] SGCA 14
- Kabushiki Kaisha Tokyo Seimitsu (Tokyo Seimitsu Co Ltd) v Tsukishima Kikai Co Ltd [2007] SGIPOS 15
- Future Enterprises Pte Ltd v McDonald's Corp [2006] SGHC 175
- Richemont International SA v Da Vinci Collections Pte Ltd [2006] SGHC 150
The following is a selection of notable matters in which Lam acted as coram:
Selected publications
edit- "Syncing the Technical and the Legal: Cybersecurity Standards and the PDPA", Bits & Bytes, (December 2023)
- "Navigating Trade Mark Infringement on the Internet", Bits & Bytes (August 2023)
- "Singapore", The Art Collecting Legal Handbook (2023)[20]
- "Singapore", Cross-Border Copyright Licensing: Law and Practice (2018)[21]
- Data Protection & Privacy: International Series (2016)[1]
Selected awards
edit- Band 1 ranking for Intellectual Property in Chambers Asia-Pacific[22]
- Named by Who’s Who Legal as one of the "15 most highly regarded individuals in the world" for Telecoms & Media in 2014[1]
- Recognised as a leading individual in IAM Patent 1000. According to the publication, "Lam knows his way around IP franchising and licensing deals like few others. Operating across various high-tech domains, he is firmly grounded in the patent world, serving as vice chair of the Asian Patent Attorney Association’s Singapore section."[23][24][25]
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Chung Nian Lam - Profile" (PDF). SIAC.
- ^ "Chung Nian Lam". Chambers and Partners. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
- ^ "Chung Nian Lam - SRA-regulated solicitor". www.sra.org.uk. 7 October 2019. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
- ^ Lim, Alethea (21 February 2002). "Videophones to be tested for use in Supreme Court". The Straits Times.
- ^ Lam, Chung Nian. "Copyright and Media Contracts: Seminar on Intellectual Property for the Media Industry" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 February 2004.
- ^ "NewspaperSG". eresources.nlb.gov.sg. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
- ^ "Ex-Co". APAA Singapore Group. 18 March 2016. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
- ^ "Message from APAA-Singapore Group & Co-Chairs - APAA 2023 | 3-7 Nov | Singapore". Asian Patent Attorneys Association Council Meeting 2023. Retrieved 24 March 2024.
- ^ "Global perspectives on protecting against cyber risks: best governance practices for senior executives and boards of directors". International Bar Association. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
- ^ "Board of Directors & Management Team". Assurity Trusted Solutions. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
- ^ "Board of Trustees". Corporate NTU. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
- ^ "IPOS Annual Report 2018/2019" (PDF). IPOS. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
- ^ Administrator, Admin. "IPOS appoints IP adjudicators to advance development as a global IP dispute resolution hub". Asia IP. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
- ^ "About". Creative Commons Singapore. 15 September 2008. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
- ^ patricia (25 July 2008). "Singapore Announces Ported Creative Commons Licenses". Creative Commons. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
- ^ "Lecturer Service Award | SUSS". www.suss.edu.sg. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
- ^ Lemon, Sumner (17 March 2006). "Lawyer: Singapore piracy case is 'very significant'". Computerworld. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
- ^ "Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp v Merck KGaA [2021] SGCA 14". www.elitigation.sg. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
- ^ "Meet SAL's Newest Accredited and Senior Accredited Specialists". www.sal.org.sg. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
- ^ "Wildy & Sons Ltd — The World's Legal Bookshop Search Results for isbn: '9781035300617'". www.wildy.com. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
- ^ "Cross-Border Copyright Licensing: Law and Practice" (PDF). Edward Elgar Publishing.
- ^ "Intellectual Property: Domestic: Non-contentious, Singapore, Asia-Pacific | Chambers Rankings". chambers.com. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
- ^ "Chung Nian Lam - Patent 1000 - IAM". www.iam-media.com. Retrieved 31 October 2023.
- ^ "Lam Chung Nian recognised as a leading individual in IAM Patent 1000 2022". Employment Law Alliance. 28 July 2022. Retrieved 24 March 2024.
- ^ "Singapore: Lam Chung Nian Recognized as a Leading Individual in IAM Patent 1000 2022 | World Law Group". www.theworldlawgroup.com. Retrieved 24 March 2024.