Karen Abraham

Practice Areas

Intellectual Property

Japan Desk

Personal Data Protection & Privacy Laws

Technology, Media & Telco

India Desk

Career

Karen has more than 30 years of litigation experience in IP, appearing in the Apex Courts in Malaysia. The Malaysian law journals bear testimony of how she has been instrumental in setting precedent in IP jurisprudence and legal reform thereby establishing and evolving IP infrastructure in Malaysia over 3 decades. Abraham presides as panel member of the domain name disputes and sits on the disciplinary board and IP committee of the Malaysian Bar Council. Abraham is experienced in IT, e-commerce, telecommunications related matters and cyber laws. Abraham works very closely with government authorities safeguarding IP rights for brand owners by carrying out anti-piracy and anti-counterfeiting enforcement programmes regularly throughout the country. Abraham was the first Malaysian to sit on the Bureau of AIPPI as the Assistant Secretary General. She is the first woman in Malaysia to hold a position as Board Member of INTA. She also sits on the Council of Asean IPA and is an active Anti Counterfieting committee member of both INTA and MARQUES .

•Chambers Asia-Pacific (2020 -2023) “Band 1” lawyer in Intellectual Property in Malaysia

Professional Memberships

• Member of the Far East Committee, American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA)

• Member, Global Intellectual Property Alliance (GLIPA)

• Member, International Trademark Association (INTA)

• Member of the Anti-Counterfeiting and Parallel Trade Team, MARQUES

• Member of the IP Committee, Malaysian Bar Council

• Member of the Mediation Committee, Malaysian Bar Council

• Member, Inter-Pacific Bar Association (IPBA)

• Member, International Chamber of Commerce (ICC)

• Member, Malaysian International Property Association (MIPA)

• Member, Malaysian International Mediation Centre (MIMC)

• Member, Licensing Society of Malaysia (LES)

• Member, LAWASIA, the Malaysian Invention and Design Society (MINDS)

Publications

• Trademark Litigation Handbook – Thomson Reuters, 2022, 2017 and 2013 [co-author]

• Law Business Research Ltd: The Intellectual Property Review, Tenth Edition, 2021

• Brexit and Your Marks in the UK: A Brief Report, 2021

• Lexology – Arbitrating Intellectual Property Disputes: Lessons from Hong Kong and Singapore, 2020

• Industrial Design Rights: An International Perspective (3rd Edition) – Wolters Kluwer, 2020

• AIPPI Law Series: Genuine Use of Trademarks – Wolters Kluwer, 2020, 2018 [co-author]

• Chambers Global Practice Guide 2019 Malaysia Pharmaceutical Advertising: Q&A [co-author]

• International Comparative Legal Guide to: Trade Marks 2019 – Global Legal Group, 2019 [co-author]

• International Comparative Legal Guide to: Trade Marks 2018 – Global Legal Group, 2018 [co-author]

• Sweet & Maxwell: Domain Name Dispute Resolution, 2018 [co-author]

• Managing IP: Monetising IP assets – Malaysia, 2018

• Managing IP: ASEAN Proposes Pan-ASEAN Trademark System, 2018 [co-author]

• Managing IP: Asia-Pacific IP Focus, 2018 [co-author]

• INTA ASEAN: IP and the latest developments, 2017

• Asia IP: GIs and the Road Ahead, 2017

• International Patent Litigation: Malaysia Chapter – Bloomberg BBNA, 2017 [co-author]

• Trademark Litigation Handbook – Thomson Reuters, 2022, 2017 and 2013 [co-author]

• World Trademark Review: Anti-Counterfeiting Guide, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011 and 2010

• Arbitration in Malaysia: A Practical Guide – KLRCA, 2016

• World IP Review – Newton Media Limited, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013 and 2012 [co-author]

• Managing IP: APAC IP Focus, 2015

• Center for International Legal Studies: World Intellectual Property Rights and Remedies, 2015

• Thomson Reuters: Copyright Litigation, 2015 and 2010

• The European Lawyer Reference: Copyright Litigation, 2015 and 2010

• The European Lawyer Reference: Trademark Litigation, 2013

• Acquisition International: Intellectual Property through M&A, 2012

• Managing IP: Managing IP in the Credit Crunch, 2009

• Managing IP: Top of the to-do List, 2008

• Asian Counsel: Employment Special Report, 2007

• Asian Counsel: Changing the laws by which we work, 2007

• Managing IP: Zero tolerance for infringement, 2007

• AIPPI Newsletter: Landlord liability in Intellectual Property, 2006

• Managing IP: Malaysia’s IP Shopping List, 2006

• Managing IP: Brand Management Focus, 2005

• Managing IP: Legislative changes boost IP enforcement, 2004

• Asian IP: Price fixing – The next frontier in combating piracy, 2003