[GC-TSS] Embarking Startup Journey: Learn About Patent Applications by Ng Chong Yuan (IP Academy)

GC-TSS - Career Preparation

Embarking Startup Journey: Learn About Patent Applications 

by Ng Chong Yuan (IP Academy) 

6 January 2021, Wed | 10.30am – 12noon | Livestream

About the seminar: 

This seminar will introduce students to intellectual property, patents as well as their legal requirements. Topics covered includes commercial considerations and the patent application process. The seminar will end with a Q&A section for students to raise their queries. 

About the Speaker 

Mr Ng Chong Yuan (IP Academy) 
 
Mr Ng Chong Yuan is a Singapore qualified Advocate & Solicitor and has diverse in-house work experience in technology businesses spanning over about a decade. Currently, as a faculty member of IP Academy, he is teaching and speaking on practice and management courses covering intellectual property (IP) and trade secrets. 

Prior to joining IP Academy, he was practising law at an international law firm, specializing in Intellectual Property (IP), Technology and Commercial Laws. As part of this legal practice, he focused on advising and representing clients on broad portfolios of patent and trademark rights covering many jurisdictions around the world, including USA, EU, CN, SG and AU. His clients included international manufacturing firms, technology firms, foreign law firms and government agencies. His practice experience included IP prosecution, IP court litigation and IP advisory work. 

With an engineering training, Chong Yuan has also tutored and conducted research at the engineering school of a Singapore university. He is also an inventor of a USA patent (no. 6853626). 

*Do note that students are required to stay for 75% of the seminar duration in order to get their attendance endorsed.