Kang Choon Hwee Alban

Kang Choon Hwee Alban is a legal practitioner in Singapore. With documented cases from 2007 to 2022. The lawyer has handled 9 cases in Singapore's courts. Associated with 3 law firms. The lawyer demonstrates particular expertise in patents and intellectual property law. Their track record shows a 33.0% success rate in resolved cases.

Areas of Practice and Expertise

Kang Choon Hwee Alban has demonstrated expertise across 32 primary practice areas, with significant experience in civil procedure and contract law.

Practice Area	Case Volume	Distribution	Expertise Level	Description
Civil Procedure	5 cases	10% of total caseload	General Practice46% relevance score	Kang Choon Hwee Alban has demonstrated general practice experiencein this area, handling 5 cases which represents 10% of their total caseload.
Contract Law	4 cases	8% of total caseload	General Practice29% relevance score	Kang Choon Hwee Alban has demonstrated general practice experiencein this area, handling 4 cases which represents 8% of their total caseload.
Patents	4 cases	8% of total caseload	Highly Specialized86% relevance score	Kang Choon Hwee Alban has demonstrated deep specialization and significant involvement in complex mattersin this area, handling 4 cases which represents 8% of their total caseload.
Intellectual Property Law	3 cases	6% of total caseload	Highly Specialized92% relevance score	Kang Choon Hwee Alban has demonstrated deep specialization and significant involvement in complex mattersin this area, handling 3 cases which represents 6% of their total caseload.
Commercial Disputes	2 cases	4% of total caseload	General Practice40% relevance score	Kang Choon Hwee Alban has demonstrated general practice experiencein this area, handling 2 cases which represents 4% of their total caseload.
Civil Litigation	2 cases	4% of total caseload	General Practice25% relevance score	Kang Choon Hwee Alban has demonstrated general practice experiencein this area, handling 2 cases which represents 4% of their total caseload.
Administrative Law	2 cases	4% of total caseload	General Practice20% relevance score	Kang Choon Hwee Alban has demonstrated general practice experiencein this area, handling 2 cases which represents 4% of their total caseload.
Injunctions	2 cases	4% of total caseload	Highly Specialized78% relevance score	Kang Choon Hwee Alban has demonstrated deep specialization and significant involvement in complex mattersin this area, handling 2 cases which represents 4% of their total caseload.
Res Judicata	2 cases	4% of total caseload	Experienced50% relevance score	Kang Choon Hwee Alban has demonstrated substantial experience and regular engagementin this area, handling 2 cases which represents 4% of their total caseload.
Trademarks	2 cases	4% of total caseload	Highly Specialized95% relevance score	Kang Choon Hwee Alban has demonstrated deep specialization and significant involvement in complex mattersin this area, handling 2 cases which represents 4% of their total caseload.
Statutory Interpretation	1 cases	2% of total caseload	General Practice40% relevance score	Kang Choon Hwee Alban has demonstrated general practice experiencein this area, handling 1 cases which represents 2% of their total caseload.
Transnational issue estoppel	1 cases	2% of total caseload	Highly Specialized75% relevance score	Kang Choon Hwee Alban has demonstrated deep specialization and significant involvement in complex mattersin this area, handling 1 cases which represents 2% of their total caseload.
Conflict of Laws	1 cases	2% of total caseload	Experienced60% relevance score	Kang Choon Hwee Alban has demonstrated substantial experience and regular engagementin this area, handling 1 cases which represents 2% of their total caseload.
Trademark Infringement	1 cases	2% of total caseload	Highly Specialized80% relevance score	Kang Choon Hwee Alban has demonstrated deep specialization and significant involvement in complex mattersin this area, handling 1 cases which represents 2% of their total caseload.
Patent Invalidity	1 cases	2% of total caseload	Experienced60% relevance score	Kang Choon Hwee Alban has demonstrated substantial experience and regular engagementin this area, handling 1 cases which represents 2% of their total caseload.
Distinctiveness	1 cases	2% of total caseload	Highly Specialized90% relevance score	Kang Choon Hwee Alban has demonstrated deep specialization and significant involvement in complex mattersin this area, handling 1 cases which represents 2% of their total caseload.
Trademark Law	1 cases	2% of total caseload	Highly Specialized75% relevance score	Kang Choon Hwee Alban has demonstrated deep specialization and significant involvement in complex mattersin this area, handling 1 cases which represents 2% of their total caseload.
Invalidity	1 cases	2% of total caseload	Experienced70% relevance score	Kang Choon Hwee Alban has demonstrated substantial experience and regular engagementin this area, handling 1 cases which represents 2% of their total caseload.
Bad faith	1 cases	2% of total caseload	Highly Specialized90% relevance score	Kang Choon Hwee Alban has demonstrated deep specialization and significant involvement in complex mattersin this area, handling 1 cases which represents 2% of their total caseload.
Groundless threat	1 cases	2% of total caseload	Highly Specialized80% relevance score	Kang Choon Hwee Alban has demonstrated deep specialization and significant involvement in complex mattersin this area, handling 1 cases which represents 2% of their total caseload.
Therapeutic Products Regulation	1 cases	2% of total caseload	Experienced60% relevance score	Kang Choon Hwee Alban has demonstrated substantial experience and regular engagementin this area, handling 1 cases which represents 2% of their total caseload.
Therapeutic Goods Regulations	1 cases	2% of total caseload	Highly Specialized85% relevance score	Kang Choon Hwee Alban has demonstrated deep specialization and significant involvement in complex mattersin this area, handling 1 cases which represents 2% of their total caseload.
Innocent Infringement	1 cases	2% of total caseload	Highly Specialized75% relevance score	Kang Choon Hwee Alban has demonstrated deep specialization and significant involvement in complex mattersin this area, handling 1 cases which represents 2% of their total caseload.
Copyrights	1 cases	2% of total caseload	Highly Specialized95% relevance score	Kang Choon Hwee Alban has demonstrated deep specialization and significant involvement in complex mattersin this area, handling 1 cases which represents 2% of their total caseload.
Corporate Law	1 cases	2% of total caseload	General Practice10% relevance score	Kang Choon Hwee Alban has demonstrated general practice experiencein this area, handling 1 cases which represents 2% of their total caseload.
Unfair Competition	1 cases	2% of total caseload	Experienced60% relevance score	Kang Choon Hwee Alban has demonstrated substantial experience and regular engagementin this area, handling 1 cases which represents 2% of their total caseload.
Pharmaceutical Law	1 cases	2% of total caseload	Highly Specialized90% relevance score	Kang Choon Hwee Alban has demonstrated deep specialization and significant involvement in complex mattersin this area, handling 1 cases which represents 2% of their total caseload.
Extension of Validity	1 cases	2% of total caseload	Experienced50% relevance score	Kang Choon Hwee Alban has demonstrated substantial experience and regular engagementin this area, handling 1 cases which represents 2% of their total caseload.
Review	1 cases	2% of total caseload	Experienced60% relevance score	Kang Choon Hwee Alban has demonstrated substantial experience and regular engagementin this area, handling 1 cases which represents 2% of their total caseload.
Evidence Law	1 cases	2% of total caseload	General Practice30% relevance score	Kang Choon Hwee Alban has demonstrated general practice experiencein this area, handling 1 cases which represents 2% of their total caseload.
Abuse of Process	1 cases	2% of total caseload	Highly Specialized85% relevance score	Kang Choon Hwee Alban has demonstrated deep specialization and significant involvement in complex mattersin this area, handling 1 cases which represents 2% of their total caseload.
Estoppel	1 cases	2% of total caseload	General Practice20% relevance score	Kang Choon Hwee Alban has demonstrated general practice experiencein this area, handling 1 cases which represents 2% of their total caseload.

