Shearn Delamore & Co has a fully rounded and firmly established IP practice, regularly securing big-ticket engagements from notable domestic and international clients, such as FIFA and British American Tobacco plc. The department is spearheaded by Karen Abraham, an industry veteran who frequently provides legal counsel on various IP matters including regulatory concerns, licensing, franchising, and enforcement. The team’s scope of work is broad and often extends to copyright protection and advisory issues, trademark availability searches, due diligence exercises, and the drafting of patents. Indran Shanmuganathan is a notable IP litigator with a focus on industrial design and enforcement work, while Timothy Siaw has niche expertise in technology licensing, cybersecurity, and data protection.
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Key clients
- International Federation of Association Football (FIFA)
- Oatly AB
- British American Tobacco plc
- Asics Corporation
- Diesel S.P.A
- General Video LLC
- Hermes International
- Liverpool Football Club and Athletic Grounds Limited
- AutoStore AS
- WAHL Clipper Corporation
- Tory Burch LLC
- Munchy Food Industries Sdn Bhd
- El Baik Food Systems Co. S.A.
- Garden International School Sdn Bhd
- Nippon Paint (M) Sdn Bhd
- Astro Malaysia Holdings Berhad
- Reckitt Benckiser
- Petroliam Nasional Berhad (PETRONAS)
- Filtex Marketing Sdn Bhd
- Hwa Thong Bags Industries Sdn Bhd
- Nipsea Group (Nippon Paint)
- F.I.A.L. Finanziara Industrie Alto Lario S.p.A.
- ECERDC Development Council (ECERDC)
- Telekom Malaysia Berhad
- Touch n Go Sdn Bhd
- TRIUMPH
- E&F Essential Sdn Bhd, Great Feet by Foot EFX Sdn Bhd
- CLARINS and Clarins Sdn. Bhd.
- Gear Up International Limited
- Transplace Texas, L.P.
- E-MART Inc.
- Malaysia Airlines Berhad and Flyfirefly Sdn Bhd
- Dorpan, S.L. and Melia Hotels International, S.A.
- Bonia International Holdings Pte. Ltd.
- Golden Goose S.P.A.
- Benjamin James
- UHU GMBH & CO. KG
- EDMARK INDUSTRIES SDN. BHD.
- BONIA Group
- Merck Sharp and Dohme Corp
- Sinowaja (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd
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Karen Abraham