Tai Choon Fai

Choon Fai graduated from the Queen's University, U.K., with a B.Eng. (Electrical and Electronics). He worked for several years as a research and development engineer and was involved in areas like digital signal processing, audio compression technologies and software development for real time systems. He went on to obtain a LL.B. (Hons) in 2002 from the Queen Mary College, London, under Singapore government sponsorship, and was admitted as an Advocate and Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Singapore in 2005. 

He started patent practice in 2000 with Siemens AG and was involved in the drafting and prosecution of patents in technologies such as semiconductor process, medical devices, instrumentation, mechanical and mechatronics systems. Choon Fai joined Donaldson & Burkinshaw in 2005 and is presently involved in preparation and prosecution of patent applications, rendering legal opinions in respect of patent validity and patent infringement matters, trade mark registration and prosecution as well as advisory work on issues related to intellectual property.