Mr Ng Chong Yuan is a Singapore qualified Advocate & Solicitor, and has diverse in-house work experience in technology businesses spanning over about a decade. Currently, as the Head of Faculty at IPOS International, he is teaching and speaking on practice and management courses covering intellectual property (IP) and trade secrets.

Prior to joining IP Academy, Chong Yuan was practising law at an international law firm, specializing in Intellectual Property (IP), Technology and Commercial Laws. As part of his legal practice, he focused on advising and representing clients on broad portfolios in patent and trademark rights covering many jurisdictions around the world, including USA, EU, CN, SG and AU. His clients included international manufacturing firms, technology firms, foreign law firms and government agencies. His practice experience included IP prosecution, IP court litigation and IP advisory work.

With a secondary background in engineering, Chong Yuan has also tutored and conducted research at the engineering school of a Singapore university. He is also an inventor of a USA patent (no. 6853626).