Hubert Giam
MSC (IP MANAGEMENT); B.ENG (ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING) (HONS.)
Partner
Hubert Giam is a Partner in the Intellectual Property Practice and heads the Patents Division (Mechanical &
Electrical Group) practice area.
Hubert is a registered Patent Attorney in Singapore, with significant experience in drafting patent specifications
for different fields of technology (e.g. wireless communications, semiconductor devices), and is well-versed in
prosecuting patent applications to grant. He has experience in conducting validity and infringement analysis
inclusive of Freedom to Operate matters.
He is an appointed member of the Examination Committee for the Singapore Patent Agents Qualifying Examination and
is active in the administration of the Patent Agents Qualifying Examination papers. Hubert has also been appointed
by the Minister of Law to serve on the three-person Disciplinary Committee for Patent Agents. He also regularly
presents patents talks to local enterprises.
Hubert graduated with a B.Eng (Hons.) in Electrical Engineering from the National University of Singapore (NUS) and
also holds an M.Sc in Intellectual Property Management conferred by NUS. Further, he has also obtained the Graduate
Certificate in International Arbitration with practicum offered by the Law Faculty of NUS, and is a Fellow of the
Singapore Institute of Arbitrators. In addition, Hubert is an Associate Mediator accredited by the Singapore Mediation
Centre. He is a member of the Association of Singapore Patent Attorneys and the Singapore Institute of Directors.