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Joanne Kong

Joanne is a partner of Wong Jin Nee & Teo; has advised clients on many aspects of protection of IPRs with primary focus on brand protection including full clearance trade mark searches, trade mark applications, prosecutions, oppositions, cancellations and enforcement of trade marks; has advised clients on copyright, industrial designs, passing off, commercial exploitation of IPRs and general advice relating to IP laws; also does regulatory and compliance work in relation to media and advertising laws. · Wong Jin Nee & Teo

MalaysiaIntellectual Property, Brand ProtectionEnglish, Bahasa Malaysia
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About

Joanne Kong is a partner at Wong Jin Nee & Teo in Malaysia, specialising in protection and enforcement of intellectual property with a primary focus on brand protection and trade marks. She also advises on copyright, industrial designs, passing off, commercial exploitation of IP and regulatory/compliance matters relating to media and advertising laws.

Practice areas

Intellectual PropertyBrand ProtectionTrade MarksIP EnforcementMedia & EntertainmentRegulatory & Compliance

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Malaysia

Wong Jin Nee & Teo · Joanne is a partner of Wong Jin Nee & Teo; has advised clients on many aspects of protection of IPRs with primary focus on brand protection including full clearance trade mark searches, trade mark applications, prosecutions, oppositions, cancellations and enforcement of trade marks; has advised clients on copyright, industrial designs, passing off, commercial exploitation of IPRs and general advice relating to IP laws; also does regulatory and compliance work in relation to media and advertising laws.

Malaysia

Expertise

Full clearance trade mark searchesTrade mark applications and prosecutionTrade mark oppositions and cancellationsEnforcement of trade marks and IPCopyrightIndustrial designsPassing offCommercial exploitation of IPMedia and advertising regulatory compliance

Education

  • University of Reading — Bachelor of Laws, Hons (2009)
  • The City Law School, City University of London — Postgraduate Diploma in Bar Vocational Course (2010)

Admissions

  • Called to the Bar of England and Wales (2010)
  • Admitted as Advocate and Solicitor of the High Court of Malaya; called to the Malaysian Bar (2012)

Languages

EnglishBahasa Malaysia