Law Firm Affiliations

Kang Choon Hwee Alban has been affiliated with 3 law firms. The most active affiliation involves 7 cases.

Law Firm	Cases Handled	Workload Share	Recent Cases
Bird & Bird ATMD LLP	7 cases	78% of cases	Triple D Trading v Fanco Fan Marketing: Trade Mark Invalidity & Groundless Threat(Sep 2022) Nippon Shinyaku Co v Registrar of Patents: Patent Specification Correction Dispute(Jul 2022) Composers and Authors Society of Singapore Ltd v Fox Networks Group Singapore Pte Ltd: Copyright Infringement & Standing to Sue(Oct 2021)
ATMD Bird & Bird LLP	1 cases	11% of cases	Hoya Corp v Asahi Glass Co Ltd: Patent Infringement Dispute over Glass Lens Rim(Jan 2010)
Alban Tay Mahtani & de Silva	1 cases	11% of cases	Seiko Epson v Sepoms Technology: Defence of Innocent Infringement in Patent Law(Nov 2007)

Case Complexity Analysis

Analysis of Kang Choon Hwee Alban's case complexity based on the number of parties involved and case characteristics.

Complexity Overview

Average Parties per Case: 2.2
Complex Cases: 0 (0%); Cases with more than 3 parties

Complexity by Case Type

Type	Cases	Avg Parties	Distribution
Lost	22.5 parties avg	2.5	22%
Partial	42.3 parties avg	2.3	44%
Won	32.0 parties avg	2.0	33%

Complexity Trends Over Time

Year	Cases	Average Parties
2007	13.0 parties avg	3.0
2010	13.0 parties avg	3.0
2018	22.0 parties avg	2.0
2019	12.0 parties avg	2.0
2021	22.0 parties avg	2.0
2022	22.0 parties avg	2.0

Case Outcome Analytics

Analysis of Kang Choon Hwee Alban's case outcomes, including distribution by type, yearly trends, and monetary outcomes where applicable.

