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Hariharan Subramaniam

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Subramaniam, Nataraj & Associates

Patent & Trademark Attorneys
E-556, Greater Kailash-II
New Delhi-110048

Tel: (+91 11) 29210792; 29215603; 29216025
Fax: (+91 11) 2922 6005; 2922 6012
sna@vsnl.com


Hari Subramaniam is an attorney at law with a background in medical sciences. He is the managing partner of a leading New Delhi based IPR law firm Subramaniam Nataraj & Associates (SNA). He has been in practice in the field of IPR for nearly 30 years and has been involved in several important IPR cases and contentious matters in India and abroad. He has one of the best track records in Patent Oppositions in India. He was formerly the Head of the Patents department of Remfry & Sagar, one of the oldest IP law firms in the world and in that capacity was the first person to initiate Mailbox applications in India for pharmaceutical products. His technical field of expertise includes biology, biotechnology, chemistry, biochemistry and medicinal chemistry. He is a major contributor to and a regular speaker at various workshops in Intellectual Property Laws conducted worldwide including WIPO, leading Universities around the world, Intellectual Properties Owners Association, USA, American Bar Association, various Judicial Academies in India, Indo Pacific Juristic Forum, and various Patent Offices.  He has authored several papers on IPR and is on the teaching faculty of several institutions including several law colleges, Indian Law Institute, and Academy of Intellectual Property Studies.  He has advised several governments and has been invited several times as an expert witness before the Parliament for amendment of Patent laws. He was a member of a three member team which was invited by the Mauritius Research Council headed by the Prime Minister of Mauritius to advise them of Patent Law amendments in August 2002. He is a member of several international organisations connected with Intellectual Property and is the President of the Asian Patents Attorneys Association, India Chapter.

Ranked among the top three tiers by ‘Managing Intellectual Property”, “Chambers” and “Legal 500”, Hari Subramaniam has been selected as an “Asialaw - Leading Lawyer” for the sixth time in a row.

His firm, SNA, boasts of a very impressive list of clients and represents several Fortune 500 companies, leading corporations, universities and law firms in the world. It also represents a large number of domestic corporations, worldwide. The firm is equipped to provide complete and highly cost effective services from drafting, filing and prosecution of applications to searches, oppositions and enforcement. It has an excellent network of associates and correspondent counsels worldwide. Today, SNA is one of the largest filers of PCT International Applications from India and is regarded by peers, the Indian Patent Office and the industry as a top IP firm in India.

SNA provides its clients with a personalised service – professional in approach and reliable, irrespective of any time constraints. It possesses latest technology and sophisticated software that enables its attorneys to keep track of all critical deadlines. The work systems are adapted to meet the specific needs of each client.

SNA’s team of attorneys includes specialists in different technical fields as well as in litigation. SNA’s clients are assured of easy access to appropriate advice at different stages in the creation, filing, prosecution, protection, management, exploitation and enforcement of their intellectual property.

With representation in major cities of India such as Calcutta, Chennai and Mumbai and long-established relationships with local counsel throughout the world, SNA is well positioned to serve their clients’ domestic and international needs.