Smita Chandra will be moderating a table topic discussion during the INTA Annual Meeting 2020 at Singapore tentatively titled “Tightening of Noose on E-Commerce Platforms in India; Necessary Protection of IP Rights or Excessive Restraint on Legitimate Trade?”. If you’re planning to be in Singapore, mark your calendar for 8:00 am – 10:00 am on April 28, 2020.

ALG’s Ashwani Balayan and Aparna Sreedhar enjoyed connecting with friends and colleagues during various sessions and committee meetings at American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA) Conference, 2019.

Ashwani Balayan also presented India Patent updates at the IP and Far East Committee Meeting discussing the recent amendments and updates of the Patents Rules, 2019.

ALG is pleased to announce the promotion of Sakthiya Dakshi as a Partner, taking the total number of partners at the firm to 7. The partnership is effective from November 1, 2019.

Sakthiya has 9 years of experience in the field of Intellectual Property. She is a registered Patent Agent with experience in patent drafting and prosecution in the fields of biotechnology, nanotechnology and industrial engineering. At ALG, her practice also involves domestic and international trademark and design prosecution, and drafting and reviewing commercial contracts including IP licensing, assignments and transfers.

She completed her Bachelor of Technology degree (in the discipline of Biotechnology) from SASTRA University and LL.B. degree from Osmania University.

This year ALG came together to celebrate a green and eco-friendly Diwali. The evening was full of lights, laughter and good food!

ALG is looking forward to meeting friends, clients and colleagues in Washington D.C. at the upcoming AIPLA Annual Meeting from October 24 to 26, 2019 at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center. If you’re around and would like to meet, please reach out to Ashwani Balayan (ashwani.balayan@algindia.com) or Aparna Sreedhar (aparna.sreedhar@algindia.com).