Son Cao Pham is a licensed attorney and patent executive with notable IP expertise in the areas of mechanical engineering, electronics, electrical engineering, and energy. Before joining Tilleke & Gibbins, Son was a patent and design specialist with two top-ranked local IP firms,. He has assisted many international companies and firms to establish and protect their IP rights in Vietnam by providing pre-filing advice and annuity monitoring. Son has prosecuted more than 600 patent and design cases at Tilleke & Gibbins, and has handled nearly 1,000 patent and design cases in his career.

Son holds a Bachelor of Engineering from the Hanoi University of Science and Technology, a law degree from the Hanoi Law University, a Certificate of Drafting Patent Specifications from WIPO and the NOIP, a Certificate of Representative of Protection of Plant Varieties from the Vietnamese new plant variety protection office, a Certificate of the Advanced International Certificate Course of IP Panorama Multimedia Contents from KIPO, WIPO, KAIST and KIPA, and a Certificate of APAA Patent Surgery Course.