Allen & Gledhill LLP

Allen & Gledhill LLP

Allen & Gledhill is a regional law firm which has been providing legal services to premier clients since 1902. An award-winning law firm, we have been named South-east Asia Law Firm of the Year 2016, 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021 by Asian Legal Business and Regional Firm of the Year 2020/2021 by The Legal 500. The International Financial Law Review named us National Firm of the Year (Singapore) 2023 for 22 times since the award’s inception in 2000, and Regional Firm of the Year five times since the inception of this award in 2014, most recently in 2022. We were also the first Singapore and Southeast Asia law firm to receive this honour in 2014.

Year established in Singapore: 2007

Top focus areas for IA/IP services: Patent Agent Service, Registered Design Agent Service, Trade Mark Agent Service, IP Portfolio Management, Dispute Resolution

Intellectual property awards received: 2023 - World Trademark Review 1000 - Gold for Enforcement and Litigation, Gold for Prosecution and Strategy ; 2023 - Asialaw Profiles - Outstanding for Intellectual Property (Practice Area) ; 2023 - Chambers Asia-Pacific - Band 1 for Intellectual Property: Domestic ; 2023 - The Legal 500 Asia Pacific - Tier 1 for Intellectual Property: Local Firms ; 2022 - Benchmark Litigation Asia-Pacific - Band 1 for Intellectual Property

Type of organization: Non-SME

Address in Singapore: One Marina Boulevard #28-00, Singapore 018989

Website: https://www.allenandgledhill.com/

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IA/IP service areas

Contract Drafting Services

  • Hourly rate: Less than $200 to Above $1200
  • Number of clients served in previous calendar year: 1 to 5
  • Number of Contract Drafting IP experts in Singapore: 1 to 5
  • Number of Contract Drafting IP experts overseas: 0
  • Project fee starts from (in Singapore dollars): Case by case

Dispute Resolution Services

  • Hourly rate: Less than $200 to Above $1200
  • Number of cases completed in previous calendar year: 1 to 5
  • Number of Dispute Resolution IP experts in Singapore: 1 to 5
  • Number of Dispute Resolution IP experts overseas: 0
  • Project fee starts from (in Singapore dollars): Case by case

Freedom-to-Operate Services

  • Hourly rate: Less than $200 to Above $1200
  • Number of projects completed in previous calendar year: 1 to 5
  • Number of Trade Mark Agents in Singapore: 1 to 5
  • Number of Trade Mark Agents overseas: 0
  • Project fee starts from (in Singapore dollars): Case by case

IP Database Services

  • Hourly rate: Less than $200 to Above $1200
  • Number of users on database in previous calendar year: 1 to 500
  • Number of IP Database experts in Singapore: 1 to 5
  • Number of IP Database experts overseas: 0
  • Project fee starts from (in Singapore dollars): Case by case

IP Due Diligence Services

  • Hourly rate: Less than $200 to Above $1200
  • Number of projects on database in previous calendar year: 1 to 5
  • Number of IP Database experts in Singapore: 1 to 5
  • Number of IP Database experts overseas: 0
  • Project fee starts from (in Singapore dollars): Case by case

IP Portfolio Management Services

  • Hourly rate: Less than $200 to Above $1200
  • Number of clients served in previous calendar year: 1 to 5
  • Number of IP Portfolio Management experts in Singapore: 1 to 5
  • Number of IP Portfolio Management experts overseas: 0
  • Project fee starts from (in Singapore dollars): Case by case

IP Training Services

  • Hourly rate: Less than $200 to Above $1200
  • Number of courses completed in previous calendar year: 1 to 5
  • Number of IP Training experts in Singapore: 1 to 5
  • Number of IP Training experts overseas: 0
  • Project fee starts from (in Singapore dollars): Case by case

Patent Agent Services

  • Hourly rate: Less than $200 to Above $1200
  • Number of files completed in previous calendar year: 1 to 100
  • Number of Patent Agents in Singapore: 1 to 5
  • Number of Patent Agents overseas: 0
  • Project fee starts from (in Singapore dollars): Case by case

Registered Design Agent Services

  • Hourly rate: Less than $200 to Above $1200
  • Number of files completed in previous calendar year: 1 to 15
  • Number of Registered Design Agents in Singapore: 1 to 5
  • Number of Registered Design Agents overseas: 0
  • Project fee starts from (in Singapore dollars): Case by case

Trade Mark Agent Services

  • Hourly rate: Less than $200 to Above $1200
  • Number of classes completed in previous calendar year: 1 to 250
  • Number of Trade Mark Agents in Singapore: 1 to 5
  • Number of Trade Mark Agents overseas: 0
  • Project fee starts from (in Singapore dollars): Case by case

