Response to The Straits Times/Lianhe Zaobao Forum Letters on ''Doctor's Claim MINDEF Copied Their Clinic On Wheels''

MINDEF Clarifies Lawsuit Representation We refer to ST's article "Doctor's Claim MINDEF Copied Their Clinic On Wheels" dated 7 Feb 12. MINDEF would like to clarify that the conduct of the defence of the suit by Mobile

Stats Technologies Pte Ltd (MobileStats) against the Government is by Syntech Engineers Private Ltd ("the Vendor"), which supplied the mobile Battalion Casualty Station ("BCS") to MINDEF. Wong & Leow LLC, which is reported in the various media as representing MINDEF is appointed by the Vendor. The Vendor was awarded a contract through an open tender to supply MINDEF with a mobile BCS in June 2009.

The contract between the Government and the Vendor provides, amongst other things, that the Vendor shall indemnify the Government against any claim for actual or alleged infringement of any Intellectual Property Right arising from the use or possession of the mobile BCS, including the conduct of litigation against any suit arising from such claims. Colonel Desmond Tan Director, Public Affairs Ministry of Defence MINDEF's reply was published as ?t? the vendor, not Mindef, who? defending docs? patent suit? The Straits Times, 13 Feb 12; and as "国防部澄清关于辩方代表律师事宜" Lianhe Zaobao, 13 Feb 12