Natalie Joy Huang

Natalie represents local and international clients in intellectual property (IP) & technology-related matters.

Recognised as a Rising Star by Managing IP, she provides strategic and practical advice to clients on commercial issues relating to IP licensing; franchising; due diligence; audits; valuation; and brand management.

She also assists clients with civil litigation in respect of all forms of IP infringement; private criminal prosecutions in respect of IP and IP-related offences; and IP arbitration.

Natalie also regularly advises clients on the full spectrum of issues relating to data privacy & cybersecurity, including reviewing privacy policies, data processing and transfer agreements, regional privacy-related projects, high-stakes data breach incident response matters, and related litigation.

• Represented a multinational pharmaceutical company in its divestiture of pharmaceutical products in multiple Asian markets.
• Represented a leading pharmaceutical company in a transaction involving the licensing of its IP for commercialisation, development and manufacturing in China, Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan.
• Advised a world-famous fast food franchising chain on an IP restructuring linked to a global securitization project.
• Represented various multinational clients in the healthcare, cosmetics, consumer goods, and luxury industries in relation to data breach incident response, regulatory investigations and related litigation.
• Advised a global agribusiness and food company on a global overhaul of its data protection policies.
• Spearheaded various multi-jurisdictional projects involving the review various advertising and marketing materials for leading F&B and consumer goods & retail clients.
• Represented rights holders in applications for site-blocking orders under the Singapore Copyright Act, including continuing landmark proceedings under which the first ever “dynamic injunction” under the Copyright Act was granted.
• Represented one of the world's leading OTT streaming services in an appeal to the Films Appeal Committee in respect of film classification.
• Advised the producer of an award-winning film on IP ownership, licensing commercialization issues relating to various copyrighted works in the film.
• Advised various multinational clients in the digital entertainment and media space on online content regulations, intermediary liability and availability of safe harbour protections.
• Represented a leading mobile device manufacturer in an arbitration involving the licensing of Standard Essential Patents.
• Represented a proprietary high-speed trading firm in private criminal proceedings against its ex-employee for a computer misuse offence, in the first reported successful private criminal prosecution under the Singapore Computer Misuse Act for misappropriation of commercially sensitive information.
• Successfully represented an international art school in Court proceedings against ex-employees who misappropriated confidential information, including obtaining an interim injunction restraining their further dealings in such confidential information.

• Law Society of Singapore - Member
• Singapore Academy of Law - Member