Gillian Tan
Associate Director
O: +65 6589 8178
E: gillian@that.legal
Gillian is a trusted advisor with strong analytical skills. She always strives to provide clients with strategic yet practical solutions. She has That® passion for IP law has consistently practiced exclusively in the field of IP since her graduation from the University of Melbourne with a double degree in Law and Commerce in 2011.
Gillian manages our clients’ international trade mark and registered designs portfolios, thereby assisting our clients to project their IP rights onto the world stage. Her specialised work entails proactive registrations, advisory work, drafting, negotiations and the conduct of contentious matters, all with the view of helping our clients build and retain value.
She is recognised in Singapore as an advocate before the Intellectual Property Office of Singapore, having played a pivotal role in several contentious IP matters, such as:
Classic Jazz Star where she represented the applicant to successfully resist an opposition initiated by Converse (represented by Drew & Napier LLC) [2015] SGIPOS 11 (link)
The Adidas Case where she had successfully assisted an applicant to stave off an opposition by Adidias International (represented by Drew & Napier LLC) [2018] SGIPOS 12 (link)
Sweet Monster where she successfully helped to resist an opposition by the energy drink behemouth Monster Energy (represented by Bird & Bird) [2018] SGIPOS 7 (link) & [2018] SGHC 238
Floor Xpert where she helped develop the law with respect to “acquired distinctiveness” [2022] SGIPOS 9 (link)
Reality Engine where she successfully opposed the application of “Reality Engine” by Novel Brands USA LLC (represented by Baker & McKenzie) [2023] SGIPOS 11; and (link)
CrossFeet where she had successfully assisted our client to protect their trade mark from an invalidation by the world-renowned fitness brand CrossFit LLC (represented by Mirandah Law) [2024] SGIPOS 4. (link)
In Court, Gillian had worked with Mark to successfully defend Promedia Directories up to the Court of Appeal in a landmark copyright infringement case against (then) telephone directory giant, Global Yellow Pages [2017] SGCA 28 (link) and had succeeded in the appeal by Monster Energy [2018] SGHC 238 (link).
Finally, she is also retained to assist with the licensing, negotiation, and commercialisation of some of the top Japanese video game intellectual property assets.
Away from the desk, Gillian is a voracious reader, Netflix binge-watcher, and occasional baker.
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