Ms Trina Ha

Name

Trina Ha

Appointment(s)

Senior Faculty, IP Academy

Director, Legal Department, Intellectual Property Office of Singapore

Biography

Ms Trina Ha is the Director of the Legal Department at IPOS where she manages the legal affairs of the IP office as well as advising on and reviewing IP legislation and international agreements. She also holds a concurrent appointment as a Senior Faculty of the IP Academy.

Prior to joining public service, Trina was in private practice where she specialised in matters involving the protection, management and exploitation of intellectual property rights. She conducted talks and customised workshops on intellectual property rights for various companies, organisations and institutes of higher learning and was legal adviser to various industry associations.

Trina co-authored the volume on Media Law published by Butterworths as the first title in the series of Singapore Precedents and Forms. During her time in legal practice, she was ranked annually since 2007 in the intellectual property industry and TMT industry by the Asia Pacific Legal 500.

Qualifications

LL.B. (Hons) (National University of Singapore)

Areas of Specialisation

• Copyright Law
• Media/Entertainment Law
• Trade Mark Law
• Art Law

Memberships and Associations

• Member, Singapore Academy of Law
• Honorary Legal Adviser, Games Exchange Alliance (2012-2014)