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01 July 2026
Raids uncover suspected counterfeit engine oil operations
Counterfeit products are more than an intellectualproperty issue - they pose serious risks to consumers, businesses, and the environment. In the case of counterfeit lubricants, the consequences can include engine damage, increased emissions, costly repairs, and compromised vehicle safety, while also undermining the reputation of legitimate brands. A coordinated anti-counterfeiting operation led by the ๐๐ผ๐น๐ผ๐บ๐ฏ๐ผ ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐บ๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ถ๐๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป (CCD), acting on a complaint made on behalf of one of the world's leading energy companies through its local legal representatives, ๐ฆ๐๐ฑ๐ฎ๐๐ต ๐ฃ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฎ ๐๐๐๐ผ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐, resulted in the seizure of suspected counterfeit engine oil bearing the Caltex and Delo brands from multiple locations in Mawanella and Kegalle. The operation demonstrates the importance of effective collaboration between brand owners, law enforcement authorities, and legal professionals in combating IP crime. Such enforcement efforts are essential not only to protect valuable intellectual property rights but also to safeguard consumers, preserve fair competition, and uphold the integrity of the marketplace. ๐๐ ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐๐๐ถ๐ด๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ป๐๐ฒ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐ ๐ฎ๐ด๐ถ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ'๐ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ๐๐, ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ฒ๐ ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ ๐๐ถ๐บ๐ฒ๐น๐ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐บ๐ถ๐ป๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฏ๐๐๐ ๐ฒ๐ป๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป๐ ๐ฎ ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ป๐ด๐ผ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ณ๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐ ๐ฎ๐ด๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ณ๐ฒ๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด.
31 May 2026
โ๐๐ข๐ฃ๐ฃ๐ฆ ๐ด๐ข๐ต๐ต๐ข ๐ฃ๐ฉ๐ข๐ท๐ข๐ฏ๐ต๐ถ ๐ด๐ถ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐ช๐ต๐ข๐ต๐ต๐ขโ โ May all beings be happy.
As Sri Lanka commemorates the birth, enlightenment, and passing ('Parinirvana') of the Buddha, may we reflect on the values of compassion, wisdom, and loving-kindness that continue to inspire millions around the world. โ๐๐ข๐ฃ๐ฃ๐ฆ ๐ด๐ข๐ต๐ต๐ข ๐ฃ๐ฉ๐ข๐ท๐ข๐ฏ๐ต๐ถ ๐ด๐ถ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐ช๐ต๐ข๐ต๐ต๐ขโ โ May all beings be happy. May this Vesak bring peace, understanding, and well-being to you and your loved ones. ๐๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ ๐ฉ๐ฒ๐๐ฎ๐ธ ๐๐ฎ๐ ๐ณ๐ฟ๐ผ๐บ ๐ฎ๐น๐น ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ฑ๐ฎ๐๐ต ๐ฃ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฎ ๐๐๐๐ผ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐.
21 May 2026
๐ฆ๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ธ๐ฎ’s ๐บ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ๐ฎ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ ‘๐จ๐น๐๐ถ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ฒ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฎ๐น ๐ข๐๐ป๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ฝ’ (๐จ๐๐ข) ๐ฑ๐ถ๐๐ฐ๐น๐ผ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ณ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐บ๐ฒ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ธ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ป๐ถ๐ฒ๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐ป๐ผ๐ ๐ผ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐น, marking a significant development in the countryโs corporate transparency and compliance landscape.
๐ฆ๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ธ๐ฎ's ๐บ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ๐ฎ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ '๐จ๐น๐๐ถ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ฒ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฎ๐น ๐ข๐๐ป๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ฝ' (๐จ๐๐ข) ๐ฑ๐ถ๐๐ฐ๐น๐ผ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ณ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐บ๐ฒ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ธ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ป๐ถ๐ฒ๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐ป๐ผ๐ ๐ผ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐น, marking a significant development in the countryโs corporate transparency and compliance landscape. Our latest briefing note, prepared by Minidi Gamalath (Partner/Head Company Secretary) and Anuji Jayatillake (Senior Associate) of SPA Corporate Services (Pvt) Ltd, provides a practical and detailed guide to the new UBO disclosure requirements, key filing deadlines, and immediate compliance steps for companies operating in SL. For further information, please contact Minidi, Anuji, your usual contact at SudathPereraAssociates, or SPA Corporate Services (Pvt) Ltd.
04 May 2026
๐ช๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฝ๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ผ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ป๐ผ๐๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐น๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐บ๐ผ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ฑ๐ฎ๐๐ต ๐ฃ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฎ ๐๐๐๐ผ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐.
๐ช๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฝ๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ผ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ป๐ผ๐๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐น๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐บ๐ผ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ฑ๐ฎ๐๐ต ๐ฃ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฎ ๐๐๐๐ผ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐. Please join us in congratulating: โข Eresha Weerasuriya โ ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐ป๐ฒ๐ฟ (๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ & ๐๐ผ๐บ๐บ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ฎ๐) โข Lakna Ukwatta โ ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ป๐ถ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐๐๐ผ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ (๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ & ๐๐ผ๐บ๐บ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ฎ๐) โข Dulmini Gamage โ ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ป๐ถ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐๐๐ผ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ (๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ & ๐๐ผ๐บ๐บ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ฎ๐) โข Anuji Jayatillake โ ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ป๐ถ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐๐๐ผ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ (๐ฆ๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐) โข Kasuni Ranaweera โ ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ป๐ถ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐๐๐ผ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ (๐๐ถ๐๐ฝ๐๐๐ฒ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐๐ผ๐น๐๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป) โข Madhubhashani Dissanayake โ ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ป๐ถ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐๐๐ผ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ (๐๐ถ๐๐ฝ๐๐๐ฒ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐๐ผ๐น๐๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป) โข Lakshani Perera โ ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ป๐ถ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐๐๐ผ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ (๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป) โข Dinushi Ranasinghe โ ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ป๐ถ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ผ๐บ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ป๐ ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ (๐ฆ๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐) We are proud to recognise their contributions and look forward to their continued role in driving the firm forward.
29 April 2026
International Trademark Association (INTA) Annual Meeting from 2nd – 8th May 2026
Our Founder-Managing Partner, Sudath Perera, will be in London for the International Trademark Association (INTA) Annual Meeting from 2nd - 8th May 2026. Please reach out to Sudath directly, or email info@sudathpereraassociates.com for meeting requests.
13 April 2026
Sudath Perera Associates wishes you a joyous and prosperous Sinhala & Tamil New Year.
Sudath Perera Associates wishes you a joyous and prosperous Sinhala & Tamil New Year. May Avurudu (Sinhalese) / Puthandu (Tamil) bring renewed beginnings, continued success, and prosperity in the year ahead.
12 April 2026
Sudath Perera, the firm’s Founder-Managing Partner, will be attending the React AGM 2026, taking place on 16th โ 17th April 2026 in Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
Sudath Perera, the firm's Founder-Managing Partner, will be attending the React AGM 2026, taking place on 16th โ 17th April 2026 in Rotterdam, The Netherlands. Please feel free to reach out to Sudath directly, or email info@sudathpereraassociates.com, to coordinate meetings.
05 April 2026
Wishing you a joyful and blessed Easter
Wishing you a joyful and blessed Easter. May this season bring renewed hope, happiness, and fresh beginnings to you and your loved ones. Warmest Easter wishes from all of us at Sudath Perera Associates.
21 March 2026
โจ Eid Mubarak! ๐
โจ Eid Mubarak! ๐ Wishing you and your loved ones peace, joy, and prosperity on this blessed occasion.
19 March 2026
We are pleased to partner with the Delegation of German Industry and Commerce in Sri Lanka (AHK Sri Lanka) as a Premier Silver Partner.
We are pleased to partner with the Delegation of German Industry and Commerce in Sri Lanka (AHK Sri Lanka) as a Premier Silver Partner. This partnership reflects our continued focus on supporting cross-border trade and investment, and strengthening commercial linkages between Germany and SriLanka. We look forward to working closely with AHK and its members to facilitate meaningful investment flows and strategic opportunities in the Sri Lankan market.