Eugene Lau

Eugene Lau is a Partner in the Intellectual Property Department at Lee & Lee in Singapore. His practice focuses on Intellectual Property Law, as well as information technology law.

As a legal practitioner with a technical background, he holds an LLB and a Bachelor of Engineering (Chemical Engineering). Eugene specialises in Intellectual Property (IP) and Information Technology (IT) law, advising clients on various aspects of IP/IT law, assisting clients with IP registration, enforcement of IP rights, contentious IP proceedings, IP due diligence and advisory work in relation to a broad range of commercial, IP and IT agreements.

He also advises on regulatory compliance matters, including technology, telecommunications, advertising, data protection and consumer protection. His experience also extends to representing clients in general and alternate dispute resolution, and he has assisted clients to reach amicable commercial settlements in their disputes.

His case highlights include acting as lawyer and legal advisor to a statutory board in respect of a contractual dispute in the Singapore High Courts, acting for Nippon Paint Singapore to overcome a third party opposition brought against its trade mark application, acting as lawyer and legal advisor to various statutory boards in respect of trade mark infringement matters, and acting for Lego in respect of copyright infringement, including liaising with the Intellectual Property Rights Branch of the Singapore Police Force to carry out raids.

He holds an LLB (Second Class Honours, Upper Division) from the University of Southampton and a BEng in Chemical Engineering, and was admitted as an Advocate & Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Singapore in 2017. He is a member of the Law Society of Singapore, the Singapore Academy of Law and the Institute of Singapore Trade Mark Agents.