Raghuram Supramaniam

Raghuram’s notable achievements and experiences include the following:

Civil Litigation

1. Patent Litigation
2. Mah Sing Plastics Sdn. Bhd. - a landmark patent invalidation and infringement case involving a novel point of law that went up to Federal Court (resisted leave application which was later withdrawn).
3. Vringo - a patent infringement suit involving complex and technical issues, and was part of a global series of actions.

• General Video vs Vivo – assisted the Head of Department with an ongoing patent infringement action that was part of a global series of actions.

1. Anton Piller Order
2. Babas Nadi Sdn. Bhd. – was a trademark and copyright infringement suit involving an interlocutory injunction and Anton Piller order.
3. Giga Shipping – he assisted in the preparation and execution of an Anton Piller order at the one of the Defendant’s premises for the Dispute Resolution department.
4. Trademark, Copyright Infringement or Domain Name Disputes
5. OATLY – a trademark revocation action, being the first to be decided by the IP Court under the new Trademarks Act 2019, where he single-handedly represented and won for the Plaintiff.
6. Wahl Clipper (Civil) – a trademark infringement and passing off case that followed suit from an enforcement action involving interlocutory applications including an O14A Rules of Court application.

• BAT American Legend – an ongoing non-use trademark cancellation case involving large volumes of documents or evidence, and where the Defendant is located in Europe.

1. Bulgari Gerald Genta – a trademark cancellation action in which he defended the action.
2. Hermes International – a trademark infringement and passing off suit against a notorious infringer.
3. PCA Architecture – involving a copyright infringement of an architect’s drawing

Criminal Litigation

• Mead-Johnson - A criminal case filed by MOH, in which Raghuram was a co-counsel defending the action, with an external counsel from Akberdin & Co. He was responsible for drafting the defence papers and running the case at the Magistrates’ Court and the appeal at the High Court. He was reported and featured in various Chinese dailies.
• Wahl Clipper - A criminal case at the Sessions Court, where Raghuram worked with the DPP and MDTCA to prosecute the infringer.
• Luffman a criminal c ase that started at the Sessions Court and was appealed to the High Court where Raghu worked with the DPP and MDTCA to prosecute the infringer.

Enforcement – His achievements include:

• Spearheading many large scale searches and seizure actions involving multiple parties/targets across Malaysia, where he often leads teams of lawyers, pupils in chambers and executives. He was also involved in the largest seizure of c ounterfeit Luffman cigarettes in Malaysia in 2020 worth over RM20 million, which has since led to a successful criminal case at the JB High Court . Other notable clients include Hermes International, Longchamp Paris, Lacoste, Liverpool Football Club and Ath letics Grounds, LVMH Group, including Dior, Tag Heuer, Hublot, Zenith, WAHL Clipper Corporation, ASICS, Goyard St Honore, Johnson & Johnson and many more.
• Working closely with MDTCA, the MCMC, the MOH, the Customs and the Royal Malaysian Police.
• Conducting trainings/workshops/seminars for MDTCA officers, Customs officers and RMP cadets, as recent as March 2022 in Penang.
• Speaking at IPR seminars/trainings by external organisations or clients such as the Malaysian Bar Council, MyIPO, International Trademark Association (INTA) INTA), ALSA, ITECHLaw and Federation of Malaysian Manufacturers as well as clients such as FGV, MR DIY and Port of Tanjung Pelepas.

IP Transactional Work, and Technology and Media Work - due diligence exercises and drafting ofvcomplex IP transactional and technology acquisition and licensing agreements, on his own or withvpartners and colleagues of the IP department and the Corporate Department. Some of his reputable clients are Jaya Grocer, Wilcom Pty Ltd, Silterra, Monash University, UEM Edgenta, Geely and Omesti Bhd.

Anti Competition, Personal Data and Regulatory and Compliance Work - regulatory and compliance work for various MNC clients, including advising and assisting with review of operating documents and agreements, applications for licenses and approvals, liaising with governmental bodies such as MOH and MDTCA. Clients include Microsoft, ResMed, Mead--Johnson Nutrition, Reckitt Johnson Nutrition, Reckitt Benckiser, DynatraceBenckiser, Dynatrace, , Kraft HeinzKraft Heinz and BIGO.

