Full CV

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:

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 2015

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 Book, Journal & Other Publications

Saw Cheng Lim and Warren Chik (2011), "Where Copyright Law and Technology Once Again Cross Paths - The Continuing Saga: RecordTV Pte Ltd v MediaCorp TV Singapore Pte Ltd [2011] 1 SLR 830", Singapore Academy of Law Journal, 23, 653-681

Saw Cheng Lim (2011), "The Law of Abandonment and the Passing of Property in Trash", Singapore Academy of Law Journal, 23, 145-175

Saw Cheng Lim (2010), "The Case for Criminalising Primary Infringements of Copyright – Perspectives from Singapore", International Journal of Law and Information Technology, 18, 95-126

Saw Cheng Lim (2010), “Goodwill Hunting in Passing Off: Time to Jettison the Strict ‘Hard Line’ Approach in England?”, Journal of Business Law, 645-669

Saw Cheng Lim and Susanna Leong (2008), "Defining Criminal Liability for Primary Acts of Copyright Infringement - The Singapore Experience", Journal of Business Law, 304-315

Saw Cheng Lim (2008), "Is Anns Alive and Well in Singapore?", The Tort Law Review , 16, 5-7

Saw Cheng Lim (2007), "Copyright", in Halsbury's Laws of Singapore, Volume 13(3) - Intellectual Property (LexisNexis, Singapore), 9-97

Saw Cheng Lim and Susanna Leong (2007), "Criminalizing Primary Copyright Infringement in Singapore - Who are the Real Online Culprits?", European Intellectual Property Review, 108-114

Susanna Leong and Saw Cheng Lim (2007), "Copyright Infringement in a Borderless World - Does Territoriality Matter?", International Journal of Law and Information Technology, 15, 38-53

Andrew Phang, Saw Cheng Lim and Gary Chan (2006), "Of Precedent, Theory and Practice - The Case for a Return to Anns", Singapore Journal of Legal Studies, 1-59

Saw Cheng Lim (2005), "Protecting the Sound of Silence in 4'33" - a Timely Revisit of Basic Principles in Copyright Law", European Intellectual Property Review, 467-476

Saw Cheng Lim and Winston Koh (2005), "Does P2P have a Future? Perspectives from Singapore", International Journal of Law and Information Technology, 13, 413-436

Saw Cheng Lim and Gary Chan (2005), "The House of Lords at the Crossroads of Privacy and Confidence", Hong Kong Law Journal, 35 (1), 91-101

Andrew Phang, Gary Chan and Saw Cheng Lim (2005), "Anns and Junior Books Again? A View from Singapore", Journal of Business Law, July, 522-538

Saw Cheng Lim, Gary Chan and Andrew Phang (2004), "A Retreat from Bryan v Maloney in Australia?", Cambridge Law Journal, November, 549-551

Saw Cheng Lim (2004), "The Originality Debate in Copyright Law - The Canadian Perspective", Cambridge Law Journal, July, 294-297

Saw Cheng Lim (2003), "Is There a Defence of Public Interest in the Law of Copyright in Singapore?", Singapore Journal of Legal Studies, 2, 519-556