Industry focus

  • Aerospace
  • Air Transport
  • Construction
  • Education
  • Electronics
  • Energy and Chemicals
  • Environmental Services
  • Financial Services
  • Food Manufacturing
  • Food Services
  • Healthcare
  • Hotel
  • ICT and Media
  • Land Transport
  • Logistics
  • Marine and Offshore
  • Precision Engineering
  • Professional Services -Real Estate
  • Retail
  • Sea Transport
  • Security
  • Wholesale Trade

Office locations

  • Head office: Singapore
  • Regional Office(s): Vietnam, Myanmar
  • Partner Office(s): Malaysia, Indonesia

Client segments

Percentage of clients by country, based on previous calendar year:

  • Singapore - 50%
  • China - 25%
  • Other Countries - 25%

Key practice experts

Pei Lin, Low

  • Job Title: Partner
  • Years of Experience: 26 years
  • Location: Singapore
  • IA/IP-Related Expertise: Patent Agent Service, Registered Design Agent Service, Trade Mark Agent Service, IP Database, IP Portfolio Management
  • Certifications/Qualifications: LL.B. (Hons), National University of Singapore
  • Awards/Accolades: 2023 The Legal 500 Asia Pacific - Recommended for Intellectual Property: Local Firms, 2023 Chambers Asia-Pacific - Band 3 for Intellectual Property: Non-Contentious, 2023 IAM Patent 1000 - Highly Recommended for Intellectual Property & Technology, 2022 - Asia IP Experts - IP Expert, 2023 World Trademark Review 1000 - Gold for Prosecution and Strategy
  • URL of LinkedIn/Company Profile: https://www.allenandgledhill.com/partners/5092/low-pei-lin

Jia Yi, Toh

  • Job Title: Partner
  • Years of Experience: 10 years
  • Location: Singapore
  • IA/IP-Related Expertise: Freedom-to-Operate (FTO), IP Due Diligence, Dispute Resolution, IP Training
  • Certifications/Qualifications: B.A. (Law) University of Cambridge Norton Rose Prize, M.A. University of Cambridge
  • URL of LinkedIn/Company Profile: https://www.allenandgledhill.com/partners/19845/toh-jia-yi

Yi-Ming, Leong

  • Job Title: Partner
  • Years of Experience: 8 years
  • Location: Singapore
  • IA/IP-Related Expertise: Dispute Resolution, IP Training
  • Certifications/Qualifications: LL.B. London School of Economics and Political Science
  • URL of LinkedIn/Company Profile: https://www.allenandgledhill.com/partners/19829/leong-yi-ming

Kok Leong, Tham

  • Job Title: Partner
  • Years of Experience: 29 years
  • Location: Singapore
  • IA/IP-Related Expertise: Contract Drafting
  • Certifications/Qualifications: LL.B. (Hons) National University of Singapore
  • Awards/Accolades: 2023 The Legal 500 Asia Pacific - Recommended for Intellectual Property: Local Firms, 2023 World Trademark Review 1000 - Recommended for Transactions, 2022 World Trademark Review 1000 - Recommended for Transactions, 2022 IAM Patent 1000 - Recommended for Intellectual Property & Technology: Transactions, 2021 Asia IP Experts - Leading Individual for Intellectual Property
  • URL of LinkedIn/Company Profile: https://www.allenandgledhill.com/partners/5100/tham-kok-leong

Vaerhn, Vignesh

  • Job Title: Partner
  • Years of Experience: 19 years
  • Location: Singapore
  • IA/IP-Related Expertise: Dispute Resolution
  • Certifications/Qualifications: LL.B. (Hons) National University of Singapore
  • Awards/Accolades: 2023 World Trademark Review 1000 - Bronze for Prosecution and Strategy, 2023 World Trademark Review 1000 - Bronze for Enforcement and Litigation, 2022 The Legal 500 Asia Pacific - Recommended for Intellectual Property: Local Firms
  • URL of LinkedIn/Company Profile: https://www.allenandgledhill.com/partners/5095/vignesh-vaerhn

Ali, Afzal

  • Job Title: Partner
  • Years of Experience: 6 years
  • Location: Singapore
  • IA/IP-Related Expertise: Dispute Resolution
  • Certifications/Qualifications: LL.B. (Hons), National University of Singapore, LL.M., New York University
  • URL of LinkedIn/Company Profile: https://www.allenandgledhill.com/partners/22894/afzal-ali

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Profile last updated on 11 April 2024