Business development, marketing activities, seminars and talks, including:

• Speaker (on behalf of the Bar Council’s IP Committee), MOE and MyIPO’s Seminar Harta Intelek Bahan Sumber Pengajaran Dan Pembelajaran Peringkat Kebangsaan 2024.
• Speaker, FMM’s Business Best Practices Webinar: Data Privacy and Security -Compliance and Customer Trust(2024). Other speakers included Partners Irene Yong and Lilien Wong and associates Boo Cheng Xuan and Yee Yong Xuan.
• Speaker, FMM’s Business Best Practices Webinar -Increase Sales and Customers’ Engagement with Contest/Competition(2023)
• Speaker, INTA Virtual Roundtable “Landlord Liability in Malaysia: Brick and Mortar and Online” (February 2022). Other speakers included myselfand the Assistant Director-General of Enforcement at MDTCA.
• Speaker, ALSA IP Workshop (2021). Other speakers included Janet Toh and Jessica Chong.
• MC and Speaker, “Countdown to Trademarks Act 2019” (2019). Other speakers included partners and associates of the IP department.
• Speaker, Federation of Malaysian Manufacturers’ Seminar on Consumer Protection Act (2018). Other speakers included Janet Toh.
• MC, ITECHLaw Forum 2018
• MC and speaker, JIPA visit and trainings. Other speakers included partners and associates of the IP department.

Publications - Raghuram has also authored or co authored articles, books, manuals and/or publications including

• Manual Industrial Property(The Brown Book), Wolters Kluwer (2024)
• World Intellectual Property Rights and Remedies(Malaysian chapter), Thomson Reuters Corp. (2024)
• Manual for the Handling of the Applications for Patents, Trademarks and Designs (Brown Book), Kluwer IP Law (2022)
• World Intellectual Property Rights and Remedies (Malaysian chapter), Thomson Reuters Corp.(2021)
• Trademark Protection beyond borders -What it means for local businesses, Business in Action -Federation of Malaysian Manufacturers’ Framework (2020)
• CorporateLiveWire Virtual Round Table -Intellectual Property (2019)
• Malaysia’s Trademark Legislation Goes Under the Knife, Asia IP (2019)
• Monetising IP assets –Malaysia, Managing IP (2018)
• Doing Business in Asia (Malaysia chapter), Thomson Reuters Corp. (2016 –2017)
• Doing Business in Asia, Thomson Reuters Corporation (2013 -2016)
• Annotations to the Statutes of Malaysia: Trade Marks Act 1976, Trade Descriptions Act 2011, Patents Act 1983, Copyright Act 1987 and Industrial Designs Act 1996, LexisNexis Malaysia (2013)

IAM 1000’s Patent 1000
Litigation – Bronze Individual (2025)
Transactions – Recommended Individual (2025)

Legal 500 Asia-Pacific
Rising Star (2022 – 2024)

Managing IP Stars
IP Stars - Rising Star (2021 – 2024)

• Member, Malaysian Bar (Since 2012)
• Member, International Bar Association (IBA)
• Member, ASEAN Intellectual Property Association (ASEAN IPA) (Since 2018)
• Member, World Law Group (Since 2021)
  Public Profile: https://www.theworldlawgroup.com/news/raghuram-supramanium-wlg-beyond-borders-participant]
• Member, Malaysian Intellectual Property Association (MIPA) (Since 2021)
• Member, Malaysian Intellectual Property Office (MyIPO)’s Copyright-Industrial Design Task Force (Since 2022)
• Member, Bar Council Intellectual Property Committee (Since 2022)
• Member, Bar Council IP Mediation Task Force (Since 2022)

• Manual for the Handling of the Applications for Patents, Trademarks and Designs (Brown Book), Kluwer IP Law (2022)
• World Intellectual Property Rights and Remedies (Malaysian chapter), Thomson Reuters Corp. (2021)
• Trademark Protection beyond borders - What it means for local businesses, Business in Action - Federation of Malaysian Manufacturers’ Framework  (2020)
• CorporateLiveWire Virtual Round Table - Intellectual Property (2019)
• Malaysia’s Trademark Legislation Goes Under the Knife, Asia IP (2019)
• Monetising IP assets – Malaysia, Managing IP (2018)
• Doing Business in Asia (Malaysia chapter), Thomson Reuters Corp. (2016 – 2017)
• Doing Business in Asia, Thomson Reuters Corporation (2013 - 2016)
• Annotations to the Statutes of Malaysia: Trade Marks Act 1976, Trade Descriptions Act 2011, Patents Act 1983, Copyright Act 1987 and Industrial Designs Act 1996, LexisNexis Malaysia (2013)