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Siew Ling Lee

LLB (Hons)
DCC Advanz
Principal
Trade Mark Attorney

Areas of Expertise/Sector

Trade MarksTrade Mark Clearance SearchingTrade Mark Filing, Prosecution & RegistrationTrade Mark Infringement & EnforcementTrade Mark Oppositions, Removal & Cancellation ActionsTrade Mark Portfolio Management, Maintenance & RenewalsTrade Secrets & Data ProtectionCopyrightPatent Infringement & EnforcementDesigns Infringement & EnforcementIP StrategyArts, Media & FashionBuilding & ConstructionConsumer GoodsFood & BeverageICT, Electronics & Software

Siew Ling is a principal in the Trade Marks Group. Her expertise mainly lies in the areas of contentious, conflict and opposition related matters.

Siew Ling has substantial working experience in the prosecution of trade marks, having managed large client portfolios over the years. Her clients include that from the food & beverage industry, consumer goods industry and more.

Siew Ling is adept in resolving conflict and opposition related issues. She provides consultation on infringement related actions, litigation review and strategy support (where matters end up going to court), as well as mediation and negotiation between parties (where matters are to be resolved amicably within the parties).

She coordinates invalidation and infringement related actions initiated for and against the firm’s clients, both in Malaysia and other worldwide territories. She is active in enforcement action activities, and assists clients in coordinating enforcement raids on targeted infringers, and in strategizing the approach to deal with such infringers.

Apart from conflict related matters, Siew Ling is proficient in drafting and reviewing of agreements (licensing, collaboration, manufacturing & distribution and the like), franchising, domain name issues and other related areas.

Siew Ling is fluent in three Chinese dialects (Mandarin, Cantonese and Hokkien), and therefore also heads DCC Advanz’s division that manages clients from China, Hong Kong, Taiwan and local Chinese-speaking clients.

Qualifications

LL.B degree (Hons), University of London, United Kingdom

Admitted as a trade mark and industrial design agent in Malaysia

Advocate & Solicitor of the High Court of Malaya

Awards

World Trademark Review 1000: listed as a recommend individual for trade mark prosecution and strategy, 2020-2022; ranked for trade mark prosecution and Strategy, 2023-2025

Memberships

Member: International Trademark Association (INTA)

Member: Asian Patent Attorneys Association (APAA)

Past Committee Member: Designs Standing Committee, Asian Patent Attorneys Association (APAA)

Board of Directors: Asian Patent Attorneys Association (Malaysia) Bhd