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Drew & Napier recognised in 9 Practice Areas with 29 lawyers ranked in Benchmark Litigation Asia-Pacific 2025

16 May 2025

Developing a Robust IP Strategy for Startups

14 May 2025

Intellectual Property (IP) plays an important role in the success of all types of companies, including startups. Unfortunately, many startups underestimate the importance of IP, viewing it as too expensive and they cannot afford or a problem to addre...

Patent working in Singapore

14 May 2025

It is common for companies to invest (both time and money) in research and development and eventually obtaining a patent. A patent grants the owner (Applicant or Proprietor) of the invention, the right to prevent others from using the invention witho...

Comparing Patent Linkage Systems in the US, China, and Singapore

14 May 2025

Patent linkage systems play a key role in protecting pharmaceutical patents, particularly for innovator drugs facing competition from generics or biosimilars. These systems link the approval of generics to the patent status of the original product, p...

Drew & Napier recognised in 9 Practice Areas with 29 lawyers ranked in Benchmark Litigation Asia-Pacific 2025

16 May 2025

Drew & Napier Named Top 10 Most Connected Service Providers on GoBusiness IP Grow 2025

06 May 2025

As a trusted partner in intellectual property, Drew is proud to contribute to Singapore’s innovation landscape and guide enterprises through the complexities of IP strategy, protection, and commercialisation. Being named among the top 10 reflects the...

Drew & Napier welcomes four new members to the Board

02 May 2025

We are pleased to announce that Directors Daniel Cai, Hoon Shu Mei, Ho Soo Lih and Seah Ching Ling have been admitted as shareholders and appointed as equity directors of Drew & Napier. All four directors are well-regarded in their respective fields ...

Court of Appeal Provides Guidance on Carve-Outs for Arbitration Proceedings in the Context of Restructuring Proceedings

30 Apr 2025

In Sapura Fabrication Sdn Bhd and others v GAS and another appeal [2025] SGCA 13, the Court of Appeal held that the Singapore Courts have no mandatory obligation to grant a carve-out to moratoriums in restructuring proceedings to allow a creditor t...
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Drew & Napier recognised in 9 Practice Areas with 29 lawyers ranked in Benchmark Litigation Asia-Pacific 2025

16 May 2025

Developing a Robust IP Strategy for Startups

14 May 2025

Intellectual Property (IP) plays an important role in the success of all types of companies, including startups. Unfortunately, many startups underestimate the importance of IP, viewing it as too expensive and they cannot afford or a problem to addre...

Patent working in Singapore

14 May 2025

It is common for companies to invest (both time and money) in research and development and eventually obtaining a patent. A patent grants the owner (Applicant or Proprietor) of the invention, the right to prevent others from using the invention witho...

Comparing Patent Linkage Systems in the US, China, and Singapore

14 May 2025

Patent linkage systems play a key role in protecting pharmaceutical patents, particularly for innovator drugs facing competition from generics or biosimilars. These systems link the approval of generics to the patent status of the original product, p...
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Yvonne Tang discusses copyright laws and religious texts in Asia IP

07 Mar 2025

Yvonne also noted that in Singapore, religious texts are protected as literary works under the Copyright Act, with fair use provisions permitting non-commercial educational purposes.

Disputes director Mahesh Rai discusses the representation of Indian arbitrators in the international market and India as an international arbitration hub in Bar and Bench interview

13 Feb 2025

In an interview with Indian legal publication Bar and Bench, dispute resolution director Mahesh Rai discussed the underrepresentation of Indian arbitrators in the market, despite the rise of skilled practitioners. He advocates for adopting internatio...

Director Meryl Koh featured in ALB on dynamic injunctions and combating online piracy

09 Jan 2025

Director Meryl Koh was quoted in an Asian Legal Business article titled, “Dynamic injunctions reshaping fight against online piracy in Singapore”. The article highlights Singapore’s approach to combating online piracy through dynamic site-blocking in...

Grace Chong talks “AI in Finance”, highlights risks, regulations, and opportunities in DigiAssets article

19 Dec 2024

Grace Chong was featured in a DigiAssets article touching on the growing role of artificial intelligence (AI) in the financial sector, particularly within fintech and digital assets in Asia Pacific.   As nearly half of financial services firms...
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Balancing Care and Conflict: The Appointment of Deputies for a Man Lacking Mental Capacity

08 May 2025

WVH v WVG [2025] SGHCF 22 concerned the appointment of deputies for a man who lacked mental capacity. The Court held that it was both more appropriate and in the man’s best interests for his children, rather than his partner, to be appointed as deput...

New Sentencing Framework for Directors who Fail to Use Reasonable Diligence

07 May 2025

Being a director is a serious responsibility. Breach of the director’s duty to use reasonable diligence is a criminal offence, and the High Court in PP v Zheng Jia [2025] SGHC 76 has set out a revised sentencing framework where imprisonment is the st...

Court of Appeal Provides Guidance on Carve-Outs for Arbitration Proceedings in the Context of Restructuring Proceedings

30 Apr 2025

In Sapura Fabrication Sdn Bhd and others v GAS and another appeal [2025] SGCA 13, the Court of Appeal held that the Singapore Courts have no mandatory obligation to grant a carve-out to moratoriums in restructuring proceedings to allow a creditor t...

Application of the Extended Doctrine of Res Judicata in Favour of Non-Parties in Earlier Proceedings

22 Apr 2025

In CIX v DGN [2025] SGCA 10 (“CIX”), the Court of Appeal (“CA”) affirmed that the extended doctrine of res judicata (“Doctrine”) would apply to an action before the Court, if the issue in that action could, and ought to, have been raised in an earlie...
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-        Client quoted in Chambers Asia-Pacific Guide 2019
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