Malavika T Vikram

Senior Attorney, De Penning & De Penning

Ms Malavika T Vikram, is a senior attorney at De Penning & De Penning, with a wealth of experience in trademarks, copyright, domain name protection and enforcement. Ms Vikram started her career in law as a research scholar in the criminology department of University of Strathclyde in Scotland, United Kingdom. On her return to India, she was a general practice lawyer before the Madras High Court, with special focus on constitutional law, family law, company law and intellectual property law. Malavika Vikram has been associated with De Penning & De Penning since 2002 and is currently the practice head of the trademark and copyright division. She also heads the IP litigation department, which handles pre-litigation investigation, discovery and enforcement strategy culminating in infringement action. Apart from civil action, Malavika and the team have initiated criminal actions against counterfeit activities on e-commerce sites and in physical stores. She has also led several pre-litigation negotiations to find amicable resolution to IP disputes. Her experience extends to advising clients on IP transactions and maximising the financial value of IP assets.

Malavika works with Indian clients on trademark and copyright prosecution and enforcement in APAC countries, and she is also a regular speaker at various IP sensitisation and discussion forums and was a recipient of “Powerful Women in Intellectual Property 2023“ award by the World IP Forum.