KLTAN LLC

Advocates & Solicitors

Patents, Trade Marks & Design Agents

About Us

KLTAN LLC was formed by incorporating the boutique law firm of K L Tan & Associates which was established in 1988. KLTAN LLC is a specialist law corporation focusing on Intellectual Property law and providing legal services in all areas of intellectual property and related transactional matters to both domestic and international clients.


KLTAN LLC aims to establish and build a solid and continuing relationship with all its clients by understanding their needs and providing prompt and efficient service at reasonable costs so that the clients’ rights are protected in the best possible way both locally and overseas. With its extensive global network of contacts, the company is able to assist the clients in protecting their intellectual property rights internationally. The company believes in providing value added service and advice that take into account the clients’ business goals and the importance of providing relevant and effective commercial advice on intellectual property matters.

Practice Areas

Patents, Trade Marks & Designs

Patents
  • Advising on patent requirements and protection
  • Patent filing & obtaining registration
  • Renewals & maintenance of grants
  • Recording of post-filing registration changes
  • Preparing and recording of assignments and licences
Designs
  • Advising of design requirements and protection
  • Filing of design applications
  • Renewal of design registrations
  • Recording of assignments and licences
  • Advising of infringement of design registrations
Trade Marks
  • Advising on registrability and availability of trade marks
  • Conducting searches
  • Filing trade mark renewals and post-registration changes
  • Prosecuting and defending oppositions
  • Handling revocation actions
  • Advising on trade mark infringement and passing off actions
  • Licensing and Assignments
  • Confidentiality Agreements and Trade Secrets

Brands & IP Portfolio Management

IP Audit and Due Diligence

Our People


Kee-Leng TAN,
Managing Director

Education

Kee-Leng qualified as a Barrister-at-Law of Lincoln’s Inn, London and was admitted as Advocate & Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Singapore in 1979.

Experience

Since her admission, Kee-Leng has been practising in the area of intellectual property covering patents, trade marks, designs and copyright and IP related transactional matters. This includes the filing and prosecution of applications to register trade marks, patents and designs, both in Singapore and abroad.

Membership & Appointments

* Member of the Intellectual Property Committee of the Law Society of Singapore
* Principal Editor of the International Opposition Guide of International Trademark Association (INTA)
* Council Member of the ASEAN Intellectual Property Association (ASEAN IPA)
* Council Member of the Institute of Singapore Trade Mark Attorneys (ISTMA)
* Member of the Singapore Group of the Asian Patent Attorneys Association (APAA)
* Registered Patent Agent
* ISTMA Registered Trade Mark Agent
* Commissioner for Oaths
* Notary Public


Su-Lin ANG,
Director

Education

Su-Lin obtained her LLB. from the National University of Singapore and her LLM. from Cornell University, Ithaca, New York. She is an Advocate and Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Singapore and a non-practising Solicitor of the Supreme Court of England and Wales as well as a Singapore Registered Patent Agent.

Experience

Su-Lin is experienced in handling trade mark opposition, revocation and invalidation matters at the Intellectual Property Office of Singapore, notably Technopharma Limited v Unilever PLC [2021] SGIPOS 11 and Monster Energy Company v Tencent Holding [2018] SGIPOS 9 (see at https://www.ipos.gov.sg/manage-ip/resolve-ip-disputes/legal-decisions).

Su-Lin also specializes in assisting local clients with their patent filings both in Singapore and overseas, providing guidance and assistance in addressing their patenting requirements.

Membership & Appointments

* Registered Patent Agent
* ISTMA Registered Trade Mark Agent (Institute of Singapore Trade Mark Attorneys)
* Country Contributor, Thomson Reuters Practical Law Series, “Trade Mark Opposition and Cancellation Proceedings – Singapore”
* Country Contributor, Thomson Reuters Practical Law Series, “Trade Mark Registration – Singapore”
* Member, National Transplant Ethics Panel of Lay Persons
* Legal/Lay Member, KKH Women and Children’s Hospital Ethics Committee
* Legal/Lay Member, SingHealth Centralised Institutional Review Board E, responsible for approving, monitoring and reviewing biomedical and behavioural research


Michelle LOI,
Director

Education

Michelle obtained her LLB from the University of Sheffield and her Certificate of Legal Practice from Malaysia. She is a non-practising Solicitor of the High Court of Sabah and Sarawak. Michelle obtained the Graduate Certificate in Intellectual Property Law and was called to the Malaysian Bar in 2003.

Experience

Michelle joined K L Tan & Associates in 2006 as a Paralegal and was appointed as an IP Manager in 2016. Over the years, she has worked on various IP cases both in Singapore and overseas, prosecuting trade mark, patent and design cases.

Michelle manages the portfolios of many multinational companies in various areas in Intellectual Property, in Singapore, the Asia-Pacific region and in Europe, America, Africa and the Middle East. Michelle is very experienced in trade mark protection and strategy in various industries, including mobile game software, IT, entertainment, food and beverage and manufacturing.

Membership & Appointments

* ISTMA Registered Trade Mark Agent (Institute of Singapore Trade Mark Attorneys)


Li-Ming GOH,
Counsel

Education

Li-Ming obtained his LLB from the National University of Singapore. He is an Advocate and Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Singapore, and is a non-practising Solicitor of the Supreme Court of England and Wales.

Experience

Li-Ming specializes in Intellectual Property protection and portfolio management, particularly in developing management strategies for portfolios of rights and securing registered trade mark and design rights around the world.

Membership & Appointments

* ISTMA Registered Trade Mark Agent (Institute of Singapore Trade Mark Attorneys)

Contact Us

A: 144-A, Neil Road, Singapore 088873

T: +65 6227-3581

E: mail@kltan.com.sg