Jin Nee is one of the founding partners of the Firm. With 30 years of experience practising exclusively in the IP field, Jin Nee is passionate about IP. Her practice predominantly focuses on non-contentious, commercial and transactional matters. She advises clients on various aspects of IP portfolio development and assists them in navigating the different forms of IPRs to achieve optimal protection and to develop holistic strategies in managing, leveraging and capitalising on the commercial value of their IP portfolios while adopting a pragmatic approach.
Jin Nee also regularly advises clients on franchise matters and guides them on the applicability of the franchise regime to their business models while structuring agreements to suit their specific needs. She has assisted various local clients with the regional and international expansion of their franchise operations by customising master franchise and area development agreements to comply with local laws, working closely with local counsel.
Jin Nee has guided clients on cross-border and transactional collaborations throughout the world and has assisted many start-ups, SMEs and PLCs in identifying and protecting their key IP assets including advising on filing strategies, and building and managing their IP portfolios. Jin Nee has also successfully implemented brand protection and enforcement programs for various Fortune 500 corporations in diverse industries.
In her down time, Jin Nee enjoys gardening and is an avid yogi. She practices inversion and religiously does a head stand daily to reap its anti-aging benefits and help improve focus. Jin Nee adopts her on-the-mat yoga principle of being present in her daily life, while making continuous adjustments to cultivate balance, flexibility and inner strength to deal with her off-the-mat routine and legal practice.
Jin Nee has consistently been named a leading individual in various IP publications including Who’s Who Legal (Trademark and Franchise Practices), Practical Law Company, Legal 500, Chambers and Partners, World Trademark Review 1000 and many others. Jin Nee has also been recognised as Malaysia’s Top 100 Lawyers for 2020 and 2021 based on research conducted by Asia Business Law Journal.
Jin Nee is regularly engaged by official organisations and industry bodies to provide her feedback and views on issues impacting the IP landscape as well as on the development of franchise laws in Malaysia. She has also been invited by MFA, MyIPO and the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) to speak, conduct workshops and provide training on various IP subject matters. Jin Nee was one of the Project Team members for INTA’s Asia Conference In 2019 and the session organizer and moderator for one of the sessions entitled “ASEAN Community: The Economic and Social Opportunities in the Region and Beyond”.
Jin Nee is a regular contributor of the Franchise Practice Guide published by Lexology Getting the Deal Through. She is also a past contributor for the Malaysia chapter of INTA's International Opposition Guide.