Indran Shanmuganathan
Asia-Pacific Guide 2025
Band 1 : Intellectual Property
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About
Provided by Indran Shanmuganathan
Practice Areas
Competition/Antitrust
Intellectual Property
Career
Indran’s specialist practice involves IP litigation including appellate advocacy spanning over 2 decades of Trademark, Copyright, Patent & Industrial Design disputes. He regularly appears as a recognised Lead Counsel in cutting edge IP cases which are successful landmark precedent cases at the Apex Court. Indran was the Lead Counsel in the historic landmark case MERCK SHARP & DOHME v HOVID BHD which successfully resulted in the extremely rare occurrence of the Apex Court overturning one of its previous decisions. This feat has been achieved only 6 times in Malaysia’s history since 1967 and he currently stands as the only Counsel to achieve this credential in an IP case. Other examples of landmark cases where he successfully overturned decisions at the Apex courts include, the recent case, MUNCHY FOOD INDUSTRIES v HUASIN FOOD INDUSTRIES,and also LIWAYWAY CORPORATION v OISHI GROUP. He is recognised as one of the “World’s leading IP strategists” for litigation strategy and was named “Asialaw Regional Award 2019 for Outstanding Practitioner in Malaysia”. He has authored 2 trademark books and is a Domain Name Dispute Resolution Panelist with AIAC. Other practice areas include Enforcement & Arbitration,Competition Law and Data Protection.
•Chambers Asia-Pacific (2019 - 2023) “Band 2” Lawyer in Intellectual Property
Professional Memberships
•APAA
•IBA
•INTA
•MIPA
•PTMG
Chambers Review
Asia-Pacific
Indran Shanmuganathan is a leading litigator in Malaysia, with experience working on a number of patent and trade mark infringement cases for major companies.
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Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"The advice is always exemplary, especially because the level of comprehension is beyond that of the opinion sought. He provides answers we didn't even realise we had questions about."
"Indran is a pleasant lawyer to work with who has a depth of knowledge and experience dealing with IP matters."
"The advice is always exemplary, especially because the level of comprehension is beyond that of the opinion sought. He provides answers we didn't even realise we had questions about."
"Indran is a pleasant lawyer to work with who has a depth of knowledge and experience dealing with IP matters."
Articles, highlights and press releases
7 items provided by Shearn Delamore & Co
Managing IP Asia-Pacific Awards 2022
We are pleased to announce that Shearn Delamore & Co. has been awarded the Malaysia Contentious Firm of the Year by Managing IP.
WTR 1000: The World’s Leading Trademark Professionals 2022
We are pleased to announce that Shearn Delamore & Co. has been ranked Gold Tier yet again in the Intellectual Property practice by the WTR 1000: The World’s Leading Trademark Professionals 2022.
WTR Global Leaders 2021: Private Practice
Shearn Delamore & Co. is pleased to announce that two of our partners from the Intellectual Property Practice Group, Karen Abraham (Head) and Indran Shanmuganathan, have been recognised by the World Trademark Review (“WTR”) in the 2021 WTR Global Leaders: Private Practice.
Shearn Delamore & Co. is pleased to announce that our Intellectual Property practice group continues to be ranked as a Tier 1 Firm by Asia IP.
Trademark Act 2019 with overview by Indran Shanmuganathan and The Annotated Trademarks Act 2019
These two books explore amongst other issues, reciprocal provisions in other jurisdictions and the long awaited ascension of Malaysia subscribing to the Madrid Protocol setting itself in alignment with most IP savvy jurisdictions in the world.
Asia IP Experts 2021 – Malaysia
Shearn Delamore & Co. is pleased to announce that five of our Intellectual Property partners have been recognised as Asia IP Experts 2021 in Malaysia by Asia IP.
Podcast : Protection of Intellectual Property Rights in the Workplace
In this podcast, Indran and Raymond chat about the different types of intellectual property rights that may arise in the workplace, why employers should be concerned with these rights, who owns these rights, and much more.
Managing IP Asia-Pacific Awards 2022
We are pleased to announce that Shearn Delamore & Co. has been awarded the Malaysia Contentious Firm of the Year by Managing IP.
WTR 1000: The World’s Leading Trademark Professionals 2022
We are pleased to announce that Shearn Delamore & Co. has been ranked Gold Tier yet again in the Intellectual Property practice by the WTR 1000: The World’s Leading Trademark Professionals 2022.
WTR Global Leaders 2021: Private Practice
Shearn Delamore & Co. is pleased to announce that two of our partners from the Intellectual Property Practice Group, Karen Abraham (Head) and Indran Shanmuganathan, have been recognised by the World Trademark Review (“WTR”) in the 2021 WTR Global Leaders: Private Practice.
Shearn Delamore & Co. is pleased to announce that our Intellectual Property practice group continues to be ranked as a Tier 1 Firm by Asia IP.
Trademark Act 2019 with overview by Indran Shanmuganathan and The Annotated Trademarks Act 2019
These two books explore amongst other issues, reciprocal provisions in other jurisdictions and the long awaited ascension of Malaysia subscribing to the Madrid Protocol setting itself in alignment with most IP savvy jurisdictions in the world.
Asia IP Experts 2021 – Malaysia
Shearn Delamore & Co. is pleased to announce that five of our Intellectual Property partners have been recognised as Asia IP Experts 2021 in Malaysia by Asia IP.
Podcast : Protection of Intellectual Property Rights in the Workplace
In this podcast, Indran and Raymond chat about the different types of intellectual property rights that may arise in the workplace, why employers should be concerned with these rights, who owns these rights, and much more.
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