Outcome Distribution

Outcome Type	Cases	Percentage
Lost	2(22%)	22%
Partial	4(44%)	44%
Won	3(33%)	33%

Monetary Outcomes

Currency	Total Amount	Average	Cases
SGD	50,000.00	8,333.336 cases	6

Yearly Outcome Trends

Year	Total Cases	Outcome Distribution
2007	1 1	Lost: 1 cases (100.0%)
2010	1 1	Partial: 1 cases (100.0%)
2018	2 11	Partial: 1 cases (50.0%) Won: 1 cases (50.0%)
2019	1 1	Partial: 1 cases (100.0%)
2021	2 2	Won: 2 cases (100.0%)
2022	2 11	Lost: 1 cases (50.0%) Partial: 1 cases (50.0%)

Case History

Displaying all 9 cases

No.	Case	Decision Date	Party & Outcome
1	Triple D Trading v Fanco Fan Marketing: Trade Mark Invalidity & Groundless Threat 15 Sep 2022 Fanco Fan Marketing Pte Ltd (Defendant, Plaintiff in Counterclaim)Partial	15 Sep 2022	Fanco Fan Marketing Pte Ltd (Defendant, Plaintiff in Counterclaim): Counterclaim Allowed in PartCounterclaim for invalidation of the plaintiff's trade mark was allowed. Claim for groundless threat was dismissed. Assumed SGD as the judgment originates from Singapore.
2	Nippon Shinyaku Co v Registrar of Patents: Patent Specification Correction Dispute 13 Jul 2022 Registrar of Patents (Respondent)Lost	13 Jul 2022	Registrar of Patents (Respondent): Appeal DismissedThe Respondent's decision to refuse the proposed correction was overturned.
3	Composers and Authors Society of Singapore Ltd v Fox Networks Group Singapore Pte Ltd: Copyright Infringement & Standing to Sue 25 Oct 2021 Fox Networks Group Singapore Pte Ltd (Defendant)Won	25 Oct 2021	Fox Networks Group Singapore Pte Ltd (Defendant): Judgment for DefendantJudgment for the Defendant; the plaintiff’s claims for primary infringement are dismissed under O 14 r 12 of the Rules of Court because the plaintiff lacks standing. As regards the claim for authorisation liability, the court strikes this out under O 18 r 19(1)(b) of the Rules of Court because there is no primary infringement by the Distributors in Singapore for authorisation liability to attach to.
4	Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp v Merck KGaA: Transnational Issue Estoppel & Foreign Judgments 25 Feb 2021 Merck KGaA (formerly known as E Merck) (Respondent)Won	25 Feb 2021	Merck KGaA (formerly known as E Merck) (Respondent): Appeal DismissedAppeal dismissed; costs of $50,000 awarded to the Respondent (assumed SGD, as the judgment originates from Singapore).
5	Millennium Pharmaceuticals v Drug Houses of Australia: Patent Infringement & Injunctions 29 Apr 2019 Drug Houses of Australia Pte Ltd (Respondent, Defendant)Partial	29 Apr 2019	Drug Houses of Australia Pte Ltd (Respondent, Defendant): Appeal dismissed in partCivil Appeal No 84 of 2018 dismissed. The costs order of $5,000 awarded to the Respondent for the striking out application is reversed so that the same amount is now payable to the Appellant. The costs order of $7,000 awarded to the Respondent for the application for an injunction is varied by reducing the amount payable to the Respondent to $3,500 (assumed SGD, as the judgment originates from Singapore).
6	Millennium Pharmaceuticals v. Drug Houses of Australia: Patent Infringement & Therapeutic Product Registration 26 Jun 2018 Drug Houses of Australia Pte Ltd (Defendant)Partial	26 Jun 2018	Drug Houses of Australia Pte Ltd (Defendant): Striking-out application allowed in partDefendant's striking-out application allowed in part; Plaintiff's application for interlocutory injunction dismissed. No monetary amount specified.
7	Courts (Singapore) Pte Ltd v Big Box Corporation Pte Ltd: Trade Mark Invalidity & Distinctiveness 04 Apr 2018 BIG BOX CORPORATION PTE LTD (Respondent)Won	04 Apr 2018	BIG BOX CORPORATION PTE LTD (Respondent): Appeal dismissedThe appeal against the IP Adjudicator’s decision was dismissed, with costs to be agreed or taxed. Assumed SGD as the judgment originates from Singapore.
8	Hoya Corp v Asahi Glass Co Ltd: Patent Infringement Dispute over Glass Lens Rim 13 Jan 2010 Hoya Corp (Plaintiff)Partial	13 Jan 2010	Hoya Corp (Plaintiff): Appeal allowed in partAppeal against the order allowing the amendment of the statement of claim was dismissed. Appeal against the order for further discovery was allowed. Assumed SGD as the judgment originates from Singapore.
9	Seiko Epson v Sepoms Technology: Defence of Innocent Infringement in Patent Law 15 Nov 2007 Seiko Epson Corporation (Appellant)Lost	15 Nov 2007	Seiko Epson Corporation (Appellant): Appeal DismissedThe appeal was dismissed with costs.