Drew & Napier - Partners' Profiles

Tony has been with Drew & Napier for the past 19 years. He became a Partner in 1997, and then a Director after Drew & Napier corporatised on 1 May 2001.

Tony was recently listed among The International Who’s Who Legal 2010 and the latest 2009/2010 edition of Asia Pacific Legal 500 commended the “commercial Tony Yeo” as one of the “foremost” lawyers in Drew & Napier’s “excellent litigation practice” with “in-depth knowledge of IP-related issues”, while Practical Law Company’s Which Lawyer? Yearbook 2009 recommends him for “patent disputes in the pharma and engineer[ing] industries.” Tony has also been identified in the 2007 to 2009 editions of Asialaw Leading Lawyers, the prestigious Asia Law & Practice publication, as one of the most highly-acclaimed legal experts in the Asia-Pacific region, winning a rare two awards in two separate categories – for intellectual property and employment law. Tony was also identified as one of Asia’s top lawyers as a “Shining Light” in Asian Legal Business ALB’s Hot 100. Tony has also been invited by various prestigious institutions in the US, Canada and China to speak on Intellectual Property litigation in Asia. Tony heads the Biomedical Sciences Practice Group and is a member of the Examination Committee of the Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS) for registered patent agents. He is co-author of the Singapore chapter of Global Pharmacovigilance Laws & Regulations: The Essential Reference, which has been described as a “groundbreaking book” and a “landmark guide” published by the US based Food and Drug Law Institute. Tony also co-wrote the article “Legislating medical devices in Singapore” in Financier Worldwide: Biotechnology & Life Sciences e-Book 2010.

He is a member of the Law Society’s Inquiry Committee and Disciplinary Tribunal. He is also a member of the Examinations Committee for Patent Agents at the Intellectual Property Office of Singapore.

Areas of Practice

Tony is a litigator and has an active court practice as an advocate. He has been the lead counsel in many complex litigation cases including numerous patent infringement cases.

His areas of practice are Intellectual Property Litigation, Banking Law and General Commercial Litigation. He does Patent, Trademark and Copyright Litigation and Intellectual Property enforcement work. His Civil and Commercial Litigation practice includes Banking Litigation and Contractual Disputes.

Experience

Currently representing a client in a Suit concerning disputes over shareholdings in an overseas listed company worth over US$1 billion.
Currently representing a pharmaceutical giant in a patent infringement Suit involving breast cancer treatment.
Currently representing a medical devices giant in a Suit involving allegations of product liability of dialysis machines made by the medical devices manufacturer.
Currently representing a listed company in a Suit over alleged breaches of duties by the company’s ex-Chief Executive Officer.
Currently representing a listed company over allegations concerning breaches of confidentiality by a director.
Successfully represented Pontiac Land Private Limited in a landlord and tenant dispute involving complex issues on land law. See the reported decision at Pontiac Land Private Limited v P-Zone Srvices Pte Ltd [2010] SGHC 171
Successfully represented clients in an assessment of damages following an appeal to the High Court of Singapore. See the reported decision at Fish & Co Restaurants Pte Ltd v MFM Restaurants Pte Ltd and Low Theng Yong Dickson [2009] SGHC 270.
Successfully represented Trek Technology in enforcing ThumbDrive patent in the thumb sized USB data storage devices. The Singapore Court of Appeal recently ruled in favour of Trek Technology and dismissed the appeals. See the reported decisions at Trek Technology (Singapore) Pte Ltd v FE Global Electronics Pte Ltd and Others and Other Suits (No 2) [2005] 3 SLR 389 and FE Global Electronics Pte Ltd and Others v Trek Technology (Singapore) Pte Ltd [2005] SGCA 55.
Successfully represented the world famous Institut Pasteur, Sanofi and Biorad in enforcing the patent for the HIV-2 virus and diagnostic kits to detect the HIV-2 virus in the ground breaking patent case. The Singapore Court of Appeal ruled in favour of the patent owners and dismissed the appeals. See the reported decisions at Institut Pasteur & Anor v Genelabs Diagnostics Pte Ltd & Anor [2000] SGHC 53 and Genelabs Diagnostics Pte Ltd v Institut Pasteur and Another [2001] 1 SLR 121.
Successfully represented clients in the first assessment for damages case involving an Intellectual Property matter to proceed to the Singapore Court of Appeal. The appeals to the Singapore High Court and to the Singapore Court of Appeal were successfully dismissed. See the reported of the Singapore High Court decision at .Mopi Pte Ltd v Central Mercantile Corp (S) Ltd [2005] SGHC 183.
Successfully represented clients in a series of actions over a dispute involving their patent for technology for compressors for motor vehicles.
Successfully represented clients in an action to enforce the terms of a settlement agreement which arose from a dispute over confidentiality terms
Successfully represented clients in an action over the supply of components for a technologically cutting edge product.
Successfully represented clients in an action over a dispute involving the use of a name for an international chain of hotels.
Successfully represented clients in an action over a dispute involving their patents for the Compact Disc technology.
Successfully represented clients in an action over a dispute involving their patents for smoke-control systems.
Represented clients in various Intellectual Property litigation matters.
Acted for clients in numerous Search Warrant and Anton Piller Orders matters.
Represented Banks in various Mortgagee and Debt Recovery actions.
Represented various corporations in civil and commercial disputes