Full name – Ms Lihini Madushika De Silva
Designation – Senior Lecturer Grade II
E-mail – lihini.desilva@kdu.ac.lk
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Qualifications
Research & Publications
Participations
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
Research & Publications
- 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, ‘State Intervention in the Protection of Geographical Indications in Sri Lanka’ (Intellectual Property and Innovation Researchers of Asia Conference, February 2022).
- De Silva LM, ‘Geographical Indications for Non-Agricultural Products in Sri Lanka: Where Does the Frontier Stand?’ (Intellectual Property and Innovation Researchers of Asia Conference, University of Indonesia March 2021).
- De Silva LM, ‘Balancing the Rights of Trademark and Geographical Indication Owners in Sri Lanka: A Social Engineering Task’ (Intellectual Property and Innovation Researchers of Asia Conference, University of Indonesia February 2020).
- Mudalige NKK and De Silva LM ‘Nature of Employment and Labour Protection of the GI Producers in Sri Lanka’ (12th International Research Conference, General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University, Colombo 2019)
- 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, ‘Greening Patent Law: A Comparative Analysis of Sri Lanka and China’ (Asian Law Institute Conference (ASLI), University of Philippines, Philippines May 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
- Edirisinghe AA, Wijerathna YP, Mudalige NKK, & De Silva LM, ‘Young Blood to Shape the Future: Youth Political Participation in the contemporary Sri Lanka’ (Young Scholars Conference, South Asian University, New Delhi, October 2016).
- 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, ‘Second-Tier Patent Protection or Trade Secrets? East Asian Experience and Sri Lanka in Boosting Innovations of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises’, (29th LAWASIA Conference, Colombo, August 2016).
- 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.
Participations
- Participant, Workshop on Third World Approaches to International Law (TWAIL) organized by the Department of Public and International Law of Faculty of Law, University of Colombo held from 3rd – 4th January 2017 at Senate Hall, University of Colombo.
- Speaker at the Intellectual Property Law Session of 29th LAWASIA Conference held from 10-15 August 2016 in Colombo, Sri Lanka.
- Moot Court Judge at the international rounds of the 11th LAWASIA International Moot Competition held from 10-15 August 2016 in Colombo, Sri Lanka.
- Participant, Workshop on Patent Drafting and Patent Information Search organized by the National Intellectual Property Office with the collaboration of the World Intellectual Property Organization on 19th February 2016.
- Participant, International Research Symposium, Rajarata University, Sri Lanka, 2016
Teaching Areas
- Law of Contracts
- Administrative Law
- Company Law
- Legal Systems and Legal History of Sri Lanka
- Equity and Law of Trusts
- Law of Space
- Construction Law
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.