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BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
Loke-Khoon TAN
Partner
Baker & McKenzie
Solicitors and Notaries
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14 Floor, Hutchison House
10 Harcourt Road
Hong Kong
Telephone:
Date of Birth:
Nationality:
+852 2846 1970
Fax: +852 2846 1760
Fax: +852 2842 1707
E-mail: [email protected]
July 17, 1962
Singaporean
EDUCATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS
LLB, Law Faculty, National University of Singapore, 1987.
Advocate and Solicitor, Singapore;
Solicitor, England and Wales;
Solicitor, Hong Kong.
LANGUAGES
English.
May 24, 2016
34, chemin des Colombettes, 1211 Geneva 20, Switzerland
T +41 22 338 82 47 F +41 22 740 37 00 E [email protected] W www.wipo.int/amc
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PRESENT POSITION
International Partner, Intellectual Property Group, Baker & McKenzie, Hong Kong, since 1995.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE BEFORE PRESENT POSITION
Lawyer, Donaldson & Burkinshaw, Singapore, 1988-89.
MEMBERSHIP IN PROFESSIONAL BODIES
American Chamber of Commerce (Chairman of Intellectual Property Committee, 1996-98;
Member:
Asian Domain Name Dispute Resolution Centre (“ADNDRC”), Panelist;
Asian Patent Attorney Association (Copyright Committee);
Association of European Trade Mark Proprietors (“MARQUES”);
China Anti-Counterfeiting Coalition (“CACC”), Representative;
Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (“HKIAC”), Panelist;
Hong Kong Institute of Trade Mark Practitioners;
Hong Kong Intellectual Property Society;
Inter-Pacific Bar Association, (Vice-Chairman of Intellectual Property Committee);
International Trade Mark Association (“INTA”) (Anti-Counterfeiting & Enforcement Committee);
IP Asia, (Editorial Committee);
Law Society of England and Wales;
Law Society of Hong Kong;
Law Society of Singapore;
Singapore Law Review, (Past) Chief Editor.
AREAS OF SPECIALIZATION
Intellectual property law in the People’s Republic of China, with particular emphasis on the structuring
of intellectual property rights and anti-counterfeiting planning in the area of trademarks, patents,
copyright, trade names, computer software, passing-off, unfair competition, designs, labeling
laws, food, drug and health regulations, consumer, media, advertising, domain name, internet
and technology laws.
EXPERIENCE IN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
Administrative and court litigation in Singapore, Hong Kong and the PRC.
EXPERIENCE WITH RESPECT TO DOMAIN NAMES
Administrative procedures and court litigation on domain names and related issues on copyright and
internet law in the PRC;
Panelist on domain name disputes, HKIAC and ADNDRC.
MAJOR PUBLICATIONS
“Trade Mark Law in the People’s Republic of China”, Oxford University Press, 1998;
“Intellectual property rights in agricultural biotechnology”, CAB International, 1998;
“PRC Intellectual Property Guide”, Asia Information Associates, 1990, 1993, 1996, 1999;
“Trade Marks & service marks, IP Protection in China – Practical strategies”, (co-author), 1998;
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Columnist “Intellectual Property”, In-House Briefing;
Contributor to many international and regional IP journals.
EXPERIENCE IN COURT LITIGATION
Experience in Singapore, Hong Kong, and the PRC (non-qualified in the PRC).