About

Provided by DL & F De Saram

Specializations

The Intellectual Property Department of the Firm is mainly engaged in providing legal advice on registration of trademarks, patents and industrial designs across several sectors, advising on transactional IP matters, such as due diligence, preparation of licensing/assignment agreements and commercialization. The Department was involved in the first registration of 3D international trademarks in Sri Lanka.


The team has a wealth of experience representing both domestic and international clients in contentious matters, including trade mark infringement and opposition injunctions and litigation and has succeeded in many inquiries at the National Intellectual Property Office against the refusals and conditional acceptance of its clients’ trademarks.


Categories of Clients

The key recurrent clients of the Department include Kalbe International Pte Ltd, Mascons (Pvt) Ltd, Perera and Sons Bakers (Pvt) Ltd and Swadeshi Industrial Works.


Work Highlights

Recent work highlights of the Department include assisting Perera and Sons Bakers (Private) Limited on the protection of its trademarks under the Madrid System and against infringement of its trademarks in Australia and representing Printcare PLC in litigation involving infringement of its copyrights.

Chambers Review

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Intellectual Property - Sri Lanka
3
Band 3
What the team is known for

DL & F De Saram is noted for trade mark, patent and design drafting, registration and assignment legal advice in Sri Lanka, as well as drafting agreements for brand management. The team also handles trade mark disputes, as well as enforcement. The firm represents domestic and international companies in such industries as logistics, manufacturing, consumer goods and TMT, with examples including AVS Cargo International, Quickee Delivery Solutions and Go Bungy International.

Notable practitioners

Prabash De Saram and Hasanthie Manukulasooriya are key points of contact for clients.

Work Highlights

Provided by DL & F De Saram
  • DL & F De Saram was instructed by ExpoLanka Holdings to handle its trade mark portfolio, including advice on trade mark infringement, searches and registration.

Strengths

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Members

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Hasanthie Manukulasooriya

Head of Department

Manavi Seneviratne

Prabash De Saram

Head of Department

Rashini Gunawardena

Thilini Poornima

Clients

Provided by DL & F De Saram

Capital Media (Private) Limited

Economy Next Media (Private) Limited

I sapori di Dolce Italia (Pvt) Ltd

Kalbe International Pte Ltd

Mascons Pvt Ltd

National Olympic Committee of Sri Lanka

Perera and Sons Bakers (Pvt) Ltd

Printcare PLC

S K International Pvt Ltd

Sena Mills Refineries Exports (Pvt) Ltd

Industries

Provided by DL & F De Saram

Construction

Consumer Goods and Services

Food and Beverages

Manufacturing

Media and Entertainment

Pharmaceuticals

Sports

Technology and Telecommunications

Travel and Tourism