Full CV

Dip. Law (School of Oriental and African Studies), University of London, 1978

LL.M., University College London, University of London (Distinction), 1984

Barrister at Law, Inner Temple, London, 1977

Barrister, Hong Kong, 1980

Advocate and Solicitor, Singapore, 1983

Academic Position Held

Current Appointment:

Professor of Law, Singapore Management University, 2005-Present

Previous Appointments:

Professor of Law, National University of Singapore, 2001-2005

Associate Professor, National University of Singapore, 1992-2001

Senior Lecturer, National University of Singapore, 1986-1992

Lecturer, National University of Singapore, 1981-1985

Other Positions

Director, Intellectual Property and Technology Law Programme, National University of Singapore, 2003-2005

Professorial Fellow, IP Academy, Singapore, 2004-Present

Member, Dean's Promotion and Tenure Committee, National University of Singapore, Faculty of Law

Member, Copyright Tribunal of Singapore (from inception to date)

Member of the Steering Committee of the National Patents Information Centre (NPIC) set up under the Singapore Productivity and Standards Board, 1997-1999

Barrister (private practice in Hong Kong), 1980-1981

Tutor, NUS Law Faculty, 1978-1979

Editorial Activities

Editorial Board, International Journal of Law and Information Technology Law, Oxford University Press

Legislation Notes Editor, Malaya Law Review

Course Taught in SMU

Law of Confidential Information, Trade Secrets and Privacy

Life Sciences, Genetic Engineering and the Law

Selected Consulting Activities

Vice-Chancellor's Adviser (on an application for promotion to Associate Professorship in an Australian University), 2004-2005

External examiner for IP Academy (Graduate Certificate in Intellectual Property Law), 2002-2005

Representations to the Select Committee on the Copyright Bill 1986

General advisory work to various organizations and companies including the Intellectual Property Office of Singapore

Referee, Journal Articles for Singapore Academy of Law Journal

Research Areas / Areas of Specialisation

Intellectual Property

Confidential Information and Trade Secrets

Informational Privacy

Life Sciences, Genetic Engineering and the Law

Current Projects

Confidential Information and Privacy (articles)

Preliminary work on second edition of Introduction to Life Sciences, Genetic Engineering and the Law and/or the third edition of Law of Copyright in Singapore

Chapter 25, Basic Principles of Singapore Business Law, on Biotechnology

Development of new course on Biotechnology and Law

Selected Book, Journal and Other Publications

George Wei (2006), "Orchard K.T.V. Lounge v Recording Industry Performance Singapore Pte Ltd", CRTI of 2005 (This is a decision of the Copyright Tribunal substantially authored by Prof Wei)

George Wei (2006), "Milky Way and Andromeda: Privacy, Confidentiality and Freedom of Expression", Singapore Academy of Law Journal, 18, 1-58

George Wei (2005), "Breach of Confidence: Downstream Losses, Gains and Remedies", Singapore Journal of Legal Studies, (July), 20-63

George Wei (2004), Fitting Biological Products within the Intellectual Property Framework (Intellectual Property and Biological Resources, Marshall Cavendish, Singapore), 28-128

George Wei (2004), "Telephone Directories and Databases: The Policy at Helm of Copyright Law and a Tale of Two Cities", Intellectual Property Quarterly, 3, 316-368, (United Kingdom)

George Wei (2003), "Murine Metaphysics and Homo Sapiens", Singapore Journal of Legal Studies, (July), 38

George Wei (2002), An Introduction to Genetic Engineering. Life Sciences and the Law (Singapore University Press, Singapore), 317

George Wei (2000), The Law of Copyright in Singapore, 2nd ed (Singapore National Printers, Singapore), 1991

George Wei (1998), "Spare Parts and Copyright", The Law Quarterly Review, 114, (January), 39-43 (United Kingdom)

George Wei (1993), "Sunvic Production v Composers & Authors Society of Singapore", SGRT1 (This is a decision of the Copyright Tribunal authored by Prof Wei)

George Wei (1992), "Surreptitious Takings of Confidential Information", Legal Studies The Journal of the Society of Public Teachers of Law, 12, 3 (November), 302-331 (United Kingdom)