Mr. Ramakrishna Damodharan or Rama as he is fondly known to his friends and clients, has a degree in Applied Chemistry and postgraduate degree in law from University Malaya, the primer and most prestigious Malaysian university.

He is involved in patent, trademark, industrial design, geographical indications, new plant variety and grant of breeder’s right, copyright matters and also issues freedom to operate opinions and infringement opinions. He is also involved in providing litigation support to clients who were involved in IP litigation in many countries such as Malaysia, Singapore, Korea, China, United States, Europe, Russia, Argentina etc.

Rama is actively involved in the promotion of IP, speaking at many local and foreign conferences. He has also been invited by international agencies such as International Science, Technology and Innovation Centre for South-South Cooperation (ISTIC) which is under the auspices of UNESCO, Hong Kong Trade Development Center (HKTDC), University of Brunei Darussalam (UBD) and Brunei Economic Development Board (BEDB) as well as various local government and private entities.

Mr. Rama was recently invited by Japanese Patent Attorneys Association to deliver an e-learning seminar on trademark and design prosecution and litigation systems in ASEAN countries in English language. The seminar has been broadcast to more than 10000 patent attorneys in Japan.

He has written numerous papers it has been published in a number of Malaysian and foreign IP magazines