Faculty Profile

• LL.M., University of Cambridge, 2002
• LL.B., National University of Singapore (Second Upper Honours), 1998
• Advocate and Solicitor (Singapore), 1999

Academic Positions Held

Current Appointment:

• Associate Professor of Law, Singapore Management University, July 2010-Present

Previous Appointments:

• Director, LLM Programme, Aug 2013-Jun 2017
• Assistant Professor of Law, Singapore Management University, 2002-June 2010
• Lecturer-in-Law, Singapore Management University, 2000-2002

Other Positions

• Member of the Advisory Panel, Intellectual Property Academy of Singapore, 1 April 2012-31 March 2016
• Senior Fellow, Intellectual Property Academy of Singapore, July 2010-Present
• Fellow, Intellectual Property Academy of Singapore, 2003-June 2010
• Legal Associate, Messrs Shook Lin & Bok, 1999-2000

Courses Taught in SMU

• Business Law
• Intellectual Property Rights
• Intellectual Property Law

Research Area / Area of Specialisation

• Law of Intellectual Property

Selected Publications

• Information and Communications Technology Law in Singapore (Singapore: SAL Academy Publishing, 2020, 480 pages) (with Warren B Chik) - https://store.lawnet.com/information-and-communications-technology-law-in-singapore.html
• C.L. Saw, “Distinguishing the fair use and fair dealing doctrines in copyright law – much ado about nothing?” (2023) 18(12) Journal of Intellectual Property Law & Practice 848-866
• C.L. Saw & S. Chan, “Of Inventorship and Patent Ownership: Examining the Intersection Between Artificial Intelligence and Patent Law” [2023] Singapore Journal of Legal Studies 27-51
• C.L. Saw & A. Yoong, “Throwing Stones in Glass Houses: Protecting Privacy under the Law of Nuisance” (2022) 28 Tort Law Review 145-166
• C.L. Saw, S. Chan & W.M. Chai, “Revisiting the Law of Confidence in Singapore and a Proposal for a New Tort of Misuse of Private Information” (2020) 32 Singapore Academy of Law Journal 891-963
• C.L. Saw, “Linking on the Internet and Copyright Liability: a Clarion Call for Doctrinal Clarity and Legal Certainty” (2018) 49(5) International Review of Intellectual Property and Competition Law 536-564
• C.L. Saw, “Whither Gene Patenting and the Patenting of Diagnostic Methods post-Mayo and Myriad? The Need for Certainty in Navigating the High Seas of Policy” (2016) 8(2) Law, Innovation and Technology 207-246
• C.L. Saw and W.B. Chik, “Whither the Future of Internet Streaming and Time-shifting? Revisiting the Rights of Reproduction and Communication to the Public in Copyright Law after Aereo” (2015) 23(1) International Journal of Law and Information Technology 53-88
• C.L. Saw and W.B. Chik, “Revisiting Authorisation Liability in Copyright Law” (2012) 24 Singapore Academy of Law Journal 698-744 (Special IP Issue)
• C.L. Saw, “The Law of Abandonment and the Passing of Property in Trash” (2011) 23 Singapore Academy of Law Journal 145-175
• C.L. Saw, “Goodwill Hunting in Passing Off: Time to Jettison the Strict ‘Hard Line’ Approach in England?” [2010] Journal of Business Law 645-669
• C.L. Saw, “Protecting the Sound of Silence in 4’33’’: A Timely Revisit of Basic Principles in Copyright Law” [2005] European Intellectual Property Review 467-476
• C.L. Saw, “Is There a Defence of Public Interest in the Law of Copyright in Singapore?” [2003] Singapore Journal of Legal Studies 519-556