Sanil Khatri

Baker McKenzie (Singapore)

Sanil is a Local Principal in the Intellectual Property & Technology Practice Group in Baker McKenzie in Singapore. He is qualified in both Singapore and Australia, and is a Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP/A) by the International Association of Privacy Professionals. 

Sanil specialises in intellectual property and technology law, representing and advising local, regional and multinational clients in contentious and non-contentious matters in respect of trade mark, copyright, patent and design protection and enforcement issues. He advises on the commercialisation of IP and related technology and commercial matters, including licensing, franchising, transactions, privacy, data protection, cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, e-commerce, media, content and regulatory issues. Sanil also advises organisations on India inbound and outbound matters on various intellectual property, technology and commercial issues.

Sanil provides legal, commercial and strategic advice to high profile clients to manage trade mark portfolios, including trade mark selection, clearance searches and trade mark prosecutions and oppositions in protecting key product launches and brand strengthening initiatives in the Asia-Pacific region. He also advises clients on IP and technology related transactions, and planning and executing IP enforcement and anti-counterfeiting strategies. 

Sanil is recognized as a Next Generation Partner by Legal 500 Asia Pacific in the Intellectual Property: Local Firms category, as well as a Rising Star by IP Stars for his advisory work in the IP space. Sanil is also recommended by World Trademark Review 1000 for IP enforcement, litigation, prosecution and strategy.