He is very passionate about Intellectual Property Rights, especially Copyright and Related Rights. He worked as Registrar of Copyrights of the Indian Copyright Office for about 6 and 1/2 years and played a key role in the introduction of amendments to the Copyright Act in 2012 and introduction of the Copyright Rules, 2013. He also initiated online registration for copyright along with payment gateway and digitisation of documents in the Copyright Office in 2014. Further, he took the initiative to adopt a special logo and got ISO-9001 certification for this office.

He attended many WIPO SCCR meetings, Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) Free Trade negotiation and other FTA negotiations as a member of the Indian delegation. He made significant contributions to recently concluded two WIPO Treaties namely, the Beijing Treaty on Audiovisual Performances, 2012 and the Marrakesh Treaty to Facilitate Access to Published Works for Persons Who Are Blind, Visually Impaired, or Otherwise Print Disabled, 2013. As a WIPO resource person and expert in the copyright law contributed to the revision of the copyright legislations of Nepal, Bhutan and Myanmar. As a resource person, he gives lectures/talks on Copyrights and Related Rights in various International and National seminars and workshops organised by WIPO, Geneva and also in several Universities and Institutes all over India.

Naavi is the founder of www.naavi.org the premier Cyber Law Portal in India. He has also introduced pioneering web based services such as Cyber Evidence Archival Center (www.ceac.in), Online arbitration Center (www.arbitration.in ) and online domain name dispute resolution center (www.lookalikes.in). Naavi is also the founder of www.cyberlawcollege.com which is the pioneering Virtual educational institution in India dedicated to Cyber Law Education. Cyber Law College presently conducts offline and virtual courses on Cyber Laws

Naavi has over three decades of senior corporate executive experience behind him. He has been an ex-Banker and Consultant to several Companies in IT Services. He has held top management positions in several companies engaged in the business of Banking, Advertising, IT Infrastructure Services and IT product marketing services.

Naavi has pioneered the concept of “Total Information Assurance” comprising of a three dimensional approach to Information Security going beyond the technical concepts of Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability to Authentication and Non Repudiation. His three dimensional approach based on Technical, Legal and Behavioural Science to Information Security and the “Theory of Information Security Motivation” have introduced new dimensions to the Information Security approach in India.

Naavi has also developed a modular approach to Information Assurance implementation documented as Total Information Assurance for Modular Implementation (http://www.information-assurance.in) to approach the Information Assurance requirements of SMEs.

Naavi is a well-known Netizen Activist and founder secretary of CySi, Founder Trustee IIIT Law and Chairman, Digital Society of India.

He specialises in ‘ex ante IP services’ and advises on techno-legal issues. His clients include ECGC, GAIL, IIT-Madras, National Institute of Epidemiology, Pearsons, NIS, Dürr, Motorola, Blackberry (RIM), Fresnius Kabi Oncology Services Ltd., TransAsia Bio Medicals Ltd., Nippon Express, SRM Institute of Medical Sciences, Socomec, Emudhra CSL (formerly 3i Infotech), TAFE, Reddington, and Bureau of Indian Standards. He is also a Consultant at IP Dome, a firm that provides IP Strategy services, operating at the intersection of lab, law and the market.

Giridhar has handled briefs in U.S., Malaysia, and Singapore, and has been involved in International Arbitration. He is a Certified Mediator on the Court-annexed mediation panel of the Madras High Court. His Firm also conducts Corporate Training Programmes in various branches of law. Their unique methodology encourages executives to draw upon their experiential resources through simulation exercises, generating a higher quality of learning.

He has travelled widely and has lectured in various Universities in U.S.A., U.K. and Europe, including Oxford University, University of Michigan, and Brussels School of International Studies, affiliated to the University of Kent. He also regularly lectures at the Madras University and NALSAR Law University. He also teaches a specialised course on ‘Monetising IP’ in the Post-Graduate course on ‘Patent Law’ in NALSARPRO.

He lives in Chennai with his wife, Swapna (who is the CEO of IP Dome Strategy Advisors), and three children, two dogs and a cat. He is a Rotarian and his interests include music, travel, yoga, reading, trekking and dancing.

Subsequently, Mr. Murali had also participated in a Programme on Intellectual Property Law organized by Washington Graduate School (USDA) during April 1988. He had also attended the International Law Seminar organized under the aegis of International Law Commission at Palais De Nations, Geneva, Switzerland (1991).

Mr. Muralidharan was earlier one of the founding faculty members of National Law School of India, Bangalore and worked for 4 years as Assistant Professor. Acts regularly as a guest faculty in NALSAR Hyderabad, IIM Bangalore, NLSIU Bangalore, and National Law University Jodhpur, Administrative Staff College of India, Hyderabad and many others. He has published many articles in National and International journals and has been instrumental in improving the literacy of Intellectual Property Rights and Cyber legal regimes in India by being a Visiting Faculty in NALSAR PRO Patents, Cyber and Media Laws P. G Diploma courses.

He is also a Life member. Indian Society of International law, N.Delhi-1, Mediator. Bangalore Mediation Centre(an initiative of Karnataka High Court Bangalore).He regularly attends and acts as Resource Person in Professional Improvement Programs on IP Law, Environmental law and International Trade law.

He is also an alumnus of the prestigious International Leadership Program established by the U.S Department of State. He has been consulted on various professional assignments by IIT Bombay, IIT Kharagpur, Columbia Earth Institute etc.

Dr. V.K. Unni teaches business laws and public policy issues. He has published on Trademarks & Domain names and other issues of Internet Laws. He holds a PhD in IPR from NALSAR University of Law. Read more - https://www.iimcal.ac.in/users/unniv

YVST Sai has wide experience in the Income Tax Department and worked in Investigation, Assessment, Training, Headquarters, Systems, etc. He worked in various places in the country like Nagpur, Bhubaneshwar, Hyderabad and Chennai.

He also worked as Course Director for training 2005 batch IRS officers at National Academy of Direct Taxes (NADT), Nagpur. YVST Sai worked as a scientist with DRDO/ISRO before joining the IRS.

YVST Sai completed his M.Sc. in Physics from Andhra University, M.A. in Economics from Annamalai University and M.Phil. in Economics (International Trade) from the Osmania University. He also completed a 1-yr course in Nuclear Science and Engineering from the BARC, Mumbai. He completed a short training on investigation from the Duke University, USA. He published papers in reputed journals like Economic & Political Weekly and Asian Economic Review on topics like WTO and International Trade.

He is a regular faculty in the Cyber Law programme conducted by Nalsar Proximate education and also visits NADT & RTIs of Income Tax Department to deliver presentations on diverse topics. He developed he first case law manual on the RTI Act which is available on the web. He also participated in design of training manual on RTI for Income Tax Department as well as trained various officers of the Department on RTI issues. During his stint at NADT, he conducted as well as participated in international training programmes for IRS officers of Sri Lanka, Tanzania and Oman.