IP Expert

Overview

Tony Yeo is the managing director of Drew & Napier’s intellectual property department, and a director in its dispute resolution department. He also heads the firm’s healthcare and life sciences practice.

Tony is a litigator with an active court practice as an advocate. He has acted as lead counsel in many complex matters, including numerous patent infringement cases. Tony’s expertise lies in IP litigation and enforcement including patent, trade mark and copyright. He has represented various leading biotech and pharmaceutical companies, government statutory boards and listed companies. His civil and commercial litigation practice includes banking litigation and contract disputes.

Prestigious legal publications have consistently recognized Tony as a leading practitioner in IP, dispute resolution and life sciences. He is commended for being a “fantastic strategist” and “formidable litigator” who renders “first class service and quality work”. Tony impresses clients with his ability to “value-add by strategising approaches for the best outcomes”. Tony was also named as one of Asia's top 15 IP lawyers for 2 consecutive years in 2021 and 2022 by Asian Legal Business (ALB). Under his leadership, the firm clinched a double win at the Managing IP Asia-Pacific Awards 2023, winning both the Singapore Patent Disputes Firm of the Year and Singapore Trademark Disputes Firm of the Year.

Tony was appointed by the Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS) as an IP Adjudicator to hear disputes at IPOS for a two-year term. He is also the President of the International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (AIPPI) – Singapore Group, and a member of the Law Society’s Inquiry Committee and Disciplinary Tribunal.

He has contributed to numerous publications in the domains of IP and life sciences such as The Legal 500’s Patent Litigation Country Comparative Guide, and the Lexology Getting the Deal Through’s Life Sciences.