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Annual Report 2013/14
Outreach: Competition Practitioners
Outreach at the IPM Symposium on “Competition China, Chinese Taipei, Hong
Community of Practice Law and Cartels: An Asian Kong, India, Japan, Singapore,
Forum Perspective” South Korea, and Vietnam.
CCS was invited to speak on CCS and the Centre for
basic competition law and Law and Business, National Ms Yena Lim, then Chief
examine the pay-for-delay University of Singapore, co-Executive of CCS, highlighted
cases in the pharmaceutical funded a symposium on 5 and CCS’s interest in developing
industry at the Intellectual 6 August 2013 that brought the research community in
Property Management (IPM) together leading academics Singapore, and forging stronger
Community of Practice forum. and competition practitioners ties with academic institutions
The event, organised by IPOS from various Asian countries to stimulate sharper thinking
(Intellectual Property Office to discuss issues relating to and lead research in the areas of
of Singapore), was held on competition law and cartels in competition law and economics.
29 October 2013. CCS Chief Asia. Topics covered included This will contribute to more
Executive, Mr Toh Han Li, noted cartel law, enforcement, and robust policy formulation and
in his welcome address that leniency programmes across decision making in the future.
although Intellectual Property various jurisdictions, including
(IP) and competition laws
share the same basic objective
of promoting economic
efficiency and innovation,
certain tensions might arise
from the different ways IP and
competition laws advance this
objective. However, the IPOS-
CCS Joint Committee can help
in better understanding these
interfacing issues.
Mr Tan Hi Lin, Deputy
Director (Business &
Economics), and Mr Lee
Jwee Nguan, Director (Legal
& Enforcement), also gave a
presentation to an audience
of 80 participants comprising
competition practitioners
from the economics and
legal community, fellow
competition authorities, as
well as Government agencies.
Annual Report 2013/14
Outreach: Competition Practitioners
Outreach at the IPM Symposium on “Competition China, Chinese Taipei, Hong
Community of Practice Law and Cartels: An Asian Kong, India, Japan, Singapore,
Forum Perspective” South Korea, and Vietnam.
CCS was invited to speak on CCS and the Centre for
basic competition law and Law and Business, National Ms Yena Lim, then Chief
examine the pay-for-delay University of Singapore, co-Executive of CCS, highlighted
cases in the pharmaceutical funded a symposium on 5 and CCS’s interest in developing
industry at the Intellectual 6 August 2013 that brought the research community in
Property Management (IPM) together leading academics Singapore, and forging stronger
Community of Practice forum. and competition practitioners ties with academic institutions
The event, organised by IPOS from various Asian countries to stimulate sharper thinking
(Intellectual Property Office to discuss issues relating to and lead research in the areas of
of Singapore), was held on competition law and cartels in competition law and economics.
29 October 2013. CCS Chief Asia. Topics covered included This will contribute to more
Executive, Mr Toh Han Li, noted cartel law, enforcement, and robust policy formulation and
in his welcome address that leniency programmes across decision making in the future.
although Intellectual Property various jurisdictions, including
(IP) and competition laws
share the same basic objective
of promoting economic
efficiency and innovation,
certain tensions might arise
from the different ways IP and
competition laws advance this
objective. However, the IPOS-
CCS Joint Committee can help
in better understanding these
interfacing issues.
Mr Tan Hi Lin, Deputy
Director (Business &
Economics), and Mr Lee
Jwee Nguan, Director (Legal
& Enforcement), also gave a
presentation to an audience
of 80 participants comprising
competition practitioners
from the economics and
legal community, fellow
competition authorities, as
well as Government agencies.
