Raghuram Supramanium - WLG | beyond borders Participant

Raghuram Supramanium
Shearn Delamore & Co. (Malaysia)

1. Describe your practice

I provide advice on protection and maintenance strategies of various IP rights, including trademarks, industrial designs, consumer protection, copyright, domain names, acquisitions of IP rights, securitisation and licensing, as well as competition and anti-trust, technology, media and telecommunications. I further provide advice on trademark prosecution, trademark clearance searches and trademark registrability, trademark opposition and rectification proceedings as well as protection and maintenance of copyright, industrial designs and geographical indications.

In addition, I also advice and assist clients on IPR enforcement by working with the Ministry of Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs, the Royal Malaysian Customs and the Royal Malaysian Police.

In my 10 years working as an IP attorney, I have assisted, worked and appeared with partners of the Intellectual Property Department of my firm, Shearn Delamore & Co. in various trademarks, copyright, industrial and patent infringements and cancellations as well as regulatory compliance matters in the subordinate courts, High Court, Court of Appeal and the Federal Court

2. You recently participated in WLG | beyond borders; what was a key takeaway for you?

It was a very useful program for me, personally. I was able to network with fellow lawyers and practitioners from various countries around the world, some of whom I would not have had the opportunity to meet and network in my daily and ordinary work life. It was refreshing to greet and meet fellow professionals to talk about work and non-work experiences alike.

If someone were to visit your country, what is a must-see/must-do?

Malaysia a tourist-centric country, with a large influx of tourists from Europe and Americas. In general, some of the more famous tourist spots will include the following:

i) Petronas Twin Towers, Kuala Lumpur

ii) Batu Caves, Kuala Lumpur

iii) KL Tower, Kuala Lumpur

iv) Melaka

v) Georgetown

vi) Redang Island

vii) Perhentian Island

viii) Langkawi Island

ix) Kinabalu National Park + hiking Mount Kinabalu

x) Cameron Highlands

3. What is something you look forward to or hope to get involved in through the WLG network?

I look forward to more WLG programs of similar nature to connect and network with more fellow colleagues in the IP practice around the world, as well as attend more talks and webinars that would be helpful.