We are pleased to announce that ALG India Law Offices LLP has been ranked amongst the best law firms of the world in World Trademark Review’s 2021 WTR 1000 Rankings. The firm’s trademark practice features in the Enforcement and Litigation as well as Prosecution and Strategy category. Managing Partner, Sheja Ehtesham has also been individually recognized.

For more details, please see the mentioned link:

https://www.worldtrademarkreview.com/directories/wtr1000/rankings/india; https://www.worldtrademarkreview.com/directories/wtr1000/firms/alg-india-law-offices-llp

A Legal Issues Seminar’ (LIS) was conducted by Sri Lekha Rayapati, Associate, on issues such as related to Information Technology, Intermediary Liability & Safe Harbor, Cyberstalking & Other Cyber Crimes etc. The seminar particularly touched upon the offence of identity theft, Intermediary liability & safe harbor provisions and regulation of OTT platforms. The seminar further shed light on the current position of these issues under the Information Technology Act, 2000

While session sparked interesting questions, it concluded with an extensive discussion on whether or not there currently exists a sufficient framework for regulation of OTT Platforms.

The presentation can be accessed here.

A warm welcome to ALG’s new additions: – Shreya Kunwar who joins us as a Trainee Associate and Aishwarya Pande who joins us as an Associate.

We’re excited to have you on board!

Hardik Choudhary, Trainee Associate, lead an interesting discussion in last week’s Practice Work Shop (PWS) session on whether copyright protection should be provided to engineered DNA/genetics. The feasibility of such a protection along with pros and cons were discussed at length during the session.

A ‘Legal Issues Seminar’ (LIS) was conducted by Sneha Tandon, Associate, as part of ALG’s ongoing ‘Legal Issues in My Area of Interest (AoI)’ series, where Associates present on issues in their respective Areas of Interest. The seminar touched upon “Whether garment designs are protectable under Copyright Law or Designs Law?”, “Can the author’s right in case of architectural work prevail over land/building owner’s right of demolition of such work?” and “Whether grant of punitive/exemplary damages in suits for infringement of pharmaceutical trademarks is an extension of a ruling in the plaintiff’s favour?”.

Covering diverse areas, the session concluded with an engaging discussion on the rights of garment designers vis-à-vis couture inspired clothing lines produced by fast fashion labels under Copyright and Designs Laws respectively.

The presentation can be accessed here.