Biography
Kin Wah is a registered foreign lawyer with Suryomurcito & Co – a Rouse network firm for all activities reserved to Indonesian lawyers. He is also a Principal at Rouse.
He handles predominantly dispute resolution and enforcement matters.
Kin Wah brings to the firm a strong international experience in relation to both contentious and non-contentious IP matters after working for a long time in China, Hong Kong, and Singapore. He regularly advises local and foreign clients on matters related to patent infringements, trade mark infringements, software contract disputes, and patent and trade mark oppositions. He also uses his experience to create a difference. Some of his publications are a testimony to that. He is also the Chairperson of EUROCHAM Indonesia IPR working group and is often invited by International associations to discuss the IP landscape in Indonesia and Southeast Asia.
Qualifications
- Bachelor of Law, National University of Singapore (1988 – 1992)
- Registered Foreign Lawyer, Indonesia
- Advocate & Solicitor, Supreme Court of Republic of Singapore (1993)
- Solicitor, England & Wales
- Attorney-at-Law, New York, United States of America
- Solicitor & Barrister, Western Australia Supreme Court
Memberships
- Chairperson of EUROCHAM Indonesia IPR Working Group
- Chairman of Training Sub-committee, Law Society - Information & Technology Committee
Awards
- IAM Patent 1000, 2020: Listed as “Recommended Individual”
- Chambers and Partners, 2016, 2018 - 20: Listed as 'Notable practitioner'
- Chambers Asia-Pacific, 2017 and 2016: Listed as a 'Notable practitioner' and Ranked as ‘Foreign Legal Consultant’
- World Trademark Review 1000, 2020 and 2019: Listed as ‘leading individuals and recommended for notable work’
- World Trademark Review 1000, 2016 and 2015: Listed as 'Leading individual'
- Legal 500 Asia Pacific, 2020: Listed as ‘Key lawyer in Tier 1’
- Legal 500 Asia Pacific, 2015: Listed as a 'Recommended Individual’
- Who’s Who Legal Patents 2020: Nominated among Indonesia lawyers
- MIP IP Star 2019: Recognized for notable work
Services
Insights Written
- 标准必要专利诉讼:揭开神秘的面纱
- Standard Essential Patent Litigation Demystified
- 为何标准必要专利权(SEP)人应选择非洲作为诉讼地
- 中国标准必要专利 (SEP) 实践面临世界贸易组织(WTO)挑战
- 东南亚蓬勃发展的工业物联网(IIoT)市场中的标准必要专利(SEP)许可机遇
- Why SEP Holders Should Litigate in Africa
- Chinese SEP Practices Under WTO Challenge: Panel Decision, Appeal, and Developments
- SEP Licensing Opportunities in Southeast Asia’s Growing Industrial IoT Market
- Enforcing SEPs in key Southeast Asian markets
- 在东南亚主要市场进行标准必要专利的维权:印度尼西亚、菲律宾、越南和泰国
