Hari Subramaniam appointed President of APAA; the first Indian to hold such position
Hari Subramaniam, Managing Partner, Subramaniam and Associates (SNA) has been appointed as the 14th President of the Asian
Hari Subramaniam appointed President of APAA; the first Indian to hold such position
Hari Subramaniam, Managing Partner, Subramaniam and Associates (SNA) has been appointed as the 14th President of the Asian Patent Attorneys Association (APAA) and the first Indian to hold such position.
Last year, Hari Subramaniam won the election with nearly 78% votes in his favour – the largest in the history of APAA – against Pablo Gancayco of the Philippines.
The 73rd Council Meeting of the Asian Patent Attorneys Association (APAA) was held in Busan, South Korea from in October 2022.
India hosted its first Council Meeting in 2005 and General Assembly in 2018 under the leadership of Jyoti Sagar and Hari Subramaniam. They were presided over by then Chief Justice of India, Late Mr. Y. K. Sabharwal and Vice President of India Mr. Venkaiah Naidu respectively.
APAA was founded in 1969 by Japan, Korea and Taiwan. India was inducted as the 14th recognised group in 1994 through the efforts of Pravin Anand, a leading IPR lawyer.
The first President of APAA (Indian Group) was Senior Advocate K.T.S. Tulsi (1994 to 1999) followed by Pravin Anand (1999 to 2003), Jyoti Sagar (2003 to 2006), Amarjit Singh (2006 to 2010), Hari Subramaniam (2010 to 2013; 2016 to 2020), Hon’ble Ms. Justice Prathiba Singh (2013 to 2016), and Sudeep Chatterjee, Partner – Singh & Singh (2020-Ongoing).
APAA India Chapter is the largest IP organisation in India whose members are all IPR lawyers. With 381 active members and under the leadership of the current President of India Group Sudeep Chatterjee, it is the third largest recognised group in Asia after Japan (630) and Korea (400). With its first ever International President from India, the India Group is expected to regain its second position before the next Council meeting in Singapore.