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Wai Han Lau

Trainee Patent Attorney

Asia
Singapore

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+65 6227 8986 whlau@marks-clerk.com.sg
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Wai Han graduated from the Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) with an honours degree in Applied Biology with Biotechnology.  During her studies at the PolyU, she was involved in a microbial toxin research project, studying the methods of neurotoxin extraction and purification from puffer fish.

Prior to joining Marks & Clerk in 2019, Wai Han worked at another intellectual property firm in Singapore where she was involved in the preparation and prosecution of patent applications for a range of clients.  Before entering the patent profession, Wai Han worked as a microscopy specialist at a research institute in Singapore where she assisted research projects in areas including optical microscopy, cellular mechanics and image processing.

Wai Han completed the Graduate Certificate in Intellectual Property Law (GCIP) in 2016, obtaining a Merit, and is currently training to become a registered patent attorney in Singapore.

Languages

  • English
  • 中文 (普通话) (Mandarin)
  • 中文(廣東話) (Cantonese)

Specialist in

  • Patents
  • Medical technologies

Qualifications

BSc

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Latest articles by Wai Han Lau

What makes a good IP solicitor?
Article
- 15 August 2022

What makes a good intellectual property solicitor?

A vital value of most UT Companies are their IP in terms of patents, trademarks etc. Once registered and secured, the companies work every day to monetise that investment in a global market. Sometimes the IP comes under attack from competitors or other companies, and an international IP professional is needed to assist them. Those are some of the issues that a professional Intellectual Property Solicitors work with. But how do they work, and what is the difference between a Property Solicitors and a Patent Attorney?
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Article
- 12 August 2022

Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the Agritech space

The European Patent Office (EPO) has seen a remarkable increase in the number of AI patent filings in the Agritech sector in recent years. In this article we highlight the growth from the year 2000 until 2019.
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Article
- 11 August 2022

Cook v Boston – practicalities relating to the Shorter Trial Scheme and costs budgeting

The Shorter Trial Scheme (STS) was set up with the purpose of providing parties with an avenue to achieve earlier, shorter trials for reasonably sized litigation at a proportionate cost. The judgment in proceedings between Cook and Boston contains a few practical points on the STS and other case management issues.
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