Disputes can often arise in industries founded on the ownership of intellectual property rights and their exploitation. Our Group of IP litigators are experienced in the enforcement and defence of all forms of IP rights.

Litigation is one of several options available to businesses/individuals as part of their offensive and defensive strategies in respect of IP rights. SPA has a dedicated team to handle Brand Protection and Anti-Counterfeiting/Anti-Piracy activities of our clinets. Clients come to SPA for the breadth and depth of our knowledge in advising clients on all options available to them . Our respected and thoughtful opinions which are most practical afford our clients the necessary insight to make the most well-informed decisions. . Indeed, the firm is renowned worldwide by in-house counsel and peers to have one of the most efficient, effective and most lauded intellectual property litigation practices in existence. Results-based and annual surveys have placed the firm’s IP litigation practice at the top of many lists including Managing Intellectual Property’s World IP Survey, IP Law, Chambers and Partners and Legal 500 .

The firm has experience in advising clients in all aspects of intellectual property litigation before courts and administrative agencies. This includes litigation involving patents, trademarks, copyrights, trade secrets, trade dress and unfair competition and trade practices.

The key to any successful infringement trial is preparation. Although bold strikes and grand strategies are important, more often careful attention to detail, thorough preparation for trial and carefully written briefs are key to a successful outcome. From assembling the most appropriate team to handle the case, to collecting, producing and reviewing, if necessary, millions of pages of documents, to utilizing mock trials and preparing witnesses, the firm’s meticulous attention to detail is the key to our continued litigation successes.

In patent infringement cases, the successful presentation of a client’s case requires that the lawyers understand the technology involved. While some technical areas are less complex, our lawyers bring work hard to convert and translate the subject matter into a form understandable by a technically unsophisticated judge or jury.

None of us have technical backgrounds as will be evidenced in our profiles so need to careful when making these claims.

While IP Infringement litigation is handled through the Brand Protection, Anti-Counterfeit & Anti-Piracy department of Sudath Perera Associates, Intellectual Property management services are provided through SPA Global IP Solutions (Pvt) Limited. This associate company is exclusively dedicated to Registration of Trademarks, Domain names, Industrial Designs and Patents with the National Intellectual Property Office of Sri Lanka for local & foreign clients. These two divisions support each other in providing our clients with comprehensive continuous IP solutions.

The firm recognizes that protracted litigation sometimes represents a “no win” situation for both sides, and we therefore work with clients to develop alternatives to traditional litigation. As a result, we have developed extensive experience with alternative dispute resolution procedures, including arbitration proceedings.