Mrs. Azimah brings 29 years of leadership in IP roles, with significant contributions at PROTON Group of Companies and MIMOS Berhad. At PROTON, she achieved success in cross-border technology licensing and global IP enforcement. At MIMOS, she led strategic IP management, IP valuation, market and technology foresight, and roadmap validation across diverse technology sectors. Her tenure resulted in the filing and granting of nine co-invented patents under PCT and Malaysia, driving impactful commercialisation of local R&D outputs. Her expertise has enhanced national and international innovation indices, positioning MIMOS and Malaysia prominently since 2010.

1. Strategic IP management

2. IP policy and enforcement

3. IP strategy for technology transfer

4. Licensing and negotiations

5. Patent analytics and interpretations for data driven decision-making in technology investment

6. Market and technology trends validation

7. Technology foresights, R&D processes

8. Commercialization process, product portfolio

9. Packaging and pricing

10. IP valuation

11. IP mining and strategic IP claims writing

12. Develop strategic business plans and business

13. Partnership and collaboration strategies

1. Masters in IP (Law)

2. Graduate ICSA from the Chartered Governance Institute of UK and Ireland

3. Diploma in Public Administration

4. Malaysian IP Valuation Training

5. HRDF certified trainer - Intellectual Property Management