30 Acquisition International - March 2017 Mr Hari Subramaniam talks more about his firm, SNA, and the industry it operates in as a recent recipient of the award, Ones to Watch in Intellectual Property 2017 from India. ubramaniam & Associates (SNA) was founded by highly qualified and experienced professionals and commenced its practice on April 01, 1998. The firm specialises in intellectual property laws - patent, trade mark, design, copyright, domain names and related issues. “We are equipped to provide complete and highly cost effective services, from drafting, filing and prosecution of applications, to searches, oppositions and enforcement,” explains Mr Hari Subramaniam, the firm’s managing partner. “Our clients include several Fortune 500 and Fortune 100 companies, multinationals, foreign and Indian universities, law firms across the world, Indian Institutes of Technology, accomplished scientists and domestic corporations.” Company: Subramaniam & Associates (SNA) Email:
[email protected] Web: www.sna-ip.com Address: Central Square, Suite - 328, Plaza III 20, Manoharlal Khurana Marg, Bara Hindu Rao, Delhi 11 006 India Phone: +91 11 30165700 Highly Qualified and Experienced S Mr. Hari Subramaniam has a background in medicine, biological and life sciences, physics and chemistry. He has had specialised advanced training in medicine, biotechnology, electronics and medicinal chemistry at various international institutions of repute. He was registered as a patent agent and admitted to the bar in 1981. He has been in practice for the last 34 years, specialising in all aspects of intellectual property law. In the course of his career, he has filed, prosecuted, defended, opposed and/or enforced (directly or in a supervisory capacity) over 35,000 patent matters in India and abroad. He has extensive experience in oppositions and IP litigation. He possesses formidable skills in drafting and prosecuting patent applications in most countries of the world, and in practically every area of technology. SNA is committed to providing clients with a personalised service – professional in approach, and reliable, regardless of any time constraints. The firm possesses the latest technology and sophisticated software, both of which enable our attorneys to keep track of all critical deadlines. Our work systems are adapted to meet the specific needs of each client. With head offices in Delhi, representation in other major Indian cities such as Kolkata, Chennai and Mumbai, and long established relationships with local counsel worldwide, SNA is well positioned to serve clients’ domestic as well as international needs. SNA’s total staff strength is 60, including 21 highly qualified attorneys. Mr. Hari Subramaniam comments: “We have an excellent global network of associates and correspondent counsels. SNA’s team of attorneys includes specialists in different technical fields as well as in litigation. All our clients are assured of easy access to appropriate advice at every stage in the creation, filing, prosecution, protection, management, exploitation and enforcement of their intellectual property rights.” SNA’s team has the best track record in the country in patent prosecution and oppositions. “We are active participants - on invitation - in various advisory organisations and committees, including those set up by the Government of India and WIPO. We are called upon to train Judicial Officers, Parliamentarians and Examiners. We do not simply practise law. We clarify and create law.” Highly Qualified and Experienced 1703AI23