Shearn Delamore does more than just provide advice, according to one client: "It anticipates future issues and addresses those issues in its advice, without limiting its advice to the questions posed by the client. This is extremely beneficial to clients when it comes to strategising and planning their next course of action."
Recognised as a premier IP outfit in the country by clients and peers alike, the firm remains in the top Tier across the rankings this year. A competitor conceded that: "When it comes to contentious work in trade marks and copyright, the firm is definitely top Tier."
A high-profile case for the firm in the last year was its advice to the Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority of India regarding the cancellation of Ponni as a trade mark for rice. Ponni is in the process of being registered as a geographical indication in India for a particular type of rice from the Tamil Nadu region. The High Court held that the use of Ponni on anything other than that Ponni rice is likely to cause confusion. An appeal has been filed by the respondent Syarikat Faiza to the Court of Appeal.