Dixon Soh

Dixon is an Advocate & Solicitor with the Supreme Court of Singapore and a Barrister & Solicitor of the High Court of Australia as well as New Zealand. He is a certified IP Mediator, President of the IPOS Society, and currently serves as the Chairman, IP Practice Sub-Committee: Emerging Issues.

Dixon is an expert lawyer specialising in Intangible Assets and Intellectual Property and heads this practice at CHP Law.
He brings the benefit of in-house experience as a former in-house counsel at SEA Group (Garena and Shopee), specialising in IP and commercial dispute resolution, followed by roles as Deputy Director (IP Strategy) and Head of Legal at IPOS International.

His meticulous attention to detail and innovative legal strategies ensure that clients can effectively manage and safeguard their intellectual property portfolios. He advises clients to secure IP rights, enforce them, or navigate intricate IP disputes. Dixon is dedicated to formulating commercial growth strategies centred around intangible assets to translate them into tangible business gains for his clients.

A frequent speaker on IP commercialisation and intangible asset management at prestigious international events like the International IP Symposium and IP World Summit, Dixon sees IP as a celebration of human ingenuity.

Dixon has a great appreciation for distilled malt beverages. You will often find him at popular watering holes, where he shines as an enthusiastic conversationalist, sharing professional insights, personal anecdotes, or simply the next round.

Client Testimonials

"He takes the time to understand our specific needs and challenges, providing tailored advice that perfectly fits our evolving situation. His professionalism, responsiveness, and genuine commitment to our success have been truly remarkable."

"Dixon and the CHP team have been very helpful and instrumental for us to decide critical business decisions that revolve around intellectual assets, which are our core assets at the moment. Without their support, we wouldn't be able to pivot to what we have today and have a direction on developing our patent portfolios."

Deal Highlights

• Advised and supported CAAS legal and project teams on IP Strategy in relations to public and private collaborations as well as IP management, particularly in the negotiation of rights with its identified vendors/partners.
• Provided training for Singapore Institute of Technology’s Tech Transfer team on issues like IP Strategy for collaboration, licensing, patent searches, and assets protection.
• Advised and supported a number of public agencies on IP matters in different areas such as policy formulation, funding approaches, grant structuring, procurement, key negotiations, and building IP policies (based on the principles in National IP Protocol).
• Advised two national innovation agencies on IP licensing in relation to learning platforms.