IP Expert

Overview

Anomi Wanigasekera, LLM (Wales), attorney-at-law, is the partner in charge of the intellectual property division of Julius & Creasy in Colombo. She holds diplomas in Intellectual Property Law, International Trade Law, Banking and Insurance Law from the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies of the Incorporated Council of Legal Education.

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 oversees the drafting and reviewing of contracts and advises on regulatory compliance matters. She has participated in several seminars/workshops both inland and abroad.

Awards

• Legal 500 Hall of Fame
• Chambers and Partners Asia Pacific Band 1: 2022-2024
• Full Service Lawyer of the Year 2024 – Global Law Experts
• Leaders in Law IP Law Expert Sri Lanka 2024

Memberships

• Life member of the Bar Association of Sri Lanka
• Life member of the Law Society of Sri Lanka
• Council member of the Asian Patent Attorneys Association (APAA)
• Vice President of the APAA Sri Lanka Group
• Member of the International Trademark Association (INTA)
• Committee member of the Anti-Counterfeit Committee of INTA
• Chairperson of the Anti-Counterfeiting Subcommittee for South Asia (INTA) 2024/2025