Loke-Khoon Tan
Biography
Loke-Khoon Tan is a senior partner of the award-winning IP & Technology Group in Hong Kong and China. He is currently on the Global Firm’s Steering Committee for the Consumer Goods & Retail (including Luxury and Fashion) Industry Practice and leads the Industry Practice in the AP region. He led the IP & Technology Group as Practice Group leader from 2005 to 2020. He is also the author of various IP publications including the trilogy of "Pirates in the Middle Kingdom: the Art of Trademark War" books. The 4th edition will be published in 2021.
Loke-Khoon supports the Firm's Global Diversity & Inclusion Committee, focusing on LGBT+ in Asia. As an integral part of the Firm's Corporate Social Responsibility Program, the Committee has broad oversight for the strategic development and implementation of the Firm's diversity and inclusion activities.
Loke-Khoon was complimented by the ranking and publications as: "The IP lawyer Loke-Khoon Tan at Baker McKenzie is incredibly responsive. With deep knowledge and legal expertise. He also has great communication and interactive skills." Loke-Khoon was named and awarded one of only four Stonewall Global Changemakers of the year for 2022, for his exceptional work on advancing global LGBTQ+ workplace equality.
Practice Focus
Professional Honors
- Eminent Practitioner (Intellectual Property - International Firms, China/Hong Kong) – Chambers Greater China Region (2022)
- Hall of Fame (Intellectual Property, Hong Kong) – Legal 500 Asia Pacific (2021 - 2022)
- Leading Lawyer (Intellectual Property - International Firms, China/Hong Kong) – Chambers Global (2006 - 2008, 2015 - 2021)
- Leading Lawyer (Intellectual Property - International Firms, China/Hong Kong) – Chambers Asia Pacific (2009 - 2021)
- Leading Individual (Intellectual Property, Hong Kong) – Legal 500 Asia Pacific (2007 - 2020)
- Litigation Star (Hong Kong) – Benchmark Litigation Asia Pacific (2021)
- WIPR Leader (Hong Kong) – World IP Review (2020)
- Leading Individual (Hong Kong) – World Trademark Review 1000 (2013 - 2021)
- Highly Recommended (Enforcement & litigation, China and SARS: Hong Kong) – World Trademark Review 1000 (2020 - 2021)
- Leading Lawyer (Trademarks, Hong Kong) – Who's Who Legal (2012 - 2016, 2020)
- Trademark Star (China) – Managing Intellectual Property: IP Star (2018 - 2019)
- Trademark Star (Trade mark strategy & counselling, Hong Kong) – Managing Intellectual Property: IP Star (2014 - 2017, 2019 - 2021)
- Elite Lawyer, The A List (China Practice, Foreign Firms) – China Business Law Journal (2019 - 2020)
Professional Associations and Memberships
- The University of Hong Kong - Adjunct Professor of Law
- Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre - Domain Name Dispute Resolution Panel- Member
- Hong Kong Institute of Trade Mark Practitioners - Member
- Hong Kong Intellectual Property Society - Member
- International Chamber of Commerce - Member
- MARQUES (The Association of European Trademark Proprietors) - Past Chairman, China Team
- Asian Patent Attorneys Association (APPA) - Member
- International Trademark Association (INTA) - Member
- Asian Domain Name Dispute Resolution Centre (ADNDRC) - Member
- WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Centre Panel - Member
- CIETAC Domain Name Dispute Resolution Center - Member
- Singapore Law Review - Board of Advisors
- HKIAC Panel of Arbitrators for Intellectual Property Disputes - Member
- Singapore Association and Singapore Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong - Member
Admissions
- Hong Kong (1995)
- England & Wales (non-practising)~United Kingdom (1994)
- Singapore (1988)
Education
- National University of Singapore (LL.B.) (1987)
Languages
- Cantonese
- English
- Hokkien
- Mandarin