Full name – Ms Lihini Madushika De Silva
Designation – Senior Lecturer Grade II / Head of the Department of Public Law
E-mail – lihini.desilva@kdu.ac.lk
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Qualifications
Research & Publications
Guest Presentations
Teaching Areas
Research Interests
Awards & Grants
Qualifications
- Master of Philosophy (MPhil), University of Colombo, Sri Lanka.
- Bachelor of Laws (LLB) (Hons), Faculty of Law, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka.
- Attorney-at-Law of the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka
- Commissioner for Oaths
- Registered Company Secretary
- Certificate in Teaching in Higher Education (CTHE), General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University, Sri Lanka.
- Certificate Course in Human Resource Management, Institute of Personnel Management in Sri Lanka.
Research & Publications
Publications
- De Silva LM and NS Punchihewa ’30 Years after TRIPS: A Glance at the Law of GIs in SL’ (The Morning Newspaper 24.11.2024).
- De Silva LM, ‘State Intervention in the Application for Registration of Geographical Indications in Sri Lanka: Insights from Indian and French Experiences’[2024] European Intellectual Property Review 726-733.
- De Silva LM, ‘Towards the Resolution of Conflictual Interactions between Geographical Indications and Trademarks: A Case Study of Sri Lanka’ [2022] European Intellectual Property Review 623-630.
- De Silva LM, ‘Legal Protection of Products Identified by Geographical Indications Having Weaker Link to the Origin’ (11th International Research Conference, General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University, Colombo 2018. (This paper won the Best Oral Presentation award at the conference).
- De Silva LM and Punchihewa NS, ‘New Prospects for GI Producers?: An Appraisal of the Proposed Amendment Bill to the Intellectual Property Act of Sri Lanka’ (Annual Research Symposium, University of Colombo, Colombo November 2017).
- De Silva LM, ‘Greening Patent Law: The Sri Lankan Perspectives’ (10th International Research Conference, General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University, Colombo 2017).
- De Silva LM, ‘Protection of Trade Secrets and Breach of Confidence: The Sri Lankan Perspective’ [2016] Manurawa Law Journal 167
- De Silva LM, ‘What if a Company Acts beyond its Objects? The Sri Lankan Legal Perspective’ [2016] Silhouette 214
- De Silva LM, ‘Livelihood Deprived? A critical Analysis of Livelihood in Acquisition of Private Lands in Sri Lanka’ (Conference Proceedings of 3rd International Conference on Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya, Colombo, 2016).
- De Silva LM, ‘Are They Set to Lose Out in Others’ Gains? An Analysis of Livelihood Security in Acquisition of Lands in Sri Lanka’ (9th International Research Conference, General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University, Colombo, 2016). (This paper was awarded the best paper award at the conference).
- De Silva LM, ‘Viability of Trade Secret Protection for Inventions of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises in Sri Lanka’ (Conference Proceedings of 3rd International Conference on Contemporary Management, University of Jaffna, Jaffna, 2016).
- De Silva LM, ‘A New Look at the Acquisition of Private Lands in Sri Lanka’ (Multidisciplinary Research Conference, Colombo, 2016) ISBN 978-0-9939889-8-1.
- De Silva LM, ‘Geographical Indications-Need of a Registration System for Sri Lanka’ (8th International Research Conference, General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University, Colombo 2015) ISBN 978-955-0301-23-2.
- De Silva LM, ‘Are You a Workman at your Workplace or an Independent Contractor? An Analysis of the Yardsticks Used by the Courts to Differentiate the Contract of Service and Contract for Service’ [2015] Silhouette 214.
Conference Presentations
- Presented a research paper on ‘Who can Patent Inventions? A Reevaluation of the Patent Law of Sri Lanka in the face of Artificial Intelligence’ at the 3rd Intellectual Property and Innovation Researchers Asia Colloquium, 2024
- Presented a research paper on ‘Application for Registration of Geographical Indications and State Intervention in Sri Lanka’ at the 2nd Intellectual Property and Innovation Researchers Asia Colloquium, 2022.
- Presented a research paper on ‘State Intervention in the Protection of Geographical Indications in Sri Lanka’ at the 4th Intellectual Property and Innovation Researchers Asia Conference, 2022
- Presented a research paper on ‘Resolving Conflicts between GIs and Trademarks in Sri Lanka’ at the 1st Intellectual Property and Innovation Researchers Asia Colloquium, 2021.
- Presented a research paper on ‘Geographical Indications for Non-Agricultural Products in Sri Lanka: Where Does the Frontier Stand?’ at the 3rd Intellectual Property and Innovation Researchers Asia Conference, 2021.
- Presented a research paper on ‘Balancing the Rights of Trademark and Geographical Indication Owners in Sri Lanka: A Social Engineering Task’ at the 2nd Intellectual Property and Innovation Researchers Asia Conference, Indonesia 2020.
- Presented a research paper on ‘Greening Patent Law: A Comparative Analysis of Sri Lanka and China’ at the Asian Law Institute Conference (ASLI), Philippines, May 2017
- Presented a Research Paper on ‘Young Blood to Shape the Future: Youth Political Participation in the contemporary Sri Lanka’ (Young Scholars Conference, South Asian University, New Delhi, October 2016) Coauthored by Edirisinghe AA, Wijerathna YP, Mudalige NKK, & De Silva LM.
Guest Presentations
- Resource Person at the Technical Session on ‘Law Reforms & Enhancing Regulatory Frameworks’ at 37th Annual Conference of Organization of Professional Association of Sri Lanka held in Colombo, on 27th August 2024.
- Chaired the Technical Session on Harnessing Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering for Sustainable Healthcare’ at the International Conference organized by the School of Law, Christ University, Delhi, India on 15th March 2024.
- Speaker, ‘Second-tier Patent System for the Protection of Innovation of Small and Medium Enterprises’, International Workshop on Intellectual Property Rights for the Promotion and Protection of Innovation, organized by Gargaon College, Assam, India in 2022.
- Speaker at the Intellectual Property Law Session of 29th LAWASIA Conference held from 10th – 15th August 2016 in Colombo, Sri Lanka.
Teaching Areas
- Administrative Law
- Intellectual Property Law
- Law of Contracts
- Law of Space
Research Interests
- Protection of Geographical Indications
- Trade Secret Law
- Administrative Law
Awards & Grants
- World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) grant to attend the 2nd Intellectual Property and Innovation Researchers Asia Conference 2020 held in Indonesia.
- Best Paper Award for the paper titled ‘Legal Protection of Products Identified by Geographical Indications Having Weaker Link to the Origin’, 11th International Research Conference, General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University, 2018
- Best Paper Award for the paper titled as Are They Set to Lose Out in Others’ Gains? An Analysis of Livelihood Security in Acquisition of Lands in Sri Lanka, 9th International Research Conference, General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University, 2016
- A.B Cooray Memorial Prize for the Best Performance at the Year II LL.B Examination held in 2012, Faculty of Law, University of Colombo.
- University Colours Award Winner for Table Tennis in Year 2013, University of Colombo.
- Rev Sr. Adrian Challenge Shield for the Most Outstanding Student of the year 2009, Sacred Heart Convent, Galle.
- Rev Sr. Rosina Nanayakkara Challenge Shield for the Overall Best Performance at the G.C.E A/L Examination held in 2009, Sacred Heart Convent, Galle.