RAVINDRAN ASSOCIATES - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Support Staff Member
- Finance & Admin Manager
Edwin graduated from Singapore Management University in 2020 with a JD. He has had broad exposure to a variety of dispute resolution matters. Prior to studying law, Edwin was also trained as a bioengineer.
Job Titles:
- Accounts Executive
- Support Staff Member
Since he joined the firm, Jon has been extensively exposed to both contentious and non-contentious matters relating to IP law, with a particular focus on trade mark and patent litigation before the Supreme Court. Jon also assists in advisory work relating to corporate IP matters, such as the review of franchising, distribution and licensing agreements.
Jon graduated from Singapore Management University with a LL.B. degree (Cum Laude) in 2016, and was called to the Singapore Bar in mid-2017. Jon practises in all aspects of intellectual property law and has advised and acted for clients from a range of industries such as luxury brands, pharmaceuticals, information technology, and solar energy.
In particular, Jon enjoys litigation practice and was privileged to act and assist in a number of notable cases before various tribunals, the High Court and the Court of Appeal which dealt with novel issues relating to both substantive and procedural intellectual property law.
Jon has acted as lead counsel in the following reported cases:
Australian Grape and Wine Incorporated v Consorzio di Tutela della Denominazione di Origine Controllata Prosecco [2022] SGHC 33
Sun Electric Pte Ltd v Sunseap Group Pte Ltd and others and another suit [2020] SGHCR 1
Sun Electric Pte Ltd v Sunseap Group Pte Ltd and others and another suit [2019] SGHCR 11
Sun Electric Pte Ltd v Sunseap Group Pte Ltd and others [2019] SGHCR 4
Tata Sons Private Limited v Tata's Natural Alchemy, LLC [2022] SGIPOS 15
Louis Vuitton Malletier v Human Horizons Holding (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. [2021] SGIPOS 13
Australian Grape and Wine Incorporated v Consorzio di Tutela della Denominazione di Origine Controllata Prosecco [2021] SGIPOS 4 & 9
A-STAR-Education Discovery Camps Pte. Ltd. v Discovery Communications, LLC [2020] SGIPOS 4
Singapore Exchange Limited v GCMC, GCMG [2022] (WIPO UDRP Case No. D2022-0837)
Advance Magazine Publishers Inc. v Kim Kiat Aw [SDRP-2020/01(F)]
Other reported cases that Jon has been involved in include:
Burberry Ltd v Megastar Shipping Pte Ltd and another appeal [2019] 1 SLR 536 (CA)
Sunseap Group Pte Ltd and others v Sun Electric Pte Ltd [2019] 1 SLR 645 (CA)
Guccio Gucci S.p.A. v Guccitech Industries (Private Ltd) [2018] SGIPOS 1
Recently called to the Bar in 2022, Xenia has had her interest piqued by IP law since her polytechnic days. Since having trained at the firm, she has assisted on both prosecution and enforcement work.
Job Titles:
- Support Staff Member
- Paralegal
Mr M. Ravindran graduated from the National University of Singapore and was called to the Singapore Bar in 1988. He also graduated from the South-East Asian Patent Drafting programme conducted by the Fédération Internationale des Conseils en Propriété Industrielle (FICPI). He has been a registered patent agent since the inception of the patent agents register in Singapore in 2002. Ravi founded the firm in 1993.
Paul Teo graduated from the National University of Singapore and was called to the Singapore Bar in 1999. His main practice areas are intellectual property and commercial and corporate litigation.
Paul has extensive experience on all aspects of intellectual property matters such as enforcement (both civil and criminal enforcement action) and High Court and Court of Appeal litigation, domain name recovery actions, drafting, advisory and review of intellectual property related agreements.
Prior to joining Ravindran Associates, Paul was a director of one of Singapore's largest law firms. Paul's portfolio of IP clients included big multi-national corporations in the food & beverage, entertainment, computer, pharmaceutical, fashion and telecommunications industry.
On the commercial and corporate front, Paul has been involved in a variety of matters, including civil and contractual matters, obtaining interim injunctions, enforcement of bankers' guarantees, employment matters and Companies Act applications.
In addition to acting on behalf of clients, Paul also speaks at conferences and seminars, in particular on intellectual property matters. He is also a contributor to Atkin's Singapore Court Forms - Trademarks (published by LexisNexis).
Apart from frequently representing clients at the Trade Mark Registry in trade mark oppositions and invalidations, applying via the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Procedure (both under WIPO and in Singapore via the SDRP), Paul has also frequently been involved in various High Court matters:
Successfully defended the trade mark application ANGRY BITE from the proprietors of ANGRY BIRD (Rovio Entertainment Ltd v Kimanis Food Industries Sdn Bhd[2015] SGHC 216)
Acted for Richemont International SA against Da Vinci Collections Pte Ltd (Richemont International SA v Da Vinci Collections Pte Ltd [2006] SGHC 150) for infringement of Singapore registered trade mark "DA VINCI" in respect of "watches" belonging to Richemont International SA.
Appeal to the High Court against the Trade Mark Registry's decision to allow Uni-Charm Kabushiki Kaisha's application to register the trademark "Careree" for its incontinence products in light of Johnson & Johnson's "Carefree" mark in Singapore (Johnson & Johnson v Uni-Charm Kabushiku Kaisha (Uni-Charm Corporation) [2006] SGHC 241)
Resisting pre-action discovery by Fila in a multi-jurisdictional trade mark counterfeiting case (Fila Sport S.P.A v Ramesh Tulsidas Wadhiwani & Anor [2002] SGHC 35)
Acted in first local case on invalidation under the Singapore Trade Marks Act 1998 (Sime Darby Edible Products Ltd v Ngo Chew Hong Edible Oil Pte Ltd [2000] SGHC 145
First local case on revocation for non-use under Singapore Trade Marks Act 1998 (Bluestar Exchange (Singapore) Pte Ltd v Teoh Keng Long and Others [2003] SGHC 169
Acted for Singapore's largest mobile operator in successfully defending a trade mark infringement suit (Mitac International Corporation v Singapore Telecommunications Ltd [2009] 4 SLR(R) 961)
Acted for Singapore's largest Media Company in a copyright infringement suit (RecordTV Pte Ltd v Mediacorp TV Singapore Pte Ltd [2010] SGCA 43)
Groundless threats action under Patents Act (Bean Innovations Pte Ltd and Another v Flexon (Pte Ltd) [2001] SGCA 42)
Job Titles:
- Support Staff Member
- Trademark Paralegal