M S Bharath

Founder

M S Bharath founded KRIA Law in March 2021 after 23 years of practice and 12 years of leading a regional office as a Senior Partner of a large Indian IP Firm. MS as he fondly referred to is a sought-after Litigator, Strategist and Counsellor in Intellectual Property, E-Commerce, Technology, Software, Franchising and Licensing spanning numerous industries and mentored several hundred Start Ups.

Bharath presently serves on the Board of Directors of the International Trademark Association, INTA until 2026. He is also the Vice President of India Group of and International Councillor, APAA, Asian Patent Attorneys Association

In the year 2022, Bharath was one of the three (3) lawyers who were Co-opted Members of the for drafting the Rules for IP Division of Madras High Court by its IPR Committee.

India Business Law Journal identified Bharath as one of India's top lawyers and a member of its prestigious A-List for 2022-23. In 2022, he was identified as one of Asia’s Leading: IP Expert by Asia IP. In 2021 he was identified as one of the India’s Super Lawyers by Asia Legal Business. In 2020, the Indian National Bar Association (INBA) nominated him as the IPR Lawyer of the year.

Bharath was instrumental in setting up and continues to support a few NGOs for the upliftment of transgenders (www.sakkhi.org) and underprivileged children. He has been active supporter of IDIA https://www.idialaw.org/ since its inception.