ZICOlaw Establishes IP Practice in Kuala Lumpur
07 May 2014
Su Siew Ling Cheah Chiew Lan
ZICOlaw has established an intellectual property practice in Kuala Lumpur under the leadership of former Tay & Partners lawyers Linda Wang, Su Siew Ling and Cheah Chiew Lan, supported by a team of associates and paralegals. The team will provide a full range of IP law services encompassing both contentious and non-contentious aspects of IP rights – trademarks, patents, designs, copyrights and emerging rights – with in-depth knowledge and understanding of various sectors and industries.
Wang and Su are also accomplished IP litigators with extensive trial experience and have argued technical and complex IP issues before the apex courts in the country. One of their strengths is the IP enforcement through criminal procedures with tailored anti-piracy and anti-counterfeiting programmes. The IP team will be based in the firm’s Kuala Lumpur office, under Zaid Ibrahim & Co.
Wang tells Asia IP that she is excited about the future at ZICOlaw. “There are real possibilities of growth and development, not only for our practice but also personally for us, as professionals and lawyers. We are keen to realize the future for our practice and our clients as we envisioned it, and that must be a good place to start.”
Su says the move will allow her team to “reach out regionally” through the existing platform and structure of ZICOlaw. “ZICOlaw is uniquely ASEAN and has offices in Singapore, Cambodia, Indonesia, Myanmar and Thailand. Growing the practice regionally and providing clients with services which are seamless across the region will be our next big challenge,” she says.
The move precipitated the announcement by Tay & Partners late last month that Lim Bee Yi had been named a partner in its IP and technology practice. Lim, who joined from Shook Lin & Bok, has extensive experience in dealing with intellectual property rights.
More moves are expected.
