Anomi Wanigasekera

Anomi heads our Intellectual Property Group. She has extensive experience in the full range of enforcement, management and transactional matters pertaining to intellectual property law, including representing clients before the National Intellectual Property Office, acting for multinationals as well as Sri Lankan conglomerates in respect of infringement actions, applying for injunctions and search and/or seizure orders. She also overlooks the drafting and reviewing of contracts and advises on regulatory compliance matters.

Called to the bar

• April 1984

Date of joining the Firm

• May 1984

Professional Qualifications

• Attorney-at-Law & Notary Public

Academic Qualifications

• LLM (Wales)
• Post Attorney Diploma in Intellectual Property Law
• Post Attorney Diploma in International Trade Law
• Post Attorney Diploma in Banking and Insurance Law

Areas of Practice

• Intellectual Property
• Litigation & Arbitration

Publications

• Comparison of Hague – Visby and Hamburg Rules
• Parallel Imports and some aspects of Trademark Law

Memberships

• Bar Association of Sri Lanka – Life Member
• Colombo Law Society – Member
• Member of the Asian Patent Attorneys Association (APAA)
• Member of the International Trademark Association (INTA)
• Jt. Secretary, Asian Patent Attorneys Association – Sri Lanka Group
• International Association of Protection of Intellectual Property (AIPPI) Sri Lanka Group – Member