ALG’s Sheja Ehtesham and Aparna Sreedhar will be attending International Trademark Association (INTA) Leadership Meeting from November 19 – November 22 at Fairmont, Austin. If you’re around and would like to meet, please reach out to Sheja Ehtesham (sheja.ehtesham@algindia.com) or Aparna Sreedhar (aparna.sreedhar@algindia.com).

ALG’s Ashwani Balayan will be attending the 70th Council Meeting of Asian Patent Attorneys Association (APAA) from November 9 – November 12 at Taipei, Taiwan. If you’re around and would like to meet, please reach out to Ashwani Balayan (ashwani.balayan@algindia.com).

Abhimanyu Kumar will be moderating a table topic discussion during the INTA Annual Meeting 2020 at Singapore tentatively titled “Proving Well-Known Mark Status and Trans-Border Reputation of Foreign brands in India – Challenges and Practical Insights”. If you’re planning to be in Singapore, mark your calendar for 12:30 pm – 2:30 pm on April 25, 2020.

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.