Soh Kar Liang
Director

Kar Liang is a Singapore Registered Patent Agent and the first Singaporean to be appointed by the World Intellectual Property Organisation as a domain name panellist to adjudicate domain name disputes under the Uniform Dispute Resolution Policy. He is a domain name panelist of the Regional Arbitration Centre of Kuala Lumpur and has also passed the qualifying examinations for registration as a Patent Agent in Malaysia.

A graduate of the National University of Singapore, Kar Liang is an intellectual property and information technology legal specialist. In his years of practice as an advocate and solicitor of the Supreme Court of Singapore in these complex niche areas, he has represented, guided and supported key client accounts from diverse fields ranging from high-tech microprocessors to consumer food and beverage industries in both contentious and non-contentious matters along the IP value chain. He is also an accredited mediator of the Singapore Mediation Centre.

Kar Liang is an active participant of various local and foreign professional and business organisations, including serving as honorary advisor of the Chinatown Business Association. He also contributes regularly to professional publications on intellectual property and information technology subjects and is frequently invited to speak on topics in these fields both locally and regionally at conferences, seminars, workshops and expert panels.

Seminar, Conference and Symposium Presentations
	Panellist at the ASEAN Intellectual Property Association 2007 Annual Conference organised by ASEAN Intellectual Property Association on “A Regional System, A Regional Office – Revisted”, March 2007.
	Speaker at the Franchising & Licensing 2006 conference (in conjunction with Global Entrepolis @ Singapore 2006) organised by Franchising and Licensing Association, on “IP Protection in SE Asia”, October 2006.
	Speaker at the Asian Anti-Counterfeit Association International Conference and Exhibition 2006 organised by Asian Anti-Counterfeit Association, on “IP Protection in SE Asia”, July 2006.
	Lecturer for GFL Specialist Diploma organised by Franchising and Licensing Association, on “Intellectual Property & Franchising”, 2005 and 2006.
	Moderator at the INTA 128th Annual Meeting organised by International Trademark Association, on “Is a Generic term in English Language Generic in your Country?”, May 2006.
Qualifications:
	Bachelor of Laws (Hons), National University of Singapore
	Master of Science in Computer Science (Distinction)
	Advocate & Solicitor, Supreme Court of Singapore
	Solicitor, England & Wales
	Registered Patent Agent, Singapore
	Notary Public
	Member of Singapore Institute of Arbitrators (MSIArb)
	SCOPE IP™ Consultant, Singapore

Memberships:
	Asian Patent Attorneys Association (APAA)
	International Federation of Intellectual Property Attorneys (FICPI)
	International Trade Mark Association (INTA)
	ASEAN Intellectual Property Association (ASEAN - IPA)

Contact:
Soh Kar Liang

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