IP Series - AI and IP : Securing Innovations in Semiconductor & ICT
[MRANTI Webinar] Intellectual Property Series - AI and IP : Securing Innovations in Semiconductor & ICT
Date and time
Location
Online
About this event
- Event lasts 1 hour 30 minutes
SESSION DESCRIPTION
In today’s fast-moving world of AI, ICT, and semiconductors, recent breakthroughs and rising global competition are putting even more focus on Intellectual Property (IP) as a critical success factor. With investors and partners closely watching how IP is managed and valued, startups, researchers, and SMEs need to be ready to show how their IP portfolios can create trust, drive commercialization, and secure long-term growth.
Join us and Adastra for this insightful session as we explore how IP can be used to protect innovation, build investor confidence, and unlock new business opportunities. Through real-world examples and practical strategies, you will learn how to strengthen your IP positioning, prepare for due diligence, and navigate funding or licensing discussions. Whether you’re developing cutting-edge semiconductors or pioneering AI solutions, this session will equip you with the tools to turn your IP into a powerful advantage.
This webinar is part of a larger support pathway designed to accelerate your innovation journey. What you learn here will serve as a foundation for deeper exploration in upcoming workshops and bootcamps—guiding you from idea to impact, and ultimately, to market success in 2025.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
- Learn how a strong and well-managed IP portfolio can help researchers, startups, and SMEs secure funding, stand out to investors, and build trust in commercial partnerships—especially in the fast-growing fields of AI, ICT, and semiconductors.
- Gain practical insights and real-world examples of how innovators have successfully used IP strategies to protect their inventions, prepare for due diligence, and unlock new opportunities in licensing, collaborations, and market expansion.
COURSE BREAKDOWN
- 75 minutes presentation
- 15 minutes Q&A
WHY JOIN US?
“Very helpful and informative. Innovative platform. I learned many things that I may not have discovered on my own based on the limitations of my time and knowledge. So, attending the MRANTI talks has opened up my mind to new knowledge and insights. I am so grateful to the MRANTI platform.”
“Thank you for the useful information, tools & resources shared during the session” - Chang Seng
“Great sessions to enhance our knowledge to improve what we don’t know” - Chan
“I like the tools that’s provided, I see that it will be useful” - Nora
SPEAKER
Ms. Suriyia Sadanathan
Director of Patents, Adastra IP
Suriyia has currently served the Intellectual Property (IP) industry for seventeen years. Prior to embarking a career in IP, Suriyia was attached to the Research and Development Department of Motorola Technology (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd. as an Electronics Engineer for four years gaining substantial experience in the field of information and communications technology. Suriyia began her IP career with a reputable IP firm in Malaysia in which she heads and leads the Patent Department with her practice area extending across all realms of patent and design prosecution.
At Adastra IP, as the Director of Patents, Suriyia provides the necessary provisions and supervision for the department to excel and progress by maintaining an efficient workflow and high productivity across the board while keeping abreast of changes in Patent laws and regulations, both local (Malaysia) and International, and ensure compliance with the relevant laws and guidelines. Coupled with both an engineering and legal qualification, Suriyia devises the most suitable Patent strategy with the best interest for protection of clients’ invention across multiple ASEAN jurisdictions and across other international jurisdictions.
Suriyia has extensive experience in patent drafting and preparing patentability opinions in a variety of diverse technical fields including telecommunication, mechanical, electronics and computer systems. She also has extensive experience in providing freedom-to-operate opinions, validity opinions and infringement opinions for clients along with providing patent litigation support for patent disputes in a variety of technical fields. She has also been actively engaged in providing IP talks to promote IP awareness. Over the years of her experience, Suriyia has develop a good relationship with the Malaysian Patent Office with regards to patent prosecution.
Suriyia has been recognized as “Highly recommended ‐ Individuals: patent prosecution” for the year 2023; she falls under “Gold Tier - Individuals: patent prosecution” for the year 2024 by IAM Patent 1000; recognized IAM Global Leaders 2025 – individuals for patent prosecution and further recognized by IAM Patent 1000 for year 2025 under “Gold Tier - Individuals: patent prosecution”
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