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ThumbDrive founder's crusade against copycats
CEO of small S'pore firm says his long and costly fight against tech giants is in the name of justice
Proving he's no pushover
'It's not the money that's driving me... I'm now just a (Singapore) flag bearer... You have to jealously guard your technology to gain respect. They're not going to pay attention to your threats until you let them know you're not a pushover.'
MR HENN TAN, on why he chose to take the legal route
Mr Henn Tan, the self-professed 'dictatorial' CEO of Trek 2000, has been undaunted by opposition from his company's shareholders in his push to protect Trek's ThumbDrive patent rights. The Singapore company filed a patent infringement complaint against eight companies operating in the United States last week. -- ST PHOTO: ASHLEIGH SIM
NINE years after taking on four companies for violating his firm's patent in Singapore, Mr Henn Tan, 54, says he is still in search of justice.
The 54-year-old CEO of Trek 2000 International - inventor of the 'ThumbDrive' portable USB memory device a decade ago - is now going after eight companies in the United States for importing and selling infringing ThumbDrive products there. .
