IT Law Series: Maintaining the Integrity of Your Online Presence
Stay current on the latest IT law developments with our series of seminars focused on technology, media, and telecommunications law, organised by IPOS International in conjunction with a community of public sector lawyers from Singapore.
Participants can look forward to the sharing of insights and perspectives from a variety of leading practitioners and academics, on areas that include intellectual property, competition law, blockchain, artificial intelligence, cybersecurity and data protection.
Programme Overview and Topics
This seminar series aims to provide participants with an overview of some of the latest IT law issues and developments. Every session focuses on a different topic and will be conducted by a variety of leading practitioners and academics in the relevant field, who will deliver presentations and participate in a Q&A discussion with opportunities for participants to pose questions.
Reading materials for each seminar topic, such as seminal court decisions and technology law articles, as well as pre-recorded lectures providing an introduction to technology law, will be made available to participants ahead of each lecture.
Pre-recorded lectures
Participants who sign up for any of the seminars will be given access to the following pre-recorded lectures, which are aimed at providing a broad overview of the world of technology law:
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Speaker(s) |
Topic |
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Assistant Professor Lim How Khang Singapore Management University |
Digital Computing 101 |
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Mr Yeong Zee Kin Assistant Chief Executive (Data Innovation & Protection Group), IMDA; Deputy Commissioner, Personal Data Protection Commission |
An Introduction to Technology Law |
These are pre-recorded lectures which will be made available (free of charge) to participants of the IT Law series.
Maintaining the Integrity of Your Online Presence
Synopsis: This lecture explores corporate and individual identities online. In respect of corporate online identities, issues of cybersquatting, trademark infringement of domain names, the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy and the Singapore Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy will be explored. In respect of personal online identities, issues of identity theft and doxing will be covered.
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SG Time |
Speaker(s) |
Topic(s) |
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2.00 – 3.00pm |
Mr David Low (Deputy Senior State Counsel, Civil Division, Attorney-General’s Chambers)
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Online Identities |
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3.00 – 3.45pm |
Ms Joyce Tan (Partner, Joyce A Tan & Partners) |
Cybersquatting, Trade Marks, and Domain Name Disputes |
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3.45 – 4.15pm |
Tea Break
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4.15 – 5.00pm |
Mr Benjamin Wong (Lecturer, NUS Law) |
IPersonal Online Identities, Identity Theft and Doxing
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5.00 – 5.30pm |
Panel Discussion – all speakers, moderated by Mr Paul McClelland (Head of Legal, IPOS International)
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*Subject to change in the event of unforeseen circumstances.
For more course information, view the IT Law Series: Maintaining the Integrity of Your Online Presence course page.
Contact Norima Sarnon: 6705 2373
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Event Info
Panelist Info
Mr David Low
Mr David Low is a Deputy Senior State Counsel in the Civil Division of the Attorney-General’s Chambers (AGC), where he specialises in advising the Singapore Government on technology, media, and telecommunications law, Singapore’s Smart Nation and digital government initiatives, and issues relating to data protection, data sharing and privacy. He also serves as one of the Vice-Chairpersons of the Singapore Legal Service’s Technology Law Cluster, a community of public sector lawyers who are developing expertise in technology law in order to bridge law, technology, and policy, so as to help the Singapore Government address its fast-evolving technology needs and chart Singapore’s digital future.
Mr Benjamin Wong
Mr Benjamin Wong is a lecturer with the NUS Faculty of Law, and an Advocate & Solicitor in Singapore. His research interests include data protection law and the law of confidence. Prior to his current appointment, Benjamin was a Research Assistant with the EW Barker Centre for Law & Business, where he conducted research on intellectual property law. During his stint in Drew & Napier LLC, he worked in the fields of competition law and data protection law, among other areas of regulatory practice.
Mr Paul Mcclelland
Mr Paul McClelland specialises in intellectual property law and commercial dispute resolution. Before joining IPOS International Pte Ltd, Paul was sole corporate counsel for a well-known Singaporean brand, where he was responsible for a broad range of commercial matters, including worldwide trademark registrations and oppositions, management of external counsel, contract review, and training.
He has experience working in private practice for both Singapore and Scottish law firms. His practice focused on intellectual property and commercial arbitration.
He also taught commercial law, intellectual property and real estate law at a Scottish university.