Faculty Profile

• LL.B. (Hons), Southampton University 1977
• B.C.L. (Oxon), Worcester College, Oxford, 1979
• Solicitor, England & Wales, 1985

Academic Position Held

Current Appointment:

• Professor Emeritus of Law (Practice), School of Law, Singapore Management University, Jan 2026-present
• Professor of Intellectual Property Law, King's College London, 2006-date
• Honorary Professor, Hong Kong University, 2009-date
• Professorial Fellow, IP Academy Singapore, Oct 2014-date

Previous Appointments:

• Professor of Law (Practice), School of Law, Singapore Management University, Jul 2011-Dec 2025
• Deputy Dean, School of Law, Singapore Management University, Jul 2012-Dec 2019
• Visiting Professor, School of Law, Singapore Management University, Aug 2010-Jun 2011
• Visiting Professor, King's College London, 2004-2006
• Visiting Professorial Fellow, Queen Mary College, London University 1992-2004
• Senior Visiting Fellow, Queen Mary College, London University, 1984-1992
• Visiting Lecturer, London School of Economics, 1983-1985
• Research Fellow, Max Planck Institute for Intellectual Property Law, Munich, 1980-1981
• Lecturer in Law, Reading University, 1977-1978

Other Positions

• Deputy Chairman & External Director, IP Academy Singapore, 2007-June 2012
• Of Counsel, White & Case LLP, Singapore, April 2010-March 2012
• Partner and Head of Intellectual Property, White & Case, London, 1999-2010
• Director, IP Academy Singapore, 2004-2007
• Founding Partner, Llewelyn Zietman Solicitors, 1994-1999
• Partner, McKenna & Co Solicitors, 1987-1994
• Articled clerk and then Solicitor, Linklaters & Paines, 1982-1987

Research Areas / Areas of Specialisation

• Commercialisation of IP
• Comparative Trade Mark Law
• Intellectual Property Law

Selected Publications

Please refer to Curriculum Vitae